"As roads and highways fall into disrepair, the widespread need for major infrastructure investments is central to policy debates across the US. There are urgent questions about how to rebuild transportation systems so they are safe, durable and sustainable. Civil engineers who specialize in pavement design, preservation and rehabilitation will play a vital role in achieving those goals. The roads we use every day are the result of careful planning and problem solving by specialists who understand the physical properties of soil, concrete and asphalt. Civil engineers who specialize in pavements are responsible for ensuring that roads withstand daily stresses, maintaining these surfaces over time, rehabilitating areas that have deteriorated, and reimagining roads and highways to meet changing needs. Pavement Design and Materials, Second Edition offers a detailed exploration of pavement materials, analysis, design, evaluation, and economics of asphalt and portland concrete roadways. This new edition has been updated with the latest techniques, standards, and pavement design and analysis software, including AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design. Ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate level courses on pavement design and pavement engineering, this second edition includes end-of-chapter problems to enhance student comprehension. Instructors have access to a solutions manual, PowerPoint lecture slides by chapter, and links to relevant software through the book companion website"--
Practical guide for all aspects of pavement engineering, updated with the latest techniques, standards, and software
The newly revised and updated Second Edition of Pavement Design and Materials offers a comprehensive treatment of pavement materials, structural analysis, design, evaluation, and economic analysis of asphalt and portland concrete pavements.
Written by two highly qualified engineering professors with a wealth of experience in the field, Pavement Design and Materials provides readers with:
- State-of-the-art techniques for material characterization, including a linear viscoelasticity primer
- Methods and software for the analysis of flexible and ridgid pavements including the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design
- State-of-the-art pavement evaluation techniques including moduli backcalculation methods
- Pavement economic analysis techniques including the most up-to-date user cost relationships.
The book companion website provides:
- Solved examples in each chapter and the electronic files associated with them
- An instructor solutions manual for the problems provided at the end of each chapter
- PowerPoint presentations by chapter to facilitate lecture delivery
Pavement Design and Materials is an essential up-to-date textbook on the subject for upper-level undergraduate and graduate level courses on pavement materials and pavement design. It is also a valuable reference for practicing professional engineers involved in the various aspects of roadway pavement material selection and structural design.