Innovative materials and design for sustainable transportation infrastructure
Subtitle: selected papers from the International Symposium on Systematic Approaches to Environmental Sustainability in Transportation, August 2-5, 2015, Fairbanks, Alaska
By: sponsored by the Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates, the Construction Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Transportation Research Board, Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, China ; editors, Sheng Zhao, Ph. D., Jenny Liu, Ph. D., P.E., Xiong Zhang, Ph. D., P.E.
Contributors: Zhao, Sheng (Writer on pavements), editor; Liu, Jenny (Civil engineer), editor; Zhang, Xiong, 1971- editor; Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates; Construction Institute; National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; American Society of Civil Engineers
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Reston, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780784479278; 9781680159363
Subjects: Transportation engineering; Congresses; Sustainable engineering; Transport; Congrès; Technologie; Ingénierie durable; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Engineering (General)
Description: Selected papers presented at the International Symposium on Systematic Approaches to Environmental Sustainability in Transportation held in Fairbanks, Alaska, August 2-5, 2015. Sponsored by the Construction Institute of ASCE. Innovative Materials and Design for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure contains 37 peer-reviewed papers on innovations and advances in sustainable pavement materials. Topics include: asphalt and concrete pavement; recycled and reusable materials; geo-materials; soil stabilization; ground improvement; and sustainable design in underground spaces. This collection will be of interest to practitioners and researchers in transportation and infrastructure construction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Contents; title: Context Sensitive Solutions in Pavement Materials; title: Effect of Conductive Filler Size and Type on Thermal Properties of Asphalt Mixtures; title: Anti-Oxidants' Effect on Bitumen Rheology and Mixes' Mechanical Performance; title: Linking the Field and Lab Performance of Interstate Pavements; title: Study on the Classification and Evaluation Method of the Frost Susceptibility of Rock Mass; title: Deicer Impacts on Concrete Bridge Decks: A Comparative Study of Field Cores from Potassium Acetate and Sodium Chloride Environments; title: Evaluation of Cleaning Methods of Pervious Concrete PavementCarbon Sequestration in Old and New Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Interiors; title: Evaluating the Freeze Thaw Durability of Pervious Concrete Mixed with Silica Fume; title: The Durability of Sulfate Resisting Cement Concrete Made with Fly Ash or Slag; title: Case Study: Application of Mineral Admixtures in Cement Concrete under a Sulfate Environment in Northwest China; title: Evaluation of Self-Healing Properties of Mortar Containing Microencapsulated Epoxy Resin; title: Investigation of an Agent's Transportation in Microcapsule Self-Healing ConcreteExperimental Study of Compaction Behaviors and Assessment of Berm Materials; title: Modified Media Filter Drain Mix with Alternate Aggregate Grading; title: Geo-Materials, Soil Stabilization, and Ground Improvement; title: Implementation of an Elasto-Viscoplastic Model of Geosynthetics in ABAQUS; title: Nonexistence and Non-Decoupling of the Dissipative Potential for Geo-Materials; title: Development of an Oedometer Cell with Suction Measurement Ability; title: Exploring a Chemo-Mechanical Approach to Understand the Expansive Behavior of Sulfate Bearing SoilsMechanical Properties and an Empirical Model of Compacted Silty Clay Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles; title: Review of the Characterization of Geotextile Hydraulic Behavior; title: Accuracy and Sensitivity Analyses on the Photogrammetry-Based Deformation Measurement Method; title: Mechanical Behaviors of Cylindrical Retaining Structures in Ultra-Deep Excavations; title: Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties of CAS-1 Lunar Regolith Simulant under Low Stress Levels; title: Geo-Treatments in Constructing a Tunnel in Karst Strata: Lessons Learned from a Subway Project in Guangzhou, ChinaBolted and Seeded-Geomat Protection System to Reduce the Erosion Rate of High and Steep Slopes; title: Geosynthetic-Stabilized Vegetated Earth Surfaces for Environmental Sustainability in Civil Engineering; title: Sustainable Design in Underground Space, Tunneling, and Railway Engineering; title: Structural Performance of an Immersed Tunnel Element at a Flexible Joint; title: Factors Influencing the Longitudinal Deformation of a Metro Tunnel in Soft Deposit: An Overview