Author : A. Gomes Correia
Release : 2001-01-01
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 447/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Geotechnics for Roads, Rail Tracks and Earth Structures by : A. Gomes Correia
Download or read book Geotechnics for Roads, Rail Tracks and Earth Structures written by A. Gomes Correia. This book was released on 2001-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intent of this work is to present an international overview of advances in geotechnical engineering referring to design and construction of road pavements and rail tracks for high-speed trains. It seeks to influence the international pavement and railway engineering community to move away from merely empirical procedures towards a sophisticated approach based primarily on proven theoretical concepts.;The volume covers compaction technology in construction, properties of geomaterials relevant for design and construction, effects of grain crushing, freezing-thawing problems, and embankments for highways and high-speed trains (in-situ tests, modelling, design, monitoring and specifications). It contains 16 contributions including two special lectures: one about high embankments instead of bridges and bridge foundations in embankments, and a second one about impacts on geotechnical engineering from findings of laboratory stress-strain tests on geomaterials.