Advances in Functional Pavements


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Advances in Functional Pavements is a collection of papers presented at the 7th Chinese-European Workshop (CEW) on Functional Pavement (Birmingham, UK, 2-4 July 2023). The focus of the CEW series is on field tests, laboratory test methods and advanced analysis techniques, and covers analysis, material development and production, experimental characterization, design and construction of pavements. The main areas covered by the book include: Green pavements for circular and low-carbon economy Intelligent pavements for future and smart cities Durable pavements for long-life infrastructures Safe pavements for user-friendly build environments Advances in Functional Pavements aims at contributing to the establishment of a new generation of pavement design methodologies in which rational mechanics principles, advanced constitutive models and advanced material characterization techniques shall constitute the backbone of the design process. The book will be much of interest to professionals, academics and practitioners in pavement engineering and related disciplines as it should assist them in providing improved road pavement infrastructure to their stakeholders.




Long and Deep Tunnels


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The design and construction of “long and deep” tunnels, i.e. tunnels under mountains, characterised by either considerable length and/or overburden, represent a considerable challenge. The scope of this book is not to instruct how to design and construct such tunnels but to share a method to identify the potential hazards related to the process of designing and constructing long and deep tunnels, to produce a relevant comprehensive analysis and listing, to quantify the probability and consequences, and to design proper mitigation measures and countermeasures. The design, developed using probabilistic methods, is verified during execution by means of the so called Plan for Advance of the Tunnel (PAT) method, which allows adapting the design and control parameters of the future stretches of the tunnel to the results of the stretches already finished, using the monitoring data base. Numerous criteria are given to identify the key parameters, necessary for the PAT procedure. Best practices of excavation management with the help of real time monitoring and control are also provided. Furthermore cost and time evaluation systems are analysed. Finally, contractual aspects related to construction by contract are investigated, for best development and application of models more appropriate for tunnelling-construction contracts. The work will be of interest to practising engineers, designers, consultants and students in mining, underground, tunnelling, transportation and construction engineering, as well as to foundation and geological engineers, urban planners/developers and architects.




Testing and Characterization of Sustainable Innovative Bituminous Materials and Systems


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This book presents the detailed results of five task groups of the RILEM technical committee TC 237-SIB on Testing and Characterization of Sustainable Innovative Bituminous Materials and Systems. It concentrates on specific new topics in asphalt binder and mixture testing, dealing with new developments in asphalt testing, in particular also in view of new innovative bituminous materials, such as hot and cold recycled mixtures, grid reinforced pavements and recycled Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements (RAP), where test methods developed for traditional asphalt concrete are not a priori applicable. The main objective is providing a basis for pre-standardization by comparing different test methods and showing ways for fundamental improvements. Thus, the book also points the way for a further advanced chemo-physical understanding of materials and their role in pavement systems relying on fundamental material properties and suitable models for describing and predicting the intrinsic mechanisms that determine the material behavior.




Shell Bitumen Handbook


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Shell has been at the forefront of bitumen technology for over 90 years, and continues to play a leading role in global bitumen research and development. The Shell Bitumen Handbook is an authoritative source of information on bitumen use in road pavements around the world.







Superpave Mix Design


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Modern Trends in Manufacturing Technologies and Equipment


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The book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Modern Trends in Manufacturing Technologies and Equipment (ICMTME 2021), held in September 2021 in Sevastopol, Russia. The conference participants came from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Germany, USA, Bulgaria, Poland, China, Algeria, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Vietnam. The aim of the conference was to provide scientists and industrial researchers with the latest developments in manufacturing technologies, materials research, manufacturing equipment and tools, and to build up partnerships for future collaboration. Keywords: Welded Joints, Dry Building Mixtures, Tribological Properties of Sapphire, Direct Metal Deposition Modes, Production of Artificial Concrete, Wooden Structures, Rolls for Helical Rolling, Laser Treatments, Electromechanical Surfacing, Luminous Phosphate Coatings, Ventilated Brake Discs, Cutting Zone, Models for Wind Tunnels, Gas-Thermal Spraying, Water-Abrasive Cutting, Grinding Forces, CVD Coatings, Carbonate Concrete, Photocatalytic Activity of Tungsten Oxide, Maraging Steel, Corrosion of TiNi Alloy, 3D Printing, Production of Ultramarine, Injection Molding, Elastomeric Composites, Reinforcing Bars Inside Concrete Structures, Coatings for Cutting Tools, Hard Alloy Tools, Deformation of Elastic Polymer, Wearproof Composite Coatings. Rubber with Sensory Properties, Foamed Phosphate Glass for Oil Sorbents, Welded Trunk Pipelines, Biodegradable Extrusion Films, Asphalt Concrete, Mathematical Models, Electrically Conductive Materials, Belt Rotary Grinding of Aluminium Alloy Blanks.




Civil Engineering and Disaster Prevention


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Civil Engineering and Disaster Prevention focuses on the research of civil engineering, architecture and disaster prevention and control. These proceedings gather the most cutting-edge research and achievements, aiming to provide scholars and engineers with valuable research direction and engineering solutions. Subjects covered in the proceedings include: Civil Engineering Engineering Structure Architectural Materials Disaster Prevention and Control Building Electrical Engineering The works of these proceedings aim to promote the development of civil engineering and environment engineering. Thereby, fostering scientific information interchange between scholars from the top universities, research centers and high-tech enterprises working all around the world.







Testing and Characterization of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Structures


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This book presents new studies dealing with the attempts made by the scientists and practitioners to address contemporary issues in pavement engineering such as aging and modification of asphalt binders, performance evaluation of warm mix asphalt, and mechanical-based pavement structure analysis, etc.. Asphalt binder and mixture have been widely used to construct flexible pavements. Mechanical and Chemical characterizations of asphalt materials and integration of these properties into pavement structures and distresses analysis are of great importance to design a sustainable flexible pavement. This book includes discusses and new results dealing with these issues. Papers were selected from the 5th GeoChina International Conference 2018 – Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability, held on July 23 to 25, 2018 in HangZhou, China.