Aggregate contribution to hot mix asphalt hma performance

Editor / Author : Thomas D. White, Sam R. Johnson, Jhon J. Yzenas

 

Publisher : ASTM (November, 2001)

ISBN : -

Number of Pages :  204

File Type : PDF

The effects of nominal maximum aggregate size (NMS), coarse aggregate type, fine aggregate angularity (FAA), and gradation types on HMA rutting performance were evaluated using the Purdue Laboratory Wheel Track Device (PURWheel). Correlation between PURWheel and Indiana Department of Transportation/Purdue University (INDOT/Purdue) Accelerated Pavement Tests (APT) was used as an initial step to field pavement rutting performance evaluation. Test results showed that PURWheel and APT are well correlated. This is positive because the traffic loading and compaction method used in the prototype scale APT is essentially identical to field conditions.

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Advanced testing and characterization of bituminous materials

Editor / Author : Andreas Loizos, Manfred N. Partl, Tom Scarpas, Imad L. Al-Qadi

 
Publisher : CRC Press (May, 2009)

ISBN : 978-0415558549

Number of Pages :  1318

File Type : PDF

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 Materials focuses on fundamental and performance testing of binders and asphaltic mixtures. The contributions demonstrate that modern experimental material characterization techniques, sophisticated constitutive modeling, and innovative design provide appropriate tools for pavement performance prediction. The book is of interest to academics and engineers in pavement and road engineering.

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Handbook of Transportation Engineering

Editor / Author : Myer Kutz

 

Publisher : McGraw-Hill (2004)

ISBN : 978-0071391221

Number of Pages :  937

File Type : PDF

This is a comprehensive, problem-solving engineering guide on the strategic planning, development, and maintenance of public and private transportation systems. Covering all modes of transportation on land, air, and water, the Handbook shows how to solve specific problems, such as facility improvement, cost reduction, or operations optimization at local, regional, national, and international levels. 

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The Handbook of Highway Engineering

Editor / Author : T. F. Fwa

 

Publisher : CRC Press (September , 2005)

ISBN : 978-0-8493-1986-0

Number of Pages :  847

File Type : PDF

Modern highway engineering reflects an integrated view of a road system's entire lifecycle, including any potential environmental impacts, and seeks to develop a sustainable infrastructure through careful planning and active management. This trend is not limited to developed nations, but is recognized across the globe. Edited by renowned authority T.F. Fwa, The Handbook of Highway Engineering provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of all aspects of highway development and engineering. Its three sections range from consideration of socio-economic and environmental factors to design, construction, maintenance, and management.

Beginning with financing, access management, environmental impacts, road safety, and noise, the book explores the expanded responsibilities of the modern highway engineer as well as the increasing trend toward privatization of project development and financing. The next section considers technical issues in highway and pavement engineering, including materials, new mechanistic-empirical design approaches, and new closed-form solutions for backcalculation as well as deflection and stress computation in multi-slab systems. Rounding out the discussion, the final section examines construction, management, performance evaluation including nondestructive testing, and a chapter devoted to highway asset management.

Featuring contributions from eminent experts representing eight countries on four continents, The Handbook of Highway Engineering supplies all of the tools needed to manage the entire integrated process of modern highway development and engineering.

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