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C. A. O'Flaherty ... 570 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 4th edition (January, 2002) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0750650907 - ISBN-13: 978-0750650908 ...

Highways is a comprehensive textbook on all aspects of road engineering. This new edition, written by a team of acknowledged experts in the field, teams up with Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering to become a worthy successor to Coleman O'Flaherty's classic 'Highway Engineering' set. This fourth edition covers road location and plans, roadwork materials, surface and subsurface moisture control, pavement design and construction, thickness design of bituminous and concrete pavements and road maintenance and rehabilitation. The content has been expanded and thoroughly updated to take into account new developments in the subject, making it essential reading for students of civil engineering.

Publisher: Transportation Research Board; 5th edition (2010) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0309160774 - ISBN-13: 978-0309160773 ...

This latest edition will significantly update how engineers and planners assess the traffic and environmental effects of highway projects: It is the first HCM to provide an integrated multimodal approach to the analysis and evaluation of urban streets from the points of view of automobile drivers, transit passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians; It is the first to address the proper application of micro-simulation analysis and the evaluation of those results; It is the first to discuss active traffic management in relation to both demand and capacity; and It is the first to provide specific tools and generalized service volume tables, to assist planners in quickly sizing future facilities.

George C. Lee, Ernest Sternberg ... 180 pages - Publisher: State Univ. of New York Press (March, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1438455267 - ISBN-13: 978-1438455266 ...

Whether you are a student considering a career in civil engineering and transportation planning, a public official interested in the future of infrastructure, or a person who simply cares about bridges, this book offers an accessible and illustrated introduction to the most beloved feature of our built environment. Learn about engineering basics: the forces that bridges must resist to stay aloft and the principles by which engineers decide which types of bridges make sense at which sites. Find out how engineers protect bridges from their greatest threats—the earthquakes, floods, and other hazards that can cause catastrophic damage. Moving from engineering to planning, learn how we decide whether a bridge is worth building in the first place, learn about controversial features of cost-benefit analysis, and about the transportation models by which planners forecast bridge effects on traffic patterns. Investigate a sometimes intractable problem: why a project often creeps along for a decade or more to get from initial studies to the day the ribbon is cut, undergoing vast cost escalations. Also explore the environmental impact of bridges, and the meaning of a “sustainable bridge,” and whether bridges could once again be built, like ancient Roman ones, to last a thousand years.

John F. Unsworth ... 708 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd edition (August, 2017) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1498734103 - ISBN-13: 978-1498734103 ...

This new edition encompasses current design methods used for steel railway bridges in both SI and Imperial (US Customary) units. It discusses the planning of railway bridges and the appropriate types of bridges based on planning considerations.

Weiwei Lin, Teruhiko Yoda ... 292 pages - Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (May, 2017) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0128044322 - ISBN-13: 978-0128044322 ...

Asphalt Institute (AI) ... 188 pages - Publisher: Asphalt Institute (AI); 7th edition (2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1934154709 - ISBN-13: 978-1934154700 ...

The manual is a practical guide based on proven technologies, incorporating the most current information available at the time of writing. This edition offers significantly expanded application and guidance relative to our previous mix design manuals. AASHTO, ASTM and other published standards are referenced often in addition to important research findings.

Leonid Nadolinets, Eugene Levin, Daulet Akhmedov ... 252 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (June, 2017) - Language: English - ISBN-10: 1498762387 - ISBN-13: 978-1498762380 ...

With the advent of GPS/GNSS satellite navigation systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surveying profession is nowadays facing its transformative stage. Written by a team of surveying experts, Surveyor’s Instruments and Technology gives surveying students and practitioners profound understanding of how surveying instruments are designed and operating based on surveying instrument functionality. The book includes the required basic knowledge of accurate measurements of distances and angles from theoretical principles to advanced optical, mechanical, electronic and software components for comparative analysis. Readers are presented with basic elements of UAS systems, practical interpretation techniques, sensor components, and operating platforms. Appropriate for surveying courses at all levels, this guide helps students and practitioners alike to understand what is behind the buttons of surveying instruments of all kinds when considering practical project implementations.

Antonio Gomes Correia, Yoshitsugu Momoya, Fumio Tatsuoka ... 218 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (May, 2007) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415433622 - ISBN-13: 978-0415433624 ...

Design and Construction of Pavements and Rail Tracks - Geotechnical Aspects and Processed Materials is a compilation of selected contributions produced between 2002 and 2005 by the International Committee TC3 - Geotechnics of Pavements of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), a committee dedicated to gathering current knowledge of geotechnical aspects relating to pavements and rail tracks. The volume presents advanced procedures for laboratory and field materials characterization, including processed materials (non-conventional road construction materials), novel tests for field stiffness evaluation, a pre-standard for roller integrated continuous compaction control and new theories for evaluation of the long term performance of materials, including environmental aspects. These contributions represent the latest developments relating to the design, construction and long term performance of pavements, rail tracks and earth structures, with emphasis on the geotechnical and environmental background.

Richard Lunniss, Jonathan Baber ... 536 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (March, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415459869 - ISBN-13: 978-0415459860 ...

Ian Walsh ... 766 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing; (January, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 072774111X - ISBN-13: 978-0727741110 ...

The ICE manual of highway design and management is a one-stop reference for all practicing engineers working in the field of highway engineering. Written and edited by a wide selection of leading specialists, this manual covers each of the key aspects of highway engineering projects - from funding, procurement and transport planning to traffic engineering, materials and design - as well as the management and maintenance of existing highways assets. Key features of the manual: Over sixty highly illustrated chapters covering all areas of highway engineering * Includes case studies, common problems and practical advice throughout * Useful references to further reading and websites at the end of each chapter. Contents: Introduction * Financial, legal and contractual framework * Transport Planning * Traffic Engineering * Highway design principles and practice * Highway materials and recycling * Maintenance planning and techniques * Asset Management. Readership: Part of the ICE manuals series, the ICE manual of highway design and management is an invaluable resource for engineers in design and engineering consultancies, government agencies, research institutes, universities and colleges. Its highly practical approach will guide and train readers towards achieving expertise in all aspects of this important field of engineering.

Asphalt Institute ... 788 pages - Publisher: Asphalt Institute; 7th edition (November, 2007) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 193415427X - ISBN-13: 978-1934154274 ...

The Asphalt Institute now offers the 7th Edition of this essential asphalt publication. This new, expanded edition of over 780 pages of text and illustrations showcases the advances in asphalt technology that have evolved since the 1989 edition of MS-4.The new MS-4 continues to offer chapters on types of asphalts, mix designs, mixing facilities, paving, compaction, surface treatments, recycling technologies, maintenance methods, rehabilitation and structural design. But now, this best-selling, all-in-one desk reference for asphalt highlights the latest technology.

Barry Kavanagh, Tom Mastin ... 592 pages - Publisher: Pearson; 9th edition (January, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0137009402 - ISBN-13: 978-0137009404 ...

Surveying: Principles and Applications 9th Edition is the clearest, easiest to understand, and most useful introduction to surveying as it is practiced today. It brings together expert coverage of surveying principles, remote sensing and other new advances in technological instrumentation, and modern applications for everything from mapping to engineering. Designed for maximum simplicity, it also covers sophisticated topics typically discussed in advanced surveying courses. This edition has been reorganized and streamlined to align tightly with current surveying practice, and to teach more rapidly and efficiently. It adds broader and more valuable coverage of aerial, space and ground imaging, GIS, land surveying, and other key topics. An extensive set of appendices makes it a useful reference for students entering the workplace.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ... 215 pages - Publisher: AASHTO; (2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1560515333 - ISBN-13: 978-1560515333

A State Department of Transportation's (DOT) ability to successfully manage and deliver its program is largely dependent on an ability to develop realistic estimates of project cost. Cost estimating involves not only the collection of relevant factors relating to the scope of a project and the cost of resources, but it also requires anticipating cost impacts that may occur due to changes in project scope, available resources, and national and global market conditions. This publication provides "practical" guidance that serves those charged with the development of DOT cost estimates and with the management of the estimating process. This guidebook has two parts. Part I focuses on key cost-estimate techniques and Part II focuses on cost management activities.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ... 
696 pages - Publisher: AASHTO; (2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1560516178 - ISBN-13: 978-1560516170 ...

This broadly recognized national standard to design and construct bridges has been revised to be consistent with its companion, the recently updated AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Among the revisions are improved testing and acceptance criteria, updated material references, and recommended guidelines for construction loads. Included in this electronic edition are the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Interim Revisions. Following each chapter the revisions are identified as well as linked throughout the entire book where available. See the "Interim Revisions 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 2015 and 2016" sections for a complete list of changes to each section.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ...
 336 pages - Publisher: AASHTO; 2nd edition (2007) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1560513691 - ISBN-13: 978-1560513698 ...

These guidelines address the design of movable highway bridges using the LRFD bridge design standards. The guidelines are in English units. This guide includes information on design of bridge spans, mechanical systems (motors, hydraulics, etc), electrical systems, and bridge protection systems. The guidelines also cover seismic analysis and vessel impact analysis. Several types of movable bridges as discussed, including Bascule span, Swing span, and Vertical Lift bridges.

Maria G. Burns ... 406 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (July, 2014) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1482206757 - ISBN-13: 978-1482206753 ...

With 80 percent of the world’s commodities being transported by water, ports are the pillars of the global economy. Port Management and Operations offers readers the opportunity to enhance their strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, while developing market foresight. It examines global port management practices at the regulatory, commercial, technological, operational, financial, and sociopolitical levels.

This powerful sourcebook describes how seaports are being affected by the changes occurring nationally, regionally, and globally. Evaluating the new regulatory framework, it pinpoints the industry’s implementation readiness and identifies potential problem areas. The book classifies the spectrum of interrelated port management principles, strategies, and activities in a logical sequence and under four cornerstones―Port Strategy and Structure, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Input: Factors of Production, and Output and Economic Framework. Detailing best practices and the latest industry developments, the book highlights emerging challenges for port managers and identifies opportunities to develop forward-thinking strategies. It examines the effectiveness of current strategies, tactics, tools, and resources of numerous global ports and highlights the necessity of adopting a proactive stance in harmonizing the laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to the maritime, oil, and gas industries. The shipping industry has myriad complexities and this book provides maritime managers and professionals with the wide-ranging and up-to-date understanding required to thrive in today’s highly competitive and evolving environment.

Bethany Eisenberg, P.E. Kelly Collins Lindow, David R. Smith ... 
262 pages - Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers; (March, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0784413789 - ISBN-13: 978-0784413784 ...

Sponsored by the Low Impact Development Committee of the Urban Water Resources Research Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE Permeable Pavements is a comprehensive resource for the proper design, construction, and maintenance of permeable pavement systems that provide a transportation surface and a best management practice for stormwater and urban runoff. A cornerstone for low impact development (LID) and sustainable site design, permeable pavements are considered a green infrastructure practice. They offer many environmental benefits, from reduced stormwater runoff and improved water quality to better site design and enhanced safety of paved surfaces. Commonly used for walkways, driveways, patios, and low-volume roadways as well as recreational areas, parking lots, and plazas, permeable pavements are appropriate for many different land uses, particularly in highly urbanized locations. This volume synthesizes todayâs knowledge of the technology, drawing from academia, industry, and the engineering and science communities. It presents an overview of typical permeable pavement systems and reviews the design considerations. Detailed design, construction, use, and performance information is provided for porous asphalt, pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete pavement, and grid pavements. Fact sheets and checklists help to successfully incorporate permeable pavement systems into design projects. Additional chapters summarize emerging technologies, maintenance considerations, hydrologic design approaches, key components for specification writing, and key areas for additional research. Appendixes include a fact sheet clarifying information on common concerns, as well as data tables summarizing water quality treatment performance and costs. Permeable Pavements is an essential reference for engineers, planners, landscape architects, municipalities, transportation agencies, regulatory agencies, and property owners planning to implement this best management practice for stormwater and urban runoff.  Review: Permeable Pavements presents a comprehensive, 260-page resource on design, construction and maintenance of permeable pavement systems [and] synthesizes diverse materials and practices using this technology with the help of academics, industry, civil and environmental engineers and scientists. The result is a book that can be used on almost every project. The book presents an overview of design considerations common to all permeable pavement systems in the first chapter. Detailed design, construction, use, and performance information follow in separate chapters on porous asphalt, pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete pavement, grid pavements and some recent proprietary products. The books extensive use of fact sheets and checklists can be instrumental in design, construction and maintenance by stormwater agencies, designers, contractors and project owners.