Austroads repeated load triaxial test method

Austroads repeated load triaxial test method
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Total Pages: 25
Release: 2000
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There is a need for performance characterisation indices and performance-based specifications of unbound materials. In addition, there is a need to address issues associated with the non-uniformity of current empirical specifications adopted by different AUSTROADS Member Authorities, with a view to developing more uniform national performance-based specifications using a framework based on mechanistic design procedures. Repeat load triaxial (RLT) testing equipment and test procedures have been developed and evaluated in NSRP Project N&T 9529 - Stage 1) and current specifications for standard unbound materials (Project T&E P133) are being reviewed. The objective of the NSRP Project N.T.&E 9906 during 1999/2000 is to establish a framework for incorporating the RLT test method into performance-based specifications and pavement design of unbound pavement materials. This report describes the interim AUSTROADS test protocols for the determination of permanent deformation and resilient modulus characteristics of unbound pavement materials under drained conditions, which can be used for the purposes of material specifications and pavement design.

Advances in Pavement Design through Full-scale Accelerated Pavement Testing

Advances in Pavement Design through Full-scale Accelerated Pavement Testing
Author: David Jones
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2012-10-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203073010

Pack: Book and CDInternationally, full-scale accelerated pavement testing, either on test roads or linear/circular test tracks, has proven to be a valuable tool that fills the gap between models and laboratory tests and long-term experiments on in-service pavements. Accelerated pavement testing is used to improve understanding of pavement behavior,

Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications

Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications
Author: Nasser Khalili
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1872
Release: 2014-06-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1315749580

Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications contains 247 papers presented at 6th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT2014, Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2014). The two volumes provide an overview of recent experimental and theoretical advances in a wide variety of topics related to unsaturated soil mechanics:- Unsaturated Soil Behavi

Advances in Transportation Geotechnics

Advances in Transportation Geotechnics
Author: Ed Ellis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 786
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203885945

Highways provide the arteries of modern society. The interaction of road, rail and other transport infrastructure with the ground is unusually intimate, and thus needs to be well-understood to provide economic and reliable infrastructure for society. Challenges include not only the design of new infrastructure (often on problematic ground), but inc

Sustainability Issues in Civil Engineering

Sustainability Issues in Civil Engineering
Author: G.L. Sivakumar Babu
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2016-11-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811019304

This compilation on sustainability issues in civil engineering comprises contributions from international experts who have been working in the area of sustainability in civil engineering. Many of the contributions have been presented as keynote lectures at the International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (ICSCI) held in Hyderabad, India. The book has been divided into core themes of Sustainable Transportation Systems, Sustainable Geosystems, Sustainable Environmental and Water Resources and Sustainable Structural Systems. Use of sustainability principles in engineering has become an important component of the process of design and in this context, design and analysis approaches in civil engineering are being reexamined to incorporate the principles of sustainable designs and construction in practice. Developing economies are on the threshold of rapid infrastructure growth and there is a need to compile the developments in various branches of civil engineering and highlight the issues. It is this need that prompted the composition of this book. The contents of this book will be useful to students, professionals, and researchers working on sustainability related problems in civil engineering. The book also provides a perspective on sustainability for practicing civil engineers who are not directly researching the problems but are affected by the concerns in the course of their profession. The book can also serve to highlight to policy makers and governing bodies the need to have a mandate for sustainable infrastructural development.

Electrical Measuring Instruments and Measurements

Electrical Measuring Instruments and Measurements
Author: S.C. Bhargava
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2012-12-27
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0415621356

This book, written for the benefit of engineering students and practicing engineers alike, is the culmination of the author's four decades of experience related to the subject of electrical measurements, comprising nearly 30 years of experimental research and more than 15 years of teaching at several engineering institutions. The unique feature of this book, apart from covering the syllabi of various universities, is the style of presentation of all important aspects and features of electrical measurements, with neatly and clearly drawn figures, diagrams and colour and b/w photos that illustrate details of instruments among other things, making the text easy to follow and comprehend. Enhancing the chapters are interspersed explanatory comments and, where necessary, footnotes to help better understanding of the chapter contents. Also, each chapter begins with a "recall" to link the subject matter with the related science or phenomenon and fundamental background. The first few chapters of the book comprise "Units, Dimensions and Standards"; "Electricity, Magnetism and Electromagnetism" and "Network Analysis". These topics form the basics of electrical measurements and provide a better understanding of the main topics discussed in later chapters. The last two chapters represent valuable assets of the book, and relate to (a) "Magnetic Measurements", describing many unique features not easily available elsewhere, a good study of which is essential for the design and development of most electric equipment – from motors to transformers and alternators, and (b) "Measurement of Non-electrical Quantities", dealing extensively with the measuring techniques of a number of variables that constitute an important requirement of engineering measurement practices. The book is supplemented by ten appendices covering various aspects dealing with the art and science of electrical measurement and of relevance to some of the topics in main chapters. Other useful features of the book include an elaborate chapter-by-chapter list of symbols, worked examples, exercises and quiz questions at the end of each chapter, and extensive authors' and subject index. This book will be of interest to all students taking courses in electrical measurements as a part of a B.Tech. in electrical engineering. Professionals in the field of electrical engineering will also find the book of use.

Recent Trends in Transportation Infrastructure, Volume 1

Recent Trends in Transportation Infrastructure, Volume 1
Author: Rajat Rastogi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2023-07-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9819931428

This book presents the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE 2022) and emphasizes the understanding of transportation infrastructure projects being conceptualized, designed, and executed so as to bring the desired development in the focused area. It comprises case studies from the transportation sector, construction industries, consulting agencies, and academia. These studies present the bottlenecks experienced during the implementation of the projects, from their conceptualization to their execution and the corrective measures that were incorporated to finish the work. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in construction planning and technology, infrastructure engineering, highway engineering, traffic and transportation planning and systems.