ABSTRACT

This book (including a 969 pages full paper USB device) deals with the geotechnics of roads, railways and airfields. Providing economic and sustainable transportation infrastructures for societies is highly dependent on progress made in this field, and the contributions are of interest to professionals and academics involved in geotechnical and pavement engineering of roads, railways and airfields. 

chapter 1|16 pages

Invited lectures

chapter 5|10 pages

Earthworks for transportation facilities

chapter 6|10 pages

Application of geosynthetics

chapter 7|28 pages

Laboratory testing and in-situ testing

chapter 8|22 pages

Modeling and numerical simulations

chapter 9|14 pages

Design, construction and maintenance

chapter 10|6 pages

Performance evaluation and quality control

chapter 12|14 pages

Risk assessment and environmental issues