Author:Theyse, HLDate:Mar 1999Transportek has been involved in accelerated pavement testing (APT) with a fleet of Heavy Vehicle Simulators (HVSs) over the past two decades. During this period, a vast amount of pavement response and performance data has been accumulated, ...Read more
Author:Anochie-Boateng, Joseph; Tutumluer, EDate:Feb 2012Oil sands are natural deposits of bituminous sand materials that are mined and processed for crude oil. They are routinely used in oil sand fields for building temporary and sometimes permanent roads serving mining and hauling activities. ...Read more
Author:De Beer, Morris; Maina, JW; Van Rensburg, Yvette; Greben, JMDate:Oct 2012Optimization of road pavement design, especially towards the surface of the pavement, requires a more rational approach to modeling of truck tire-road contact stresses. Various road surfacing failures are given in this paper as examples, and ...Read more