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Principles of pavement engineering /

By: Thom, Nick [author.].
Publisher: London : ICE Publishing, 2014Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiii, 423 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780727758538 :; 0727758535.Subject(s): Pavements -- Design and construction | Pavements | Pavements -- Maintenance and repair | Road materialsDDC classification: 625.8
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Principles and practicalities -- 01.Introduction -- 1.1.The long history of the paved highway -- 1.2.Materials for pavement construction -- 1.3.Typical pavement structures -- 1.4.Financial cost -- 1.5.Sustainability and the environment -- 1.6.Summary -- References -- 02.Pavement applications -- 2.1.High-speed highways -- 2.2.Urban roads -- 2.3.Estate roads -- 2.4.Rural roads -- 2.5.Pedestrian areas and cycle paths -- 2.6.Car, coach and lorry parks -- 2.7.Ports and heavy industrial pavements -- 2.8.Airfield pavements -- 2.9.Summary -- References -- 03.Construction issues -- 3.1.Unbound material -- 3.2.Hydraulically-bound material -- 3.3.Asphalt -- 3.4.Summary -- References -- 04.Basic engineering concepts -- 4.1.Basic quantities -- 4.2.Mechanical properties -- 4.3.Thermal properties -- Reference -- 05.Conclusion to Part 1 -- pt. 2 Materials -- 06.Unbound material -- 6.1.Shear strength -- 6.2.Stiffness -- 6.3.Deformation under repeated load --
Contents note continued: 6.4.Permeability, suction, plasticity and frost -- 6.5.Summary -- References -- 07.Hydraulically-bound material -- 7.1.Strength -- 7.2.Fatigue -- 7.3.Durability -- 7.4.Thermal properties -- 7.5.Stiffness -- 7.6.Mixture design -- 7.7.Summary -- References -- 08.Asphalt -- 8.1.Bitumen -- 8.2.The mechanics of asphalt behaviour -- 8.3.Asphalt stiffness -- 8.4.Fracture and fatigue of asphalt -- 8.5.Permanent deformation -- 8.6.Durability -- 8.7.Mixture design -- 8.8.Summary -- References -- 09.Reinforcing products -- 9.1.Unbound material reinforcement -- 9.2.Hydraulically-bound material reinforcement -- 9.3.Asphalt reinforcement -- 9.4.Summary -- References -- 10.Conclusion to Part 2 -- pt. 3 Design -- 11.Approaches to design -- 11.1.Methods, manuals and guides -- 11.2.Engineering principles -- 11.3.Whole-life cost -- 11.4.Sustainability -- 11.5.Summary -- References -- 12.Traffic loading -- 12.1.Traffic variables -- 12.2.Determining design traffic --
Contents note continued: 12.3.Summary -- References -- 13.Design against rutting -- 13.1.Subgrade deformation -- 13.2.Deformation in granular layers -- 13.3.Deformation in asphalt -- 13.4.Summary -- References -- 14.Design against cracking --- concrete pavements -- 14.1.Cracking in pavement quality concrete -- 14.2.Reinforced concrete -- 14.3.Summary -- References -- 15.Design against cracking --- asphalt pavements -- 15.1.Low-temperature cracking -- 15.2.Wheel-path cracking -- 15.3.Pavement edge design -- 15.4.Design with reinforced asphalt -- 15.5.Summary -- References -- 16.Design against cracking --- composite pavements -- 16.1.Cracking in hydraulically-bound base -- 16.2.Reflective cracking -- 16.3.Summary -- References -- 17.Design for durability -- 17.1.The effect of time -- 17.2.The effect of water -- 17.3.The effect of frost -- 17.4.The pothole phenomenon -- 17.5.Summary -- References -- 18.Non-standard pavements -- 18.1.Cold-mix asphalt pavements --
Contents note continued: 18.2.Grouted macadam pavements -- 18.3.Sandwich construction -- 18.4.Drainage pavements -- 18.5.Block paving -- 18.6.Summary -- References -- 19.Pavement surface design -- 19.1.Achieving good ride quality -- 19.2.Material strength and contribution to pavement strength -- 19.3.Achieving skidding resistance -- 19.4.Reducing spray -- 19.5.Low-noise pavements -- 19.6.Summary -- References -- 20.Design reliability -- 20.1.Selecting the appropriate reliability level -- 20.2.A statistical view of design inputs -- 20.3.Design assurance -- 20.4.Summary -- References -- 21.Conclusion to Part 3 -- pt. 4 Maintenance -- 22.Pavement evaluation -- 22.1.Visual condition surveys -- 22.2.Profile surveys -- 22.3.Skid resistance surveys -- 22.4.Cores and trial pits -- 22.5.Ground-penetrating radar -- 22.6.Deflection surveys -- 22.7.Pavement evaluation planning -- 22.8.Summary -- References -- 23.Diagnosis -- 23.1.Pavements with an asphalt surface --
Contents note continued: 23.2.Pavements with a concrete surface -- 23.3.Other pavement types -- 23.4.Summary -- 24.Prognosis -- 24.1.Substantially intact asphalt pavements -- 24.2.Substantially intact concrete pavements -- 24.3.Failing asphalt pavements -- 24.4.Failing concrete pavements -- 24.5.The effect of debonding -- 24.6.Summary -- References -- 25.Regular treatments and repairs -- 25.1.Sealing -- 25.2.Reprofiling -- 25.3.Local repairs -- 25.4.Surface treatments -- 25.5.Summary -- References -- 26.Rehabilitation design -- 26.1.Drainage improvement -- 26.2.Overlays/inlays to asphalt pavements -- 26.3.Overlays/inlays to concrete pavements -- 26.4.Hot in situ recycling of asphalt -- 26.5.Cold in situ recycling -- 26.6.Summary -- References -- 27.Pavement management -- 27.1.Practical constraints -- 27.2.Project-level optimisation -- 27.3.Network-level optimisation -- 27.4.Summary -- 28.Conclusion to Part 4.
Summary: 'Principles of Pavement Engineering' expands on the fundamental principles of pavement engineering, concentrating on an understanding of the behaviour of pavement materials and of the real meaning of tests carried out on those materials.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Principles and practicalities -- 01.Introduction -- 1.1.The long history of the paved highway -- 1.2.Materials for pavement construction -- 1.3.Typical pavement structures -- 1.4.Financial cost -- 1.5.Sustainability and the environment -- 1.6.Summary -- References -- 02.Pavement applications -- 2.1.High-speed highways -- 2.2.Urban roads -- 2.3.Estate roads -- 2.4.Rural roads -- 2.5.Pedestrian areas and cycle paths -- 2.6.Car, coach and lorry parks -- 2.7.Ports and heavy industrial pavements -- 2.8.Airfield pavements -- 2.9.Summary -- References -- 03.Construction issues -- 3.1.Unbound material -- 3.2.Hydraulically-bound material -- 3.3.Asphalt -- 3.4.Summary -- References -- 04.Basic engineering concepts -- 4.1.Basic quantities -- 4.2.Mechanical properties -- 4.3.Thermal properties -- Reference -- 05.Conclusion to Part 1 -- pt. 2 Materials -- 06.Unbound material -- 6.1.Shear strength -- 6.2.Stiffness -- 6.3.Deformation under repeated load --

Contents note continued: 6.4.Permeability, suction, plasticity and frost -- 6.5.Summary -- References -- 07.Hydraulically-bound material -- 7.1.Strength -- 7.2.Fatigue -- 7.3.Durability -- 7.4.Thermal properties -- 7.5.Stiffness -- 7.6.Mixture design -- 7.7.Summary -- References -- 08.Asphalt -- 8.1.Bitumen -- 8.2.The mechanics of asphalt behaviour -- 8.3.Asphalt stiffness -- 8.4.Fracture and fatigue of asphalt -- 8.5.Permanent deformation -- 8.6.Durability -- 8.7.Mixture design -- 8.8.Summary -- References -- 09.Reinforcing products -- 9.1.Unbound material reinforcement -- 9.2.Hydraulically-bound material reinforcement -- 9.3.Asphalt reinforcement -- 9.4.Summary -- References -- 10.Conclusion to Part 2 -- pt. 3 Design -- 11.Approaches to design -- 11.1.Methods, manuals and guides -- 11.2.Engineering principles -- 11.3.Whole-life cost -- 11.4.Sustainability -- 11.5.Summary -- References -- 12.Traffic loading -- 12.1.Traffic variables -- 12.2.Determining design traffic --

Contents note continued: 12.3.Summary -- References -- 13.Design against rutting -- 13.1.Subgrade deformation -- 13.2.Deformation in granular layers -- 13.3.Deformation in asphalt -- 13.4.Summary -- References -- 14.Design against cracking --- concrete pavements -- 14.1.Cracking in pavement quality concrete -- 14.2.Reinforced concrete -- 14.3.Summary -- References -- 15.Design against cracking --- asphalt pavements -- 15.1.Low-temperature cracking -- 15.2.Wheel-path cracking -- 15.3.Pavement edge design -- 15.4.Design with reinforced asphalt -- 15.5.Summary -- References -- 16.Design against cracking --- composite pavements -- 16.1.Cracking in hydraulically-bound base -- 16.2.Reflective cracking -- 16.3.Summary -- References -- 17.Design for durability -- 17.1.The effect of time -- 17.2.The effect of water -- 17.3.The effect of frost -- 17.4.The pothole phenomenon -- 17.5.Summary -- References -- 18.Non-standard pavements -- 18.1.Cold-mix asphalt pavements --

Contents note continued: 18.2.Grouted macadam pavements -- 18.3.Sandwich construction -- 18.4.Drainage pavements -- 18.5.Block paving -- 18.6.Summary -- References -- 19.Pavement surface design -- 19.1.Achieving good ride quality -- 19.2.Material strength and contribution to pavement strength -- 19.3.Achieving skidding resistance -- 19.4.Reducing spray -- 19.5.Low-noise pavements -- 19.6.Summary -- References -- 20.Design reliability -- 20.1.Selecting the appropriate reliability level -- 20.2.A statistical view of design inputs -- 20.3.Design assurance -- 20.4.Summary -- References -- 21.Conclusion to Part 3 -- pt. 4 Maintenance -- 22.Pavement evaluation -- 22.1.Visual condition surveys -- 22.2.Profile surveys -- 22.3.Skid resistance surveys -- 22.4.Cores and trial pits -- 22.5.Ground-penetrating radar -- 22.6.Deflection surveys -- 22.7.Pavement evaluation planning -- 22.8.Summary -- References -- 23.Diagnosis -- 23.1.Pavements with an asphalt surface --

Contents note continued: 23.2.Pavements with a concrete surface -- 23.3.Other pavement types -- 23.4.Summary -- 24.Prognosis -- 24.1.Substantially intact asphalt pavements -- 24.2.Substantially intact concrete pavements -- 24.3.Failing asphalt pavements -- 24.4.Failing concrete pavements -- 24.5.The effect of debonding -- 24.6.Summary -- References -- 25.Regular treatments and repairs -- 25.1.Sealing -- 25.2.Reprofiling -- 25.3.Local repairs -- 25.4.Surface treatments -- 25.5.Summary -- References -- 26.Rehabilitation design -- 26.1.Drainage improvement -- 26.2.Overlays/inlays to asphalt pavements -- 26.3.Overlays/inlays to concrete pavements -- 26.4.Hot in situ recycling of asphalt -- 26.5.Cold in situ recycling -- 26.6.Summary -- References -- 27.Pavement management -- 27.1.Practical constraints -- 27.2.Project-level optimisation -- 27.3.Network-level optimisation -- 27.4.Summary -- 28.Conclusion to Part 4.

'Principles of Pavement Engineering' expands on the fundamental principles of pavement engineering, concentrating on an understanding of the behaviour of pavement materials and of the real meaning of tests carried out on those materials.

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