Road Engineering and Construction Practices for Cold Regions

The CD accompanying this short introduction includes multimedia presentations that describe and explain the principles of science and engineering related to road engineering and construction for cold regions. The contents are presented on 275 pages accessible sequentially or in any order through the use of a sophisticated navigation system. The text is augmented by 159 photographs, 248 figures, PowerPoint(Registered) slide shows, clickable Internet links, downloadable software, and 175 complete reference documents. Guest speakers describe cold regions problems and solutions in the "Expert Speaks" series of twenty audio clips and fifteen video clips. This presentation may be appreciated at several interest levels. Readers with limited cold regions experience can achieve a basic overview of the field by simply reading the text, perusing the photographs, and watching the videos. Professionals seeking in-depth understanding can study the figures, read reference documents, listen to audio clips, download and use software, and explore Internet resources. Continued exposure to the fundamental principles underlying engineering and construction practices will improve one's ability to successfully complete engineering projects in cold regions.

• Record URL:
  https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/publications/Other%20Publications/wflhd/cold-regions-booklet.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Oregon State University, Corvallis

  Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
  Corvallis, OR  United States  97331

  Federal Highway Administration

  Western Federal Lands Highway Division
  610 East 5th Street
  Vancouver, WA  United States  98661
• Authors:
  • Vinson, Ted S
• Publication Date: 2007-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Final Report/Multimedia CD
• Features: CD-ROM;
• Pagination: 4p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Cold weather construction; Geotechnical engineering; Highway engineering; Multimedia; Road construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01088902
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-WFL/TD-07-001
• Contract Numbers: DTFH70-03-A-17-0063
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 25 2008 2:36PM