Pavement engineering: principles and practice
- Publisher
- CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
- Leaves
- 684
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Content: Introduction and Description of Pavements. Importance Functions.Design and Construction. Maintenance and Rehabilitation. Important Issues. Functional Requirements.Types and Uses of Pavements. Different Features of Typical Asphalt Pavements.Different Features of Typical Concrete Pavements. Research on Pavements. Questions. Principles of Mix and Structural Design and Construction of Asphalt Pavement. Overview. Traffic and Load Distribution Concept. Materials and Layers. Environment. Mix Design. Structural Design.Link between Mix and Structural Design. Theoretical Considerations for Structural Design. Principles of Good Construction. Putting Everything Together. Questions. Principles of Structural Design, Mix Design, and Construction of Concrete Pavements. Overview. Structural Design. Theoretical Considerations. Computer Programs for Rigid Pavements. Combined Stresses. Stresses due to Friction. Joint Opening. Joints. Concrete Properties and Mix Design. Questions. Standards. Importance of Standards. The American Society of Testing and Materials. The American Society of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Use of Standards in Materials Selection, Mix Design, and Structural Design. Use of Standards in Quality Control in Construction. Important Specifications. Questions. Systems Approaches to Pavement
โฆ Subjects
Pavements -- Design and construction.;Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- General.;Technology & Engineering Civil -- Transport.
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