Material Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Testing of Pavements

Abstract

Proceedings of 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics, held in Changsha, Hunan, China, August 3-6, 2009. Hosted by Changsha University of Science and Technology, China. Sponsored by Geo-Institute of ASCE, USA; Asphalt Institute, USA; Central South University, China; Chinese Society of Pavement Engineering, Taiwan; Chongqing Jiaotong University, China; Deep Foundation Institute, USA; Federal Highway Administration, USA; Hunan University, China; International Society for Asphalt Pavements, USA; Jiangsu Transportation Research Institute, China; Korean Institute of Construction Technology, Korea; Korean Society of Road Engineers, Korea; Texas Department of Transportation, USA; Texas Transportation Institute, USA; and Transportation Research Board, USA. This Geotechnical Special Publication contains 28 peer-reviewed papers showcasing recent developments and advancements in geotechnical and pavement engineering and offering insights into future directions for geoengineering in the 21st century. These papers address issues in pavement engineering, along with the very latest research in areas such as materials, design, and construction. Investigations and solutions are offered by scientists in the United States, China, Taiwan, Pakistan, Turkey, Korea, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia. Topics include: warm mix asphalt; material characterization; pavement performance modeling; and pavement testing and evaluation.