Resilient Design and Construction of Geostructures Against Natural Hazards
Resilient Design and Construction of Geostructures Against Natural Hazards

Author: Behzad Fatahi

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-10

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 3030798542

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This volume contains state of the engineering practice and recent research in the field of built infrastructure and natural hazards. It is expected that the book will help engineers and researchers to design and built resilient infrastructures in challenging conditions (e.g., earthquakes and climate change) while optimising the design and minimising the future maintenance cost. In particular new design and construction techniques with reference to major infrastructure projects such as tunneling and transport infrastructure are discussed.

Performance-Based Contracts for Road Projects
Performance-Based Contracts for Road Projects

Author: Ashish Gajurel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-08-30

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 8132213025

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This book focuses on the aspects of contracting contracts, basically related to road construction and management contracts. The book presents an analytical study of Performance-Based Road Management and Maintenance (PMMR), Funktionsbauvertrag (FBV) (Function-Based Construction Contract) and Public Private Partnerships (PPP). A separate chapter is also included about the comparative study of these contract types. The book provides useful material for university libraries, construction companies and government departments of construction.

Practices and Procedures for Site-Specific Evaluations of Earthquake Ground Motions
Practices and Procedures for Site-Specific Evaluations of Earthquake Ground Motions

Author: Neven Matasovic

Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 428: Practices and Procedures for Site-Specific Evaluations of Earthquake Ground Motions identifies and describes current practice and available methods for evaluating the influence of local ground conditions on earthquake design ground motions on a site-specific basis.

Implementing the Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program
Implementing the Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program

Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for the Strategic Highway Research Program 2: Implementation

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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"(SHRP 2): Saving Lives, Reducing Congestion, Improving Quality of Life explores promising results expected from the SHRP 2 research and provides recommendations on how they could be most effectively implemented. The committee that developed the report believes that the widespread implementation of products developed by SHRP 2 is critical in order to address the nation's roadway safety, renewal, reliability, and capacity issues." -- provided by publisher.

Inspection and Management of Bridges with Fracture-critical Details
Inspection and Management of Bridges with Fracture-critical Details

Author: Robert J. Conner

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 0309097614

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 354: Inspection and Management of Bridges with Fracture-Critical Details explores the inspection and maintenance of bridges with fracture-critical members (FCMs), as defined in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Bridge Design Specifications. The report identifies gaps in literature related to the subject; determines practices and problems with how bridge owners define, identify, document, inspect, and manage bridges with fracture-critical details; and identifies specific research needs. Among the areas examined in the report are inspection frequencies and procedures; methods for calculating remaining fatigue life; qualification, availability, and training of inspectors; cost of inspection programs; instances where inspection programs prevented failures; retrofit techniques; fabrication methods and inspections; and experience with fracture-critical members fractures and problems details.

Construction Handbook on PCC Pavement Rehabilitation
Construction Handbook on PCC Pavement Rehabilitation

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

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This aim of this handbook is to assist U.S. Federal Highway Administration area engineers when they make highway construction inspections. It can also be used when reviewing specifications, supplemental specifications, and special provisions during the PS & E stage of a project. Information contained herein is a guide and is not intended as a standard. The number of different rehabilitation techniques covered in this handbook are limited at this time. Additional construction techniques for rehabilitating rigid and flexible pavements will be added and the handbook expanded at a later date.