Transportation Research Record contains the following papers: Considerations for providing subsurface drainage in jointed concrete pavements (Mallela, J Titus-Glover, L and Darter, MI); Drainage of pavement base material : design and construction issues (Birgisson, B and Roberson, R); Assessment of falling weight deflectometer data for stabilized flexible pavements (Appea, AK and Al-Qadi, IL); Field evaluation of geocell use in flexible pavements (Al-Qadi, IL and Hughes, JJ); Finite-element analysis of fatigue lifetime in pavements (Simons, JW and Seaman, L); Finite-layer approach to pavement response evaluation (Siddharthan, RV, Krishnamenon, N and Sebaaly, PE); Three-dimensional modeling of spatial soil properties via artificial neural networks (Itani, OM and Najjar, YM); Stone interlayer pavement design (Rasoulian, M, Becnel, B and Keel, G); Effectiveness analysis of subsurface drainage features based on design adequacy (Wyatt, TR and Macari, EJ); Tube suction test for evaluating aggregate base materials in frost and moisture-susceptible environments (Syed, I, Scullion, T and Randolph, RB); Pavement distress and roadway damage caused by subsurface moisture and freezing temperatures : case histories from Alaska (Tart, RG); Seasonal variation of moisture and subsurface layer moduli (Janoo, V and Shephard, K); Using a multisegment time domain reflectometry probe to determine frost depth in pavement systems (Roberson, RL and Siekmeier, J); Degree and extent of wetting due to capillary rise in soils (Al-Samahiji, D, Houston, SL and Houston, WN).

Familiarity with geotechnical aspects of pavement engineering is essential for the practicing pavement engineer. When designing pavements, accurate characterization of the existing subgrade condition becomes a crucial task. In the past, traditional geotechnical exploration and testing methods have been used to characterize existing subgrade conditions. However, with the introduction of the Mechanistic-Empirical (ME) pavement design, there is a need for improved and more appropriate methods of subgrade characterization, for prediction of future pavement conditions with better accuracy. Hence, this handbook will present a useful tool for practicing pavement engineers.

Design and Construction of Pavements and Rail Tracks - Geotechnical Aspects and Processed Materials is a compilation of selected contributions produced between 2002 and 2005 by the International Committee TC3 - Geotechnics of Pavements of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), a committee dedicated to gat

To recognize the essential importance of the geotechnical aspects relevant to the design, construction and performance of a pavement system.