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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.
List of contents
Introduction.- Part 1. Materials.- Asphalt Binders.- Aggregates.- Surface Properties.- Additives and Modifiers.- Asphalt Mastics.- Asphalt Mixtures.- Failure Mechanisms.- Part 2. Mechanics.- Mechanics of Continuous Solids.- One Dimensional Constitutive Theory.- Elasticity and Thermoelasticity.- Viscoelasticity and Thermoviscoelasticity.- Plasticity, Viscoplasticity and Fracture.- Computational Methods for Roadway Analysis and Design.- Computational Modeling Applications.
About the author
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).
Summary
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.
