Modeling and Design of Flexible Pavements and Materials

This textbook lays out the state of the art for modeling of asphalt concrete as the major structural component of flexible pavements. The text adopts a pedagogy in which a scientific approach, based on materials science and continuum mechanics, predicts the performance of any configuration of flexible roadways subjected to cyclic loadings. The authors incorporate state-of the-art computational mechanics to predict the evolution of material properties, stresses and strains, and roadway deterioration. Designed specifically for both students and practitioners, the book presents fundamentally complex concepts in a clear and concise way that aids the roadway design community to assimilate the tools for designing sustainable roadways using both traditional and innovative technologies.

Dallas N. Little is the E. B. Snead Chair Professor and Regents Professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he has been a faculty member since completing his Ph.D. in 1979. Dr. Little holds an M.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1973) and a B.S.C.E. from the United States Air Force Academy in 1970. He has been a registered professional engineer since 1976.

David H. Allen is currently Director of the Center for Railway Research within the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Prior to that he was a faculty member at Virginia Tech (1980-81), Texas A&M University (1981-2002), The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2002-10), and The University of Texas-Pan American (2010-13). He obtained his B.S., M. Eng., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University.

Amit Bhasin is a faculty member in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas-Austin. He has been in this position since 2008. He received his B. Tech. In Civil Engineering from IIT Varanasi, India, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University (2003, 2006).