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Modeling and Design of Flexible Pavements and Materials

  • Covers advanced continuum mechanics in a way accessible to roadway designers

  • Relates the fundamentals of materials science to the fundamentals of continuum mechanics in the context of roadway design and explains how each are utilized to design better roadways

  • Provides a rigorous methodology for designing roadway materials in such a way as to optimize performance for any given conditions

  • Details the established state of the art in experimental analysis and characterization of roadway material properties required for designing roadways

  • Stands as a self-contained reference for understanding modern roadway computational algorithms

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction

    • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
    Pages 1-24
  3. Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
    2. Asphalt Binders

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 27-77
    3. Aggregates

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 79-121
    4. Modifiers and Fillers

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 187-236
    5. Mastics and Mortars

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 237-259
    6. Asphalt Mixtures

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 261-281
    7. Failure Mechanisms and Methods to Estimate Material Resistance to Failure

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 283-338
  4. Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 339-339
    2. Mechanics of Continuous Solids

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 341-387
    3. One-Dimensional Constitutive Theory

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 389-417
    4. Elasticity and Thermoelasticity

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 419-459
    5. Viscoelasticity and Thermoviscoelasticity

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 461-530
    6. Plasticity, Viscoplasticity, and Fracture

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 531-592
    7. Computational Methods for Road way Analysis and Design

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 593-636
    8. Computational Modeling Applications

      • Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen, Amit Bhasin
      Pages 637-690
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 691-693

About this book

This textbook lays out the state of the art for modeling of asphalt concrete as the major structural component of flexible pavements. The text adopts a pedagogy in which a scientific approach, based on materials science and continuum mechanics, predicts the performance of any configuration of flexible roadways subjected to cyclic loadings. The authors incorporate state-of the-art computational mechanics to predict the evolution of material properties, stresses and strains, and roadway deterioration. Designed specifically for both students and practitioners, the book presents fundamentally complex concepts in a clear and concise way that aids the roadway design community to assimilate the tools for designing sustainable roadways using both traditional and innovative technologies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

    Dallas N. Little, David H. Allen

  • University of Texas, Austin, USA

    Amit Bhasin

About the authors

Dallas N. Little is the E. B. Snead Chair Professor and Regents Professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he has been a faculty member since completing his Ph.D. in 1979. Dr. Little holds an M.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1973) and a B.S.C.E. from the United States Air Force Academy in 1970. He has been a registered professional engineer since 1976.

David H. Allen is currently Director of the Center for Railway Research within the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.  Prior to that he was a faculty member at Virginia Tech (1980-81), Texas A&M University (1981-2002), The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2002-10), and The University of Texas-Pan American (2010-13).  He obtained his B.S., M. Eng., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University.

Amit Bhasin is a faculty member in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas-Austin. He has been in this position since 2008. He received his B. Tech. In Civil Engineering from IIT Varanasi, India, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University (2003, 2006).

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eBook USD 79.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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