Design and Performance of Road Pavements

Part I: Introduction.Scope of the Book.Historical Introduction to Road Construction.Modern Pavements and the Principles of Pavement Design.Design Life--Design and Performance Criteria.Concrete vs.Flexible Construction.Part II: Basic Design Data.Climatic Data--Temperature and Rainfall.Geological Data--Site Investigation.Traffic and Its Assessment.Part III: Pavement Materials--Their Specification and Properties.The Soil Foundation.Subgrade Preparation and Improvement--Capping Layers.Unbound Granular Sub-bases and Bases.Lean Concrete Bases.Bituminous Bases and Surfacings.Pavement Quality Concrete.Block Pavings.Frost Action in Soils and Unbound Sub-Bases and Bases.Part IV: Pavement Performance Studies and Associated Empirical Design Procedures.Performance Studies Using Test Tracks and Controlled Traffic Conditions.Performance Studies of Experimental Sections Incorporated in In-Service Highways.Empirical Design Procedures Based on Pavement Performance Studies.Part V: Analytical Design Procedures Based on Elastic Theory.The Analytical Design of Flexible Pavements.The Analytical Design of Concrete Pavements.Part VI: Design of Specialised Roads and Pavements.The Design of Heavily Loaded Industrial Pavements.The Design of Haul Roads.The Design of Pavements Laid on Steel Bridge Decks.Part VII: The Surface Characteristics of Pavements.The Riding Quality of Pavements and Its Measurements.The Skid Resistance of Pavements and Its Measurements.Surface Water Drainage.Anti-Splash Surfacings.Part VIII: Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation.The Structural Maintenance of Flexible Pavements and the Designs of Overlays.The Structural Maintenance of Flexible Pavements by Re-cycling Techniques.The Structural Maintenance of Concrete Pavements.