Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice, Second Edition

Pavements are engineered structures essential to transportation, commerce and trade, and everyday life. In order for them to perform as expected, they must be designed, constructed, maintained, and managed properly. Providing a comprehensive overview of the subject, Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice, Second Edition covers a wide range of topics in asphalt and concrete pavements, from soil preparation to structural design and construction. This new edition includes updates in all chapters and two new chapters on emerging topics that are becoming universally important: engineering of sustainable pavements and environmental mitigation in transportation projects. It also contains new examples and new figures with more informative schematics as well as helpful photographs. The text describes the significance of standards and examines traffic, drainage, concrete mixes, asphalt binders, distress and performance in concrete and asphalt pavements, and pavement maintenance and rehabilitation. It also contains a chapter on airport pavements and discusses nondestructive tests for pavement engineering using nuclear, deflection-based, electromagnetic, and seismic equipment. The authors explore key concepts and techniques for economic analysis and computing life-cycle cost, instrumentation for acquiring test data, and specialty applications of asphalt and concrete. The Second Edition includes more relevant issues and recently developed techniques and guidelines for practical problems, such as selection of pavement type, effect of vehicle tires, and use of smart sensors in rollers and software for drainage analysis. This book presents in-depth, state-of-the-art knowledge in a range of relevant topics in pavement engineering, with numerous examples and figures and comprehensive references to online resources for literature and software. It provides a good understanding of construction practices essential for new engineers and materials processing and construction needed for solving numerous problems.

Table of Contents:
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 Traffic Different Types of Highway Traffic Measurement of Traffic Loads Load Equivalency Factor and Equivalent Single-Axle Load Alternative Load Equivalent Factor Concept Equivalent Single-Wheel Load Truck Tire Pressure Truck Speed Aircraft Loading, Gear Configuration, and Tire Pressure Questions Drainage Source and Effect of Water Estimating Flow Hydroplaning and Surface Drainage System Inlets Subsurface Drainage System Design of Subsurface Drainage Structures Consideration of Drainage in Pavement Design Pumping in Rigid Pavements Use of Software for Design of Drainage Structures Questions Soil Overview Soils in Subgrade Mass–Volume Relationships Grain Size Distribution: Gradation Effect of Water Soil Classification Density and Optimum Moisture Content Hydraulic Conductivity Frost Susceptibility Swell Potential Stiffness and Strength of Soils Subgrade Soil Tests for Rigid Pavements Subbase and Unstabilized Base Soil Stabilization Concepts and Methods: Chemical and Mechanical Dust Control Questions Aggregates for Asphalt and Concrete Mixes Definition, Parent Rock, and Types Suitability for Application Production Overview of Desirable Properties Gradation for Asphalt Pavements Specific Gravities and Absorption Cleanliness and Deleterious Materials Toughness or Resistance against Abrasion Loss Particle Shape and Surface Texture Durability/Soundness Expansive Characteristics Polishing and Frictional Characteristics Aggregate Tests Specifically for Concrete Automated Aggregate Analysis (AASHTO TP81 and PP64) Artificial Aggregates Questions Asphalt and Emulsions Asphalt Binder Naturally Occurring Asphalts Refined Asphalt from Crude Oil Safe Delivery, Storage, and Handling of Asphalts Asphalt Binder Properties Asphalt Binder Properties and Pavement Distress and Performance Stiffness Viscoelastic Nature of Asphalt and Direct Measurement of Stiffness Tensile Behavior Superpave (Superior Performing Asphalt Pavements) Recovery of Asphalt Binder from Asphalt Mix Adhesion Properties Asphalt Emulsions Questions Concrete Fundamentals for Rigid Pavements Concrete Aggregates Cement Water Hydration Steel in Concrete Questions Distress and Performance Distresses in Asphalt Pavements Distresses in Concrete Pavements Consideration of Performance Damage Forensic Investigation for Determination of Type and Cause of Distress Questions Consideration of Major Distress Mechanisms and Material Characterization for Asphalt Pavements Fatigue Cracking Thermal Cracking Rutting or Permanent Deformation Smoothness Consideration Top-Down Cracking Questions Distress Models and Material Characterization for Concrete Pavements Distresses and Models Tests for Concrete Questions Mix and Structural Design of Asphalt Mix Layers Physical and Volumetric Properties of Asphalt Mix Mix Design Methods Structural Design Questions Mix Design and Structural Design for Concrete Pavements Mix Design Structural Design Questions Construction of Asphalt Pavements Overview Description and Requirements of Components in Hot Mix Asphalt–Producing Plants Equipment Used for Transportation, Laydown, and Compaction Important Factors Specifications Preparation of Subgrade and Construction of Base and Subbase Layers Quality Control and Quality Assurance Construction of Longitudinal Joints Questions Construction of Concrete Pavements Overview Concrete Production Preparation of Subgrade and Base Presetting Reinforcements such as Dowel Bars, Tiebars, and Continuous Reinforcement PCC Slab Construction Finishing Curing Paving in Hot and Cold Weather Conditions Jointing HIPERPAV Software Joint Sealing Questions Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements: Pavement Management Systems Overview Steps in PMS Different PMS Approaches Distress Survey Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Asphalt Pavements Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements Warranty Projects Questions Airport Pavements Types, Importance, and Specifications Structural Design of Airport Asphalt Mix Pavements Design of Concrete Pavements Design for Airport Pavements with Light Aircrafts Advanced Design Methods Nondestructive Testing and Rehabilitation of Airfield Pavements ACN-PCN Rehabilitation of PCC Airport Pavements Construction Quality Control and Acceptance Testing Constructing, Checking, and Improving Friction/Skid Resistance Drainage of Runways Asphalt Mixes for Airport Pavement Maintenance of Airport Pavements Questions Nondestructive Tests Nuclear Gage Falling Weight Deflectometer Portable Falling Weight Deflectometer Rolling Wheel Deflectometer GeoGauge (Soil Stiffness Gauge) for Soil Compaction Ground-Penetrating Radar Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer Free Free Resonant Column Test Ultrasonic Test Magnetic Induction Tomography Question Economic Analysis and Cost-Saving Concepts Economic Analysis Cost-Saving Concepts Questions Instrumentation in Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Temperature Soil Moisture Content Frost Depth Strain in Asphalt or Concrete Pavement and Soil Layers Stress in Soil Layers Deflection in Layers Data Acquisition Systems Questions Specialty Applications Asphalt Mixtures Concrete Whitetopping Questions Sustainable Pavement Engineering Need for Pavements First Consideration Design of Layout of Pavements Construction of Pavements Use of Waste and Byproducts in Pavements Workers Pavement–Building–Nature–Symbiosis Regulatory Bodies and Impetus for Sustainability Human Factor Questions Environmental Mitigation in Transportation Projects How Transportation Impacts the Environment Model for Assessing Impacts and Developing Mitigation Measures Project Conception Impact Assessment Alternatives Analysis Public Involvement and Review Enforcement and Post-Project Monitoring Transportation Planning and Regional Mitigation Approaches Questions Conversion Factors References and Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Dr. Rajib Mallick, PE, has extensive experience with asphalt materials, mixture design, construction, pavement design, recycling, and nondestructive testing. From 1992 to 1998, he worked as a research assistant and as a senior research associate at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) and is currently the Ralph White Family Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He has completed numerous research projects for several departments of transportation, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and several private practitioner organizations. Dr. Mallick has coauthored more than 100 papers for journals and conference proceedings, as well as several practical reports, manuals, and state-of-the-practice reports for federal, state, and local highway agencies. Dr. Tahar El-Korchi is a professor and head of civil and environmental engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He does research and teaches courses on pavement analysis, design and management, construction materials testing and evaluation, cement and concrete materials and construction processes, structural analysis and design, and high-performance structural materials at the undergraduate and graduate level. He has published more than 80 publications and presentations and has served at numerous WPI global project centers, including Puerto Rico; Washington, District of Columbia; Morocco; Costa Rica; and Panama. Dr. El-Korchi was granted the prestigious Presidential Young Investigator Award by the National Science Foundation in 1991. Dr. El-Korchi is also a consultant to several major corporations. He provides recommendations for the design and evaluation of pavements, materials, and structures.

Review :
"The authors provide a very comprehensive treatment of pavement engineering. … The clear strength of this text is the breadth of coverage of the major components of the pavement system – materials, structural design, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation. The authors provide a nice balance of the theoretical basis for many analyses with a practical eye towards designing and building pavements which will perform." —Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D., P.E., University of Arkansas