Airport Paving

Airport Paving
Author: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1956
Genre: Airports
ISBN:

Rational Structural Design of Highway/Airport Pavements

Rational Structural Design of Highway/Airport Pavements
Author: Dindial Ramsamooj
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2014-07-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1491850086

Rational design theories for highway and airport pavements are presented together with an invention of a much superior paving material, comprising recycled Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) mixed and compacted with graded aggregates. EVA is the binder (cheaper than asphalt), and the new paving material, called EVAPAVE, is four times stronger and tougher than asphalt concrete, and twice as strong and tough as high quality cement concrete. Fracture mechanics is used for determining the fatigue life of the pavement AC surface, while the stress-dilatancy theory is used for the rutting of the pavement. The theories are then combined to obtain the interaction of fatigue and rutting. Several examples are presented to illustrate the design methodology. The new pavement will not require joints and will not have bumps or depressions and will be the smoothest riding pavement, with huge savings in construction and maintenance and in vehicular fuel and maintenance costs, estimated to exceed $10 billion per year in the U.S. alone. Its fatigue life will outlast any other pavement by more than seven times.

Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance

Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance
Author: Norbert Delatte
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2007-09-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203961080

Addressing the interactions between the different design and construction variables and techniques this book illustrates best practices for constructing economical, long life concrete pavements. The book proceeds in much the same way as a pavement construction project. First, different alternatives for concrete pavement solutions are outlined. The desired performance and behaviour parameters are identified. Next, appropriate materials are outlined and the most suitable concrete proportions determined. The design can be completed, and then the necessary construction steps for translating the design into a durable facility are carried out. Although the focus reflects highways as the most common application, special features of airport, industrial, and light duty pavements are also addressed. Use is made of modeling and performance tools such as HIPERPAV and LTPP to illustrate behavior and performance, along with some case studies. As concrete pavements are more complex than they seem, and the costs of mistakes or of over-design can be high, this is a valuable book for engineers in both the public and private sectors.