Pavement Engineering Books

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1. Geopolymers: Structures, Pricessing, Properties and Industrial Applications

   Edited by J. L. Provis, J. S. J. van Deventer

   A review of the latest research on and applications of geopolymers, this book discusses their synthesis and characterization, manufacture and properties, and applications. The distinguished editors and international contributors discuss topics such as fly ash chemistry and inorganic polymer cements...

   July 2009 | 978-1-4398097-0-9 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference (BCR2A'09), June 29 - July 2 2009, Unversity of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA

   Edited by Erol Tutumluer, Imad L. Al-Qadi

   Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields focuses on issues pertaining to the bearing capacity of highway and airfield pavements and railroad track structures and provided a forum to promote efficient design, construction and maintenance of the transportation infrastructure. The collection...

   June 2009 | 978-0-415-87199-0 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Handbook of Road Technology, 4th Edition

   By M. G. Lay

   This fully revised fourth edition of Max Lay’s well-established reference work covers all aspects of the technology of roads and road transport, and urban and rural road technology. It forms a comprehensive but accessible reference for all professionals and students interested in roads, road...

   June 2009 | 978-0-415-47265-4 | Hardback (Spon Press)
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   Advanced Testing and Characterization of Bituminous Materials

   Edited by Andreas Loizos, Manfred N. Partl, Tom Scarpas, Imad L. Al-Qadi

   Bituminous materials are used to build durable roads that sustain diverse environmental conditions. However, due to their complexity and a global shortage of these materials, their design and technical development present several challenges. Advanced Testing and Characterisation of Bituminous...

   May 2009 | 978-0-415-55854-9 | Pack (CRC Press)
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   Very Soft Organic Clay Applied for Road Embankment: Modelling and Optimisation Approach, UNESCO-IHE PhD, Delft, the Netherlands

   By C. Limsiri

   In this book strategies for using very soft organic clay as a fill material for road embankment constructions are compared, and an optimisation scheme is presented. Computer programs for simulation of evaporative drying, for simulation of consolidation, and for slope stability calculation were used...

   2008 | 978-0-415-38487-2 | Paperback (Taylor & Francis)
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   Efficient Transportation and Pavement Systems: Characterization, Mechanisms, Simulation, and Modeling

   Edited by Imad L. Al-Qadi, Tarek Sayed, Naser Alnuaimi, Eyad Masad

   Internationally, significant attention is given to transport sustainability including planning, design, construction, evaluation, safety and durability of the road system. The 4th International Gulf Conference on Roads: Efficient Transportation and Pavement Systems - Characterization, Mechanisms,...

   2008 | 978-0-415-48979-9 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice

   By Rajib B. Mallick, Tahar El-Korchi

   Pavements are omnipresent in our society. From roads and airports to parking lots and driveways, every civil engineering project requires applications of this complex subject. Pavement Engineering covers the entire range of pavement construction, from soil preparation to structural design and...

   2008 | 978-1-4200602-9-4 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Advances in Transportation Geotechnics: Proceedings of the International Conference held in Nottingham, UK, 25-27 August 2008

   Edited by Ed Ellis, Hai-Sui Yu, Glenn McDowell, Andrew R. Dawson, Nick Thom

   Highways provide the arteries of modern society. The interaction of road, rail and other transport infrastructure with the ground is unusually intimate, and thus needs to be well-understood to provide economic and reliable infrastructure for society. Challenges include not only the design of new...

   2008 | 978-0-415-47590-7 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Pavement Cracking: Mechanisms, Modeling, Detection, Testing and Case Histories

   Edited by Imad L. Al-Qadi, Tom Scarpas, Andreas Loizos

   Internationally, much attention is given to causes, prevention, and rehabilitation of cracking in concrete, flexible, and composite pavements. The Sixth RILEMInternational Conference on Cracking in Pavements (Chicago, June 16-18, 2008) provided a forum for discussion of recent developments and...

   2008 | 978-0-415-47575-4 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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    Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance

    By Norbert Delatte

    Addressing the interactions between the different design and construction variables and techniques this book illustrates best practices for constructing economical, long life concrete pavements. The book proceeds in much the same way as a pavement construction project. First, different...

    2007 | 978-0-415-40970-4 | Hardback (Spon Press)