Water in road structures
Subtitle: movement, drainage and effects
By: edited by Andrew Dawson.
Contributors: Dawson, A. R.; European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (Organization)
Series: Geotechnical, geological, and earthquake engineering -- v. 5; Geotechnical, geological, and earthquake engineering -- v. 5
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9781402085611
Subjects: Road drainage; Roads -- Design and construction; Pavements -- Design and construction; Highway engineering
Other titles: Movement, drainage & effects
Description: Water in and beneath a road pavement has a major impact on the road's performance and its survivability. This book provides a state-of-the-art on the topic of water in pavements and the adjacent ground. It includes coverage of the basic theory; where the water comes from; how it may (or may not) be drained; the effect of temperature on the movement; how movements may be modelled numerically; and the impact that water content has on pavement material and subgrade behaviour. Sections on instrumentation and monitoring are also provided. With increased concerns that road construction may introduce contaminants into the environment, the book also studies environmental aspects of water in roads and their immediate surroundings by describing the leaching action of pavement water; the opportunities for the pavement to sorb contaminants from pavement run-off; water sampling; and water quality needs. It draws on information from a wide variety of sources, particularly in Europe and the USA, both published and unpublished, having been written by a broad team of practising engineers, hydrogeologists, environmental scientists and researchers. This book is the principal output of a large collaborative study performed as part of the COST programme, managed by the European Science Foundation. &nbsp;
Notes: "COST is the acronym for European COoperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research"--p. 421.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"COST Action No. 351."