Universities Press

Textbook of Highway Engineering

R Srinivasa Kumar

ISBN: 9788173716812 | Year: 2011 | Paperback | Pages: 616 | Language : English

Book Size: 180 x 240 mm | Territorial Rights: World

Price: 995.00

About the Book

Textbook of Highway Engineering explains the fundamental concepts and principles of highway engineering in a straightforward manner. It covers topics related to the geometric design of highways. Various test methods/principles related to characterisation of pavement materials are discussed. Different aspects of structural maintenance evaluation of flexible and rigid pavements are presented with a focus on recent evaluation practices using the falling weight deflectometer and the dynamic cone penetrometer.

Contributors (Author(s), Editor(s), Translator(s), Illustrator(s) etc.)

Dr R Srinivasa Kumar is an assistant professor at University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad. He has worked as a member of the State Technical Authority (STA) for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Rural Roads Project. He has conducted various training programmes as a member of the Coordination Committee at the Department of Civil Engineering, IT, Banaras Hindu University.

Table of Content

Preface Acknowledgements Organisation of text
1	Highway Development Programmes and Surveys
	1.1	Road Development in Ancient India
	1.2	Road Development in India During the British Rule
	1.3	The Jayakar Committee
	1.4	Initial Major Road Development Plans in India
	1.5	Organisations/Institutions Involved with Road Development in India
	1.6	Classification of Roads
	1.7	Road Network in India
	1.8	Recent Road Developmental Schemes/Activities in India
	1.9	Highway Alignment Surveys
2	Highway Geometric Design
	Introduction
	2.1	Vehicle Dimensions
	2.2	Terrain Classification
	2.3	Design Speed
	2.4	Cross-Sectional Elements
	2.5	Sight Distance
	2.6	Super Elevation
	2.7	Widening of Carriageway on Curves
	2.8	Horizontal Curves
	2.9	Longitudinal Gradient
	2.10	Compensation of Grade on Horizontal Curves
	2.11	Vertical Curves
	2.12	Bus Bay
	2.13	Road Hump and Bump
	2.14	Geometric Design of Bike Paths
	2.15	Consistency in Highway Geometric Design
	Exercises
3	Characterisation of Sub-Grade Soil and Mineral Aggregates
	Introduction
	3.1	Particle Size Analysis of Soils
	3.2	Soil Gradation
	3.3	Moisture Content
	3.4	Consistency Tests ofSoil
	3.5	Methods of Soil Classification
	3.6	Composition of Soil Mass
	3.7	Determination of Soil Compaction
	3.8	Strength Determination of Soils
	3.9	Strength Properties of Mineral Aggregates
4	Bituminous Materials
	Introduction
	4.1	Desirable Properties of Bitumen
	4.2	Tests on Bituminous Materials
	4.3	Other Binders
	4.4	Engineering Properties of Bituminous Materials
	4.5	Mix Design
5	Design of Cement Concrete Mixes for Pavements
	Introduction
	5.1	Cement
	5.2	Properties of Cement
	5.3	Mineral Aggregates
	5.4	Water
	5.5	Admixtures
	5.6	Properties of Fresh Concrete
	5.7	Tests on Hardened Concrete
	5.8	Design of Cement Concrete Mix
	5.9	Factors Considered for Durable Concrete
	5.10	The Bureau of Indian Standards Method of Cement Concrete Mix Design
	5.11	Indian Roads Congress Method of Cement Concrete Mix Design (IRC: 44-2008)
	5.12	Dry Lean Cement Concrete (MOSRTH 2001)
	5.13	Concrete Mix Design for Rural Roads (IRC:SP: 62-2004)
6	Factors Affecting Pavement Design
	6.1	Introduction
	6.2	Types of Pavements
	6.3	Factors Affecting Design of Pavement
7	Analysis and Design of Flexible Pavements
	Introduction
	7.1	Stress Analysis of Flexible Pavements
	7.2	Flexible Pavement Design Methods
	7.3	Benefits of Pavement Design Based on M-E Method
	7.4	Test Roads
	7.5	Design Methods of Flexible Pavements Exercises
8	Analysis and Design of Rigid Pavements
	Introduction
	8.1	Analysis of Rigid Pavements
	8.2	Software/Charts for Analysis of Rigid Pavements
	8.3	Types of Rigid Pavements
	8.4	Pavement Joints
	8.5	Design of Rigid Pavements
	8.6	Dowel Bars
	8.7	Friberg's Analysis of Dowel Bars
	8.8	Effect of Dowel Bar Misalignment
	8.9	Design of Dowel Bars
	8.10	Design of Tie Bars
	8.11	Reinforcement to Control Cracks
	8.12	Concrete Overlays on Existing Bituminous Pavements
		Exercises
9	Structural Evaluation of Pavements
	Introduction
	9.1	Purpose of Structural Evaluation of Pavements
	9.2	Types of Structural Evaluation Methods
	9.3	Methods of Structural Evaluation
	9.4	Structural Evaluation by Static Loading
	9.5	Structural Evaluation by Steady-state Vibratory Loading
	9.6	Structural Evaluation by Impulse Loading
	9.7	Models ofFalling Weight Deflectometer
	9.8	Structural Evaluation ofFlexible Pavement Using FWD
	9.9	Back-calculations ofLayer Moduli from FWD Test Data
	9.10	An Example Problem ofBack-calculation ofLayer Moduli
	9.11	Uses ofBack-calculated Pavement Layer Moduli
	9.12	Structural Evaluation ofRigid Pavement Using FWD
		Exercises
10	Structural Evaluation of Unbound Granular and Sub-grade Layers Using Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP)
	Introduction
	10.1	Development of the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Test (DCPT)
	10.2	The Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP)
	10.3	Material Testing with DCP
	10.4	Determination of DCP Index (DCPI) Value
	10.5	Factors Affecting DCP Test Results
	10.6	Correlation of the DCPIgo Value with Other Standard Tests Values
	10.7	Applications of DCP Test Data
	10.8	Limitations of DCP
Exercises
Annexure
References
Index