Geotechnics of Roads: Fundamentals

At first glance, roads seem like  the simplest possible geotechnical structures. However, analysis of  these structures runs up against complexities related to the intense  stresses experienced by road surfaces, their intense interaction with  climate, and the complicated behavior of the materials used in road  construction.  Modern mechanistic approaches to road design provide the  tools capable of developing new technical solutions. However, use of  these approaches requires deep understanding of the behavior of  constituent materials and their interaction with water and heat which  has recently been acquired thanks to advances in geotechnical  engineering. The author comprehensively describes and explains these  advances and their use in road engineering in the two-volume set  Geotechnics of Roads, compiling information that had hitherto only been  available in numerous research papers.  Geotechnics of Roads:  Fundamentals presents stresses and strains in road structures, water and  heat migration within and between layers of road materials, and the  effects of water on the strength and stiffness of those materials. It  includes a deep analysis of soil compaction, one of the most important  issues in road construction. Compaction accounts for only a small  proportion of a construction budget but its effects on the long-term  performance of a road are decisive. In addition, the book describes  methodologies for nondestructive road evaluation including analysis of  continuous compaction control, a powerful technique for real-time  quality control of road structures.  This unique book will be of value  to civil, structural and geotechnical engineers worldwide