MODELING OF ASPHALT CONCRETE


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An Expert Guide to Developing More-Durable and Cost-Effective Asphalt Pavements Written by distinguished experts from countries around the world, Modeling of Asphalt Concrete presents in-depth coverage of the current materials, methods, and models used for asphalt pavements. Included is state-of-the-art information on fundamental material properties and mechanisms affecting the performance of asphalt concrete, new rheological testing and analysis techniques, constitutive models, and performance prediction methodologies for asphalt concrete and asphalt pavements. Emphasis is placed on the modeling of asphalt mixes for specific geographic/climatic requirements. In light of America's crumbling infrastructure and our heavy usage of asphalt as a paving material, this timely reference is essential for the development of more-durable and cost-effective asphalt materials for both new construction and rehabilitation. Harness the Latest Breakthroughs in Asphalt Concrete Technology: • Asphalt Rheology • Constitutive Models • Stiffness Characterization • Models for Low-Temperature Cracking • Models for Fatigue Cracking and Moisture Damage • Models for Rutting and Aging




An Introduction to Asphalt Concrete Pavement for Professional Engineers


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Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers interested in asphalt concrete pavement for streets and highways. Here is what is discussed: 1. FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT, 2. HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT, 3. ASPHALT CONCRETE RECYCLING, 4. MISCELLANEOUS HOT MIX PROCESSES, 5. SPRAY AND SURFACE APPLICATIONS, 6. PAVEMENT DESIGN IN SEASONAL FROST CONDITIONS, 7. PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMEN, 8. PAVEMENT OVERLAYS, 9. SOIL STABILIZATION.




Advances in Asphalt Materials


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The urgent need for infrastructure rehabilitation and maintenance has led to a rise in the levels of research into bituminous materials. Breakthroughs in sustainable and environmentally friendly bituminous materials are certain to have a significant impact on national economies and energy sustainability. This book will provide a comprehensive review on recent advances in research and technological developments in bituminous materials. Opening with an introductory chapter on asphalt materials and a section on the perspective of bituminous binder specifications, Part One covers the physiochemical characterisation and analysis of asphalt materials. Part Two reviews the range of distress (damage) mechanisms in asphalt materials, with chapters covering cracking, deformation, fatigue cracking and healing of asphalt mixtures, as well as moisture damage and the multiscale oxidative aging modelling approach for asphalt concrete. The final section of this book investigates alternative asphalt materials. Chapters within this section review such aspects as alternative binders for asphalt pavements such as bio binders and RAP, paving with asphalt emulsions and aggregate grading optimization. - Provides an insight into advances and techniques for bituminous materials - Comprehensively reviews the physicochemical characteristics of bituminous materials - Investigate asphalt materials on the nano-scale, including how RAP/RAS materials can be recycled and how asphalt materials can self-heal and rejuvenator selection




An Introduction to Asphalt Concrete Pavement Recycling


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Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and construction managers interested in asphalt concrete pavement recycling. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. SURFACE RECYCLING OF PAVEMENTS 3. RECYCLED COLD-MIX ASPHALT CONCRETE 4. RECYCLED HOT-MIX ASPHALT CONCRETE.




Superpave Mix Design


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Modeling and Design of Flexible Pavements and Materials


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This textbook lays out the state of the art for modeling of asphalt concrete as the major structural component of flexible pavements. The text adopts a pedagogy in which a scientific approach, based on materials science and continuum mechanics, predicts the performance of any configuration of flexible roadways subjected to cyclic loadings. The authors incorporate state-of the-art computational mechanics to predict the evolution of material properties, stresses and strains, and roadway deterioration. Designed specifically for both students and practitioners, the book presents fundamentally complex concepts in a clear and concise way that aids the roadway design community to assimilate the tools for designing sustainable roadways using both traditional and innovative technologies.




AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, 1993


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Design related project level pavement management - Economic evaluation of alternative pavement design strategies - Reliability / - Pavement design procedures for new construction or reconstruction : Design requirements - Highway pavement structural design - Low-volume road design / - Pavement design procedures for rehabilitation of existing pavements : Rehabilitation concepts - Guides for field data collection - Rehabilitation methods other than overlay - Rehabilitation methods with overlays / - Mechanistic-empirical design procedures.




An Introduction to Asphalt Concrete Pavement


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Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and construction managers interested in asphalt concrete pavement for streets, highways, airport runways and other infrastructure. Here is what is discussed: 1. FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT 2. HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT 3. ASPHALT CONCRETE RECYCLING 4. MISCELLANEOUS HOT MIX PROCESSES 5. SPRAY AND SURFACE APPLICATIONS 6. PAVEMENT DESIGN IN SEASONAL FROST CONDITIONS 7. PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT 8. PAVEMENT OVERLAYS 9. SOIL STABILIZATION.




Asphalt Pavements


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Asphalt Pavements provides the know-how behind the design, production and maintenance of asphalt pavements and parking lots. Incorporating the latest technology, this book is the first to focus primarily on the design, production and maintenance of low-volume roads and parking areas.Special attention is given to determining the traffic capacity, re




Paving Materials and Pavement Analysis


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Pavement Design And Paving Material Selection are important for efficient, cost effective, durable, and safe transportation infrastructure Paving Materials and Pavement Analysis contains 73 papers examining bound and unbound material characterization, modeling, and performance of highway and airfield pavements. The papers in this publication were presented during the GeoShanghal 2010 International Conference held in Shanghai, China, June 3-5, 2010.