Environmental Considerations in the Design of Asphalt Concrete Paving Mixtures
The design of asphalt concrete mixtures is largely based on two empirical mixture design methods. These are 'Marshall' and 'Hveem',...

Feasibility of Class C FRP Load Transfer Devices for Highway Jointed Concrete Pavements
The objective of this paper is to analyze the feasibility of using corrosion free fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) devices in lieu of steel tie bars in the longitudinal joints of highway...

Application of Waterjet Cutting for Pothole Repair
A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of utilizing high pressure waterjet cutting technology as an infrastructure maintenance tool. The influence of waterjet cutting parameters,...

Accurate Computation of Freezing Index
'Freezing index' (cumulative degree-days below freezing) is used for predicting frost penetration depths and modelling pavement performance. Contour maps which illustrate geographic trends...

Lime-Fly Ash-Aggregate Base and Subbase Courses
This paper describes the use of lime-fly ash-aggregate (LFA) base and subbase courses for highway pavements. This type pavement course is considered as an alternate to cement treated bases...

Theoretical Prediction of Temperature Distributions in Airfield Runway Pavements Due to Aircraft Operation
The determination of this transient temperature distribution is important in predicting the thermal effects on pavements due to aircraft operation. In this research, heat exchange at the...

Residential Streets
This book, Residential Street Design is a joint effort of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Association of Home Buiders,...

Commuter Control
Traffic management systems are a relatively new way to expand the capacity of existing highways and to utilize new ones realistically. Several major systems have been in place and new...

Load-Permit Truck Operations in New York State
This paper presents the results of a survey of indivisible-load permit vehicle operations in New York State. The survey was conducted in the context of an investigation into the impacts...

Fast Track Paving May Offer Applications to Structures
'Fast Track' is a technique that permits portland cement concrete pavements to be opened to traffic in a day or less after they are poured. The method has been...

Surface Treatments for Concrete
The US Army Corps of Engineers initiated in 1984 a research program designated Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation (REMR), one of the work units being the evaluation of...

Fast-Track Concrete Paving
Well known for its corn production, the State of Iowa has been seeding a new product for the past several years. 'Fast Track' concrete has grown along the edge...

Early Opening of Concrete Pavements to Traffic
Current practice for opening slab replacements and full-depth repairs to traffic ranges widely from 2 hours to several days. A rational and simple procedure is urgently needed for determining...

Lessons Learned in Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Accelerated Strength Tests for Quality Control of Concrete Pavements
This paper describes the results of an accelerated strength testing program performed to evaluate flexural strength potential at 28- and 90-days. Based upon a literature review of previous...

The Measurement of Structural Deflections
A basic parameter to be determined when assessing the performance of structures is the stiffness. This involves the measurement of static and/or dynamic deflections at representative locations...

Development of Skewed Element for the Concrete Pavements
In the recent years, highway engineers introduced skewed joints in the concrete pavement with a 4 foot to 5 foot skew on a 24 foot width pavement, which results in only one wheel crossing...

Ports '89
This is a collection of the technical papers presented at the triennial Ports '89 Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts in May 1989. Authors, although predominantly from...

Yacyreta Hydroelectric Project Turbine Design
This paper provides general information about this major hydroelectric project on the Parana River on the border between Argentina and Paraguay in South America. In addition, some specific...

Asphalt-Rubber Concrete?A New Horizon
The performance of asphalt concrete pavements is dependent to a large degree upon the rheological properties of the asphalt binder. Asphalt-rubber as a binder material extends the temperature...

Hot Mix Asphalt Utilization in Railway Trackbeds
Described herein are the rationales for, descriptions of and evaluations of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) trackbed rehabilitation and construction techniques recently utilized in various classes...

 

 

 

 

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