Intro
Contents
About the Editors
Mechanistic-Empirical Design (Roads, Railways, Airfields and Harbor Facilities)
A Conceptual System Dynamics Framework to Evaluate Performance of Pavement Foundations Under Moisture Variations
1 Introduction
2 System Dynamics Framework Development
2.1 Hydrological Structure
2.2 Geotechnical Structure
2.3 Pavement Response Structure
2.4 Proposed System Dynamics Framework
3 A Simple Example of System Dynamics Simulation
3.1 Results of Simulation
3.2 Sensitivity Simulation
4 Conclusion
References

Dynamic Response of a Beam on a Layered Half-Space with a Poroelastic Interlayer Subjected to Moving Loads
1 Introduction
2 Governing Equations and Solutions
2.1 General Solutions to the Layered Ground with a Poroelastic Interlayer
2.2 Solutions to the Beam-Ground Coupled System
3 Comparison with Existing Research
4 Numerical Results and Discussion
4.1 Influence of the Load Speed
4.2 Influence of the Existence of Groundwater
4.3 Influence of the Thickness of the Layers
5 Conclusions
References

Modification of Japanese Pavement Fatigue Life Criteria by Considering Climatic Effects in Cold Regions
1 Introduction
2 Test Pavement
2.1 Pavement Structures
2.2 Traffic Volume Observation
2.3 Rutting and Fatigue Crack Measurement
2.4 Climate Data
3 Modification of Design Guide
3.1 Current Predictive Models
3.2 Determination of Stiffness
4 Calibration
5 Conclusions
References
Influence of Vehicle Braking on Pavement Shakedown Limits
1 Introduction
2 Problem Definition
3 Dynamic Shakedown Solution
4 Results
4.1 Uniform Pavement System

4.2 Two-Layered Pavement System
5 Conclusions
References
Physical Modeling of Stress Propagation in Railway Pavement with LWD
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Materials
2.2 Test Tank
2.3 Instrumentation
2.4 LWD Equipment
2.5 Test Description
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusions
References
Verification of the Structural Design Parameters for Unbound Layers of Finnish Road Structures
1 Introduction
2 Aurora Instrumentation Sites
2.1 Description of the Monitoring Sites
2.2 Instrumentation for Structural Response Measurements

2.3 Other Installed Instruments
3 Bearing Capacity Analysis
4 Structural Model
4.1 Finite Element Model Features
4.2 Material Models Used
5 Comparison of Modelled and Measured Responses
6 Conclusions
References
FreeHyTE: A Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Element Platform for Poroelastodynamic Problems
1 Introduction
2 Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Elements for Poroelastodynamics
2.1 Elastodynamic Problems
2.2 Poroelastodynamic Models
2.3 Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Element Model
3 FreeHyTE: A Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Element Platform for Poroelastodynamic Problems
4 Conclusions