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Pavement Materials and Associated Geotechnical Aspects of Civil Infrastructures

Proceedings of the 5th GeoChina International Conference 2018 – Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability, held on July 23 to 25, 2018 in HangZhou, China

  • Presents the advancements in the field of civil infrastructure, pavement engineering and related geotechnical engineering issues
  • Sheds lights on recent developments in design, construction, and safety inspections of transportation infrastructures
  • Offers a forum to discuss and debate future directions for the 21st century

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Table of contents (11 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Effect of Material Stiffness Variation on Shakedown Solutions of Soils Under Moving Loads

    • Shu Liu, Juan Wang, Dariusz Wanatowski, Hai-Sui Yu
    Pages 73-82
  3. Social Considerations in Selection of Sustainable Pavement Designs

    • Sundeep Inti, Megha Sharma, Vivek Tandon
    Pages 83-97
  4. A Cost-Effective Approach Towards Road Construction—Kondave a Case Study

    • Anuj Gade, Sushma Kulkarni, Anand Tapase, Sanjiv Bonde
    Pages 98-106
  5. Assessing Benefits of Using Geogrids in Pavements Founded on Problematic Soils

    • Steven Williams, Jason Wright, S. Sonny Kim, Mi G. Chorzepa, Stephan A. Durham
    Pages 115-125
  6. Measuring Specific Heat Capacity of Pavement Materials

    • Wei Geng, Michael Heitzman
    Pages 126-135
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 137-137

About this book

This book contains latest research studies regarding issues related to civil infrastructure such as pavement layers and material properties. It contains research data and conclusions that should lead to more resilient infrastructure design, maintenance and management. Civil engineering researchers and practitioners will gain valuable information from this material. Papers were selected from the 5th GeoChina International Conference on Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability, held on July 23-25, 2018 in HangZhou, China.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    WJvdM Steyn

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand

    Irina Holleran

  • Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

    BooHyun Nam

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pavement Materials and Associated Geotechnical Aspects of Civil Infrastructures

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 5th GeoChina International Conference 2018 – Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes: From Failure to Sustainability, held on July 23 to 25, 2018 in HangZhou, China

  • Editors: WJvdM Steyn, Irina Holleran, BooHyun Nam

  • Series Title: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95759-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95758-6Published: 12 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95759-3Published: 11 July 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2366-3405

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-3413

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 137

  • Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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