Pavement Drainage: Theory and Practice

G L Sivakumar Babu, Prithvi S. Kandhal, Nivedya Mandankara Kottayi, Rajib Basu Mallick, Amirthalingam Veeraragavan

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780815353607
• eBook ISBN: 9781351135924
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Biological Sciences

SUMMARY

This book provides complete coverage of surface and subsurface drainage of all types of pavements for highways, urban roads, parking lots, airports, and container terminals. It provides up-to-date information on the principles and technologies for designing and building drainage systems and examines numerous issues, including maintenance and designing for flood events. Practical considerations and sophisticated analysis, such the use of the finite element method and unsaturated soil mechanics, anisotropy and uncertainties, are presented. This book allows civil engineers to make the best use of their resources to provide cost effective and sustainable pavements.

Features

• Presents a holistic consideration of drainage with respect to pavement performance.
• Includes numerous practical case studies.
• Examines flooding and the impacts of climate change.
• Includes PowerPoint slides which include quizzes, schematics, figures, and tables.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Authors
• 1 Pavements – Overview
• 2 Estimation of Surface Runoff from Storm Water
• 3 Estimation of Subsurface Water
• 4 Pavement Drainage Structures
• 5 Factors that Govern the Flow of Water
• 6 The Impact of Water in Pavements
• 7 Subsurface Drainage Structures – Construction and Maintenance
• 8 Interlayers
• 9 Performance and Need for Maintenance of Drainage Structures
• 10 Sustainable Drainage
• Index