Editor's Choice Collection

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Editor’s Choice Collection

For each issue of the journal, the Chief Editor may select a paper to be featured on the journal homepage in the ASCE Library. The paper is available for free to registered users for 1 to 4 months, depending on how frequently the journal is published. Below is a list of Editor’s Choice selections.

Volume 36

Issue 5 - May 2024
Application of Maturity to Estimate the Strength Development of High-Early-Strength Concrete Mixtures Using Isothermal Calorimetry
Luca Montanari; Michelle Helsel; ORCID ID iconAmir Malakooti; Robert Spragg; and ORCID ID iconMaria Juenger
Published online: February 26, 2024

Issue 4 - April 2024
Effect of GGBS Content and Water/Geopolymer Solid Ratio on the Mechanical, Elevated Temperature Resistance, and Sorptivity Properties of FA/GGBS-Based Geopolymer Concrete
ORCID ID icon Arif Yilmazoglu, Ph.D.; ORCID ID iconSalih Taner Yildirim, Ph.D.; Sadık Yıldız, Ph.D.; and Ömer Faruk Behçet
Published online: January 25, 2024

Issue 3 - March 2024
Fire-Induced Damage and Postfire Analysis of the Compression Properties of Cross-Laminated Timber
ORCID ID icon
Thomas W. Loh, Ph.D.; Jonathan R. Barnett, Ph.D., M.ASCE; Guomin “Kevin” Zhang, Ph.D.; and ORCID ID iconKate T. Q. Nguyen, Ph.D.
Published online: December 20, 2023

Issue 2 - February 2024
Novel Porosity-Water/Binder Index for Strength Prediction of Artificially Cemented Soils
ORCID ID iconJair de Jesús Arrieta Baldovino, Ph.D.; ORCID ID iconAbdullah Ekinci, Ph.D.; and ORCID ID iconGiovani Jordi Bruschi, Ph.D.
Published online: November 27, 2023

Issue 1 - January 2024
Evaluation of Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Engineered Geopolymer Composites with Construction and Demolition Waste-Based Matrices
ORCID ID iconAnil Kul; ORCID ID iconEmircan Ozcelikci; ORCID ID iconBehlul Furkan Ozel; Muhammed Faruk Gunal; Gurkan Yildirim; Ismail Raci Bayer; and Ilhami Demir
Published online: October 31, 2023

Volume 35

Issue 12 - December 2023
Shrinkage Behavior and Prediction Model of Self-Compacting Concrete
ORCID ID iconDoan-Binh Nguyen; Cheng-Jun Wu; and Wen-Cheng Liao
Published online: September 26, 2023

Issue 11 - November 2023
Macrotexture Prediction for Road Mixtures with Low Nominal Maximum Aggregate Size
ORCID ID iconFilippo Giammaria Praticò; and ORCID ID iconRosario Fedele, Ph.D.
Published online: August 22, 2023

Issue 10 - October 2023
Impacts of Fine Aggregate Gradation on the Workability of Slip-Formed Concrete
ORCID ID iconMarllon Daniel Cook, Ph.D.; and M. Tyler Ley, Ph.D.
Published online: July 28, 2023

Issue 9 - September 2023
Experimental Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Adobe Masonry
ORCID ID iconMuhammad Masood Rafi; ORCID ID iconSher Khan; and Muhammad Aslam Bhutto
Published online: June 29, 2023

Issue 8 - August 2023
Uniform Composition of Sol-Gel Synthetic Aluminosilicate Precursor as a Key Factor for the Production of Geopolymers
Bruna Dias de Andrade; ORCID ID iconLeonardo Martins Costa; Maria Teresa Paulino Aguilar; and ORCID ID iconManuel Houmard
Published online: May 31, 2023

Issue 7 - July 2023
Theoretical and Experimental Strategy for the Control and Mitigation of Efflorescence in Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer
ORCID ID iconHenrique. A. Santana; Nilson S. Amorim Júnior; Daniel V. Ribeiro; ORCID ID iconMarcelo S. Cilla; and ORCID ID iconCleber M. R. Dias
Published online: April 25, 2023

Issue 6 - June 2023
Bioconcrete: Harnessing the Endogenous Microbiota of Reinforced Concrete for Crack Remediation
Sarah Pitell; Evan Trump; ORCID ID iconBashear El-Hajj; ORCID ID iconSteven Sachs; and Sarah–Jane Haig
Published online: April 5, 2023

Issue 5 - May 2023
Investigation of Enzyme–Based Soil Stabilization in Field Application
Amir Sidiq; ORCID ID iconDilan J. Robert; Brian O'Donnell; Sujeeva Setunge; Anoop Swarup; and ORCID ID iconFrank Tostvrsnik
Published online: February 28, 2023

Issue 4 - April 2023
Optimizing the Self-Healing Efficiency of Hydrogel-Encapsulated Bacteria in Concrete
Ricardo Hungria; ORCID ID iconMarwa M. Hassan, F.ASCE; Gabriel Arce, A.M.ASCE; Momen Mousa; Gary King; Jose Milla; and Tyson Rupnow
Published online: January 31, 2023

Issue 3 - March 2023
Conversion of CO2 and Its Utilization in the Preparation of Cement-Slag-CaCO3 Ternary Blends
Run-Sheng Lin; ORCID ID iconXiao-Yong Wang; and Yi Han
Published online: December 20, 2022

Issue 2 - February 2023
Physical and Microstructural Properties of New Boron Resin Compound Synthesized Asphalt
ORCID ID iconMerve Gulfer Bozdemir; Seref Oruc; and Hacer Yesilcicek
Published online: November 30, 2022

Issue 1 - January 2023
Influence of Content and Source of Calcium Sulfate on Supersulfated Cement Exposed to Sodium and Magnesium Sulfate Attack at Later Ages
Priscila O. Trentin; Isabel C. Magro; Laura R. M. N. Souza; ORCID ID iconJanaína S. Bonini; ORCID ID iconCaroline Angulski da Luz, Ph.D.; ORCID ID iconRonaldo A. Medeiros-Junior, Ph.D.; and Robert D. Hooton
Published online: October 20, 2022

Volume 34

Issue 12 - December 2022
Hydration Heat, Rheology, and Strength of Self-Compacting Sustainable Mortars Containing Alternative Filler Materials
ORCID ID iconAndreas Kounadis; ORCID ID iconEfstratios Badogiannis; ORCID ID iconNatalia Retsa; Panagiotis Angelopoulos; and Ioannis Marinos
Published online: September 19, 2022

Issue 11 - November 2022
Production of Self-Healing Concrete by Bacillus subtilis Spores Immobilized on Sand Using Gum Arabic as an Adhesion Material: Proof of Concept
ORCID ID iconAmged O. Abdelatif; Ahmed A. Ibrahim; Khadija E. Elamin; Adil A. El Hussein; and Marmar A. El Siddig
Published online: August 25, 2022

Issue 9 - September 2022
Cement Matrix Modified by Mesoporous Silica of the MCM-41 Structure Type: Early-Age Properties and Microstructure Evolution
ORCID ID iconMaciej Szeląg, Ph.D.; Rafał Panek, Ph.D.; Jarosław Madej; and ORCID ID iconRoman Fediuk, Ph.D.
Published online: June 16, 2022

Issue 8 - August 2022
Experimental Stress Analysis of Cross-Laminated Timber Elements under Cyclic Moisture
Catarina Silva; ORCID ID iconJorge M. Branco; Zabih Mehdipour; ORCID ID iconJose Xavier; and ORCID ID iconPaulo B. Lourenço
Published online: May 25, 2022

Issue 7 - July 2022
Acid-Resistance Behaviors of Natural Aggregates
Bradley Pather; Stephen O. Ekolu; and Harry Quainoo
Published online: April 23, 2022

Issue 6 - June 2022
Blended Alkali-Activated Cements Based on Blast-Furnace Slag and Calcined Clays: Statistical Modeling and Effect of Amount and Chemistry of Reactive Phase
ORCID ID iconNailia R. Rakhimova; Vladimir P. Morozov; Aleksey A. Eskin; Yevgen S. Lutskin; and Olena S. Shynkevych
Published online: March 26, 2022

Issue 5 - May 2022
Production of Rapid-Hardening Magnesium Oxysulfate Cement Containing Boric Acid
Xiaoyang Chen; Tingting Zhang; Christopher Cheeseman; Wanli Bi; and Shaoyan Wang
Published online: February 17, 2022

Issue 4 - April 2022
Multiphysical Characteristics of Limestones for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Buildings Components
ORCID ID iconTristan Pestre, Ph.D.; Emmanuel Antczak; Franck Brachelet, Ph.D.; and Didier Pallix
Published online: January 21, 2022

Issue 3 - March 2022
Investigation of Drying Shrinkage of Cement-Based Materials Assisted by Digital Image Correlation
ORCID ID iconJustin Kinda; Alexandra Bourdot; Laurent Charpin; ORCID ID iconSylvie Michel-Ponnelle; and Farid Benboudjema
Published online: December 23, 2021

Issue 2 - February 2022
X-Ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Magnetically Oriented Short Steel Fibers and their Effect on Uniaxial Tensile Strength of Cement Mortar
Austin Rowan; Filmon G. Ghebreyesus; ORCID ID iconSina Zamen; ORCID ID iconLisa J. Willis; Harold S. Halliday; and ORCID ID iconEhsan Dehghan-Niri, Ph.D.
Published online: November 26, 2021

Issue 1 - January 2022
Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortars Incorporating Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles
ORCID ID icon Ayşe Elif Özsoy Özbay, Ph.D.; Işıl Sanrı Karapınar, Ph.D.; Ahmet Utku Yazgan, Ph.D.; Ahmet Onur Pehlivan, Ph.D.; ORCID ID icon Selcan Karakuş, Ph.D.; ORCID ID icon Nevin Taşaltın, Ph.D.; and Ayben Kilislioğlu, Ph.D.
Published online: October 25, 2021

Volume 33

Issue 12 – December 2021
Effects of Principal Stress Rotations and Excess Pore-Water Pressure Changes on Soft Subgrade Deformation of Airfield Mat Structures under Pseudodynamic Loading
Jeremiah M. Stache, M.ASCE; ORCID ID icon Farshid Vahedifard, F.ASCE; and John F. Peters, M.ASCE
Published online: September 29, 2021

Issue 11 – November 2021
Effect of Alloying Elements on the Structural Phase State of Hadfield Steel
Almira Zhilkashinova; Mazhyn Skakov; ORCID ID icon Madi Abilev; and Dossym Yerbolatuly
Published online: September 09, 2021

Issue 10 – October 2021
Effect of Biochar Filler on the Hydration Products and Microstructure in Portland Cement–Stabilized Peat
ORCID ID icon Debora Berti; ORCID ID icon Giovanna Biscontin, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; and ORCID ID icon Jeffrey Lau, Ph.D.
Published online: July 21, 2021

Issue 9 – September 2021
Effect of Strain History and Mixture Proportions on Early-Age Cement Paste and Mortar Stress Relaxation
ORCID ID icon Cesario Tavares and Zachary Grasley, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Published online: June 29, 2021

Issue 8 – August 2021
Effect of Different Cracking Mitigation Measures on High Early–Strength Concrete Performance
ORCID ID icon Dhanushika Gunatilake Mapa, Ph.D.; Ananya Markandeya, Ph.D.; Ahmadreza Sedaghat, Ph.D., P.E.; Kyle A. Riding, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; and A. Zayed, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Published online: June 09, 2021

Issue 7 – July 2021
Development and Testing of Vascular Networks for Self-Healing Cementitious Materials
ORCID ID icon Robert Davies, Ph.D., CEng.; Tony Jefferson, Ph.D., CEng.; and Diane Gardner, Ph.D., CEng.
Published online: May 04, 2021

Issue 6 – June 2021
Reactivity of Recycled Aggregates Used for Pavement Base: From Field to Laboratory
ORCID ID icon Jean David Lau Hiu Hoong; ORCID ID icon Yunlu Hou; Philippe Turcry; Pierre-Yves Mahieux; Hakim Hamdoun; Ouali Amiri; Jérôme Lux; and Abdelkarim Aït-Mokhtar
Published online: March 31, 2021

Issue 5 – May 2021
Air-Void System Characterization of Eco-Cellular Concretes
Alba Font; María Victoria Borrachero, Ph.D.; Lourdes Soriano, Ph.D.; José Monzó, Ph.D.; and Jordi Payá, Ph.D.
Published online: February 28, 2021

Issue 4 – April 2021
Structural Integrity Assessment of the Welded SAE/AISI 1045 Steel for Structural Use
ORCID ID iconJorge Terán Guillén, Ph.D.; Sergio Cicero, Ph.D.; Miguel Martínez Madrid, Ph.D.; Miguel Anaya Díaz; and Maura Arroyo Olvera
Published online: January 29, 2021

Issue 3 – March 2021
Modeling the Influence of Changes in Silica Fume on Concrete Performance
Jedadiah F. Burroughs; ORCID ID iconCharles A. Weiss, Jr.; Jameson D. Shannon; ORCID ID iconJohn E. Haddock, M.ASCE; and Jason Weiss, M.ASCE
Published online: December 30, 2020

Issue 2 – February 2021
Time-Dependent Model for Predicting Chloride Binding Capacity of Concrete with Crystalline Material
Lyna Prak; ORCID ID iconTaweechai Sumranwanich, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; and Somnuk Tangtermsirikul, Dr.Eng.
Published online: December 02, 2020

Issue 1 – January 2021
Ductile Fracture Characterization of A36 Steel and Comparative Study of Phenomenological Models
ORCID ID iconChenxu Zhuang, S.M.ASCE; Lei Mu; Jinquan Zhang; Ruinian Jiang, M.ASCE
Published online: October 26, 2020

Volume 32

Issue 12 – December 2020
Performance Characterization of Warm-Mix Asphalt Containing High Reclaimed-Asphalt Pavement with Bio-Oil Rejuvenator
ORCID ID iconAli Foroutan Mirhosseini, S.M.ASCE; ORCID ID iconAmid Tahami, S.M.ASCE; Inge Hoff; ORCID ID icon Samer Dessouky, F.ASCE; Amir Kavussi; ORCID ID iconLuis Fuentes; and Lubinda F. Walubita, Ph.D.
Published online: September 25, 2020

Issue 11 – November 2020
Surface Consolidation of Maastricht Limestone by Means of Bacillus Sphaericus under Varying Treatment Conditions
ORCID ID iconYusuf Çağatay Erşan; ORCID ID iconJianyun Wang; Domien Fraeye; Nico Boon; and Nele De Belie
Published online: August 25, 2020

Issue 10 – October 2020
Point-Load Test Method for Estimation of In Situ Masonry Mortar Strength
Suhang Yang, Ph.D.; Junwen Zhou; ORCID ID iconZhengning Bian, Ph.D.; and Zhifeng Xu, Ph.D.
Published online: July 27, 2020

Issue 9 – September 2020
Effect of Grit Blasting and Subsequent Cold Spraying on Low-Cycle Fatigue Crack Growth of Q355B Steel
Junfen Yang; Jinglin Yang; Qiang Wang; Kai Qu; and Jian Xie
Published online: June 30, 2020

Issue 8 – August 2020
Using Supplementary Cementitious Materials to Mitigate Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete with Recycled-Concrete Aggregate
ORCID ID iconMatthew P. Adams, Ph.D.; and Jason H. Ideker, Ph.D.
Published online: May 26, 2020

Issue 7 – July 2020
Creep and Shrinkage Modeling of Concrete Using Solidification Theory
ORCID ID iconBrock Hedegaard, Ph.D., P.E.
Published online: April 27, 2020

Issue 6 – June 2020
Microstructure–Mechanical Property Relationships for Post-Fire Structural Steels
ORCID ID iconHizb Ullah Sajid, S.M.ASCE; Dayakar L. Naik, S.M.ASCE; and Ravi Kiran, M.ASCE
Published online: March 26, 2020

Issue 5 – May 2020
Laboratory Evaluation of Effect of Addition Methods of Rejuvenators on Properties of Recycled Asphalt Mixtures
ORCID ID iconZhaoxing Xie; Nam Tran; Adam J. Taylor; and Pamela Turnera
Published online: March 04, 2020

Issue 4 – April 2020
Interfacial Parameters for Bridge Connections at High-Strength Concrete–Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Interface
ORCID ID iconAli A. Semendary, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; and Dagmar Svecova, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Published online: February 07, 2020

Issue 3 – March 2020
Effects of Titanium Dioxide on the Structure and Properties of Bitumen
Sandra Weigel; Diana Simnofske; Philipp Rückert; ORCID ID iconDietmar Stephan; Konrad Mollenhauer; and Bernd Dudenhöfer
Published online: January 02, 2020

Issue 2 – February 2020
Characterization of Asphalt Mixtures Containing Double-Coated Recycled Concrete Aggregates
ORCID ID iconAbbaas I. Kareem; Hamid Nikraz; and Hossein Asadi
Published online: December 10, 2019

Issue 1 – January 2020
Extraction of Tricalcium Aluminate for Research Applications by Selective Dissolution of Portland Cement Clinker
Lucas Girotto, Dr.Eng.; John L. Provis; ORCID ID iconErich D. Rodríguez, Dr.Eng.; and Ana Paula Kirchheim, Dr.Eng.
Published online: October 25, 2019

Volume 31

Issue 12 – December 2019
Tensile Strength Prediction of Softwood Glulam Lamellas Using Virtual Vibration Technique
A. Khaloian Sarnaghi and J. W. G. van de Kuilen
Published online: October 09, 2019

Issue 11 – November 2019
Shakedown Limits and Uses in Railroad Engineering
Nazmul Hasan
Published online: September 09, 2019

Issue 10 – October 2019
Rheological Evaluation of Asphalt Binder 50/70 Incorporated with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
ORCID ID iconPaulo Germano Tavares Marinho Filho; Alana Tamires Rodrigues dos Santos; Lêda Christiane de Figueiredo Lopes Lucena, Ph.D.; and Valter Ferreira de Sousa Neto
Published online: July 30, 2019

Issue 9 – September 2019
Mechanisms Underlying Crystalline Waterproofing through Microstructural and Phase Characterization
ORCID ID iconSeungmin Lim, Ph.D.; and Shiho Kawashima, Ph.D.
Published online: June 17, 2019

Issue 8 – August 2019
Performance Evaluation of Surface-Activated Solid-State Welding for ASTM A992 Structural Steel
Machel L. Morrison, A.M.ASCE; Jerry Gould; Indrajit Charit; and Tasnim Hassan
Published online: May 28, 2019

Issue 7 – July 2019
Effect of Organic Matter Content on Enzymatic Biocementation Process Applied to Coarse-Grained Soils
Paulo J. Venda Oliveira and João P. G. Neves
Published online: May 06, 2019

Issue 6 – June 2019
Environmental Effects on Conductive Surface Sensors and Pattern Applications for Concrete Crack Localization
Dean Mikulik and ORCID ID iconLauren Linderman, A.M.ASCE
Published online: March 30, 2019

Issue 5 – May 2019
Mechanical and Self-Healing Properties of Stone Mastic Asphalt Containing Encapsulated Rejuvenators
ORCID ID iconJose Norambuena-Contreras; Erkut Yalcin; Robin Hudson-Griffiths; and Alvaro García
Published online: March 14, 2019

Issue 3 – March 2019
Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Aggregate Packing for Effective Application in Concrete
ORCID ID iconMohamadreza Moini; Konstantin Sobolev; Ismael Flores-Vivian; and Adil Amirjanov
Published online: January 02, 2019

Issue 2 – February 2019
Simulation of Thaumasite Sulfate Attack on Portland Cement Mixtures Using Synthesized Cement Phases
ORCID ID iconKonstantinos Sotiriadis, Dr.Eng.; and Radosław Mróz, Dr.Eng.
Published online: December 08, 2018

Issue 1 – January 2019
Mechanical and Microstructural Evaluation of Corrosion and Hydrogen-Induced Degradation of Steel
Muhammad Wasim; Chun-Qing Li; Mojtaba Mahmoodian; and Dilan Robert
Published online: October 31, 2018