Introduction to Modern Infrastructure Construction

by George Wang, Don Chen, Jennifer Brandenburg

Overview

Introduction to Modern Infrastructure Construction serves as a pivotal resource for construction management education, focusing primarily on heavy civil construction and the latest technological innovations in the field. This essential textbook is designed for both academic and professional use, thoroughly covering critical topics including earthwork, highway planning, design, asphalt production, paving, recycling technology, and transportation asset management. Additionally, it explores various aspects of infrastructure such as bridges, railways, airports, and pipelines, offering comprehensive insights beneficial to project management in these areas. Each chapter is supplemented with discussion questions or assignments to enhance educational value, and the text includes lab practice appendices to reinforce practical application.

Authored by leading experts in the field George Wang, Jennifer Brandenburg, and Don Chen, Introduction to Modern Infrastructure Construction draws on their extensive experience in academic teaching, research, and practical application. Their expertise provides readers with a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and real-world perspective, making this book an indispensable guide for anyone aspiring to excel in the field of infrastructure construction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032054889
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/30/2024
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

George Wang, PhD, PEng, F.ASCE, brings extensive professional experience across Australia, Canada, and the United States, with a long-standing career in both industry and academia. He currently holds the position of Gregory Poole Distinguished Professor of Construction Management at East Carolina University, where his teaching and research focus on infrastructure construction, sustainable technologies, and materials. Dr. Wang actively contributes to several technical committees, including those of ASCE, TRB, and ASTM, and is a lifetime member of ACCE.

Jennifer Brandenburg, PE, is a professional engineer with over 35 years of experience in government transportation agencies and the private sector. She holds a degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University and has overseen numerous transportation infrastructure projects. Jennifer has also held senior management positions in the transportation industry and is currently an adjunct faculty member in construction management at East Carolina University.

Don Chen, PhD, LEED, has more than 30 years of experience in the engineering field. He is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, teaching courses on Highway Design and Construction, Applied Analytics and Machine Learning, and Building Information Modeling (BIM). His research focuses on pavement performance evaluation and pavement management, emphasizing improving roadway network performance through local calibration, performance modeling, and deep learning.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

List of Acronyms/Abbreviations

SI* (Modern Metric) Conversion Factors

Chapter 1: An Introduction

Chapter 2: Review of Soils - Properties, Investigation, and Compaction

Chapter 3: Highway Pavement Type, Structure, and Selection

Chapter 4: Transportation Planning, Geometric Design of Road, and Drainage

Chapter 5. Pavement Design

Chapter 6: Hot Mix Asphalt Composing Materials

Chapter 7: Superpave Hot Mix Asphalt Mix Design

Chapter 8: Hot Mix Asphalt Production and Plant Operation

Chapter 9: Asphalt Paving

Chapter 10: Asphalt Pavement Recycling

Chapter 11 Concrete Paving, Preservation and Recycling

Chapter 12: Transportation Asset Management

Chapter 13: Transportation Infrastructure Construction Administration

Chapter 14: Constructing Connectivity: Building the Bridges, Railways, Airports, and Pipelines of Tomorrow

Chapter 15: Innovative Technology Utilization in Infrastructure Construction

List of Acronyms/Abbreviations

SI* (Modern Metric) Conversion Factors

Appendix 1: Lab Practice

Index