Porous pavements. (©2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: ENVIROnetBASE.
• Further Information: Note: Bruce K. Ferguson.
• Other Names: Ferguson, Bruce K; CRC Press.
• Contents: PREFACE; WHY MAKE PAVEMENTS POROUS; The Magnitude of Pavements in America; Where Not to Make Pavements Porous; The Promise of Clean Water; The Promise of Long-Lived Trees; The Promise of Cool Cities; The Promise of Safe Driving; The Promise of Reducing Cost; The Promise of Meeting Development Regulations; The Promise of Preserving Native Ecosystems; The Promise of Beauty; Acknowledgements; References; DIMENSIONS OF POROUS PAVEMENT INSTALLATIONS; Porous Pavement Components; Porous Pavement Materials; Examples of Selective Application; Provisions for All Porous Pavement Applications; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; POROUS PAVEMENT STRUCTURE; The Load of Traffic on Pavement; The Bearing of Load by Subgrade; The Structural Roles of Pavement Material; Compaction and Its Alternatives; Pavement Adaptation to Freezing; Pavement Adaptation to Special Subgrades; Pavement Adaptation at Edges; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; POROUS PAVEMENT HYDROLOGY; Surface Infiltration and Runoff; Disposition of Water Below Pavement Surface; Storage in Pavement Reservoir; Reservoir Discharge Through Perforated Pipe; Infiltration Into Subgrade; Water-Quality Treatment; The Importance of Small Storms; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; POROUS PAVEMENT TREE ROOTING MEDIA; Viable Rooting Media; Rooting Volume; The Role of a Pavement's Surface Course; Base Course Rooting Media; Rooting Space in Subgrade; Special Treatment at the Tree Base; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; POROUS AGGREGATE; General Characteristics of Aggregate Materials; Mineral Aggregate Materials; ESCS Aggregate Materials; Recycled Aggregate Materials; Porous Aggregate Surfaces; Porous Aggregate Surfaces in Pedestrian Plazas; Porous Aggregate Surfaces in Residential Driveways; Porous Aggregate Surfaces in Parking Lots; Porous Aggregate Surfaces in Work and Equipment Platforms; Porous Aggregate Surfaces in Playgrounds; Porous Aggregate Base Courses and Reservoirs; Porous Aggregate Filter Layers and Use of Geotextiles; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; POROUS TURF R.B. Sawhill; Relationship Between Turf and Traffic; Turfgrass Species and Varieties; Turf Construction; Turf Maintenance; Turf Infiltration Rate; Unreinforced Turf for Pedestrian Traffic; Unreinforced Turf for Vehicular Traffic; Turf Reinforcement; Reinforced Turf for Vehicular Traffic; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; PLASTIC GEOCELLS; Geocell Installation; Maintenance Cost; Geoblock; Grasspave; Grassroad and Tufftrack; Grassy Pavers; Gravelpave; Netpave; Other Models of Plastic Geocells; Flexible Plastic Webs; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; OPEN-JOINTED PAVING BLOCKS; The Concrete Paving Block Industry; Configuration and Use of Block Surfaces; Construction of Open-Jointed Block Pavements; Joint-Fill Materials and Their Implications; Factors in Stability and Infiltration; Drainstone Concrete Block; Ecoloc Concrete Block; Eco-Logic Concrete Block; Eco-Stone Concrete Block; SF-Rima Concrete Block; Paving Blocks of Other Materials; Open Patterns With Rectangular Paving Blocks; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; OPEN-CELLED PAVING GRIDS; The Concrete Grid Manufacturing Industry; Construction of Open-Celled Grid Pavements; Grass Performance in Grid Cells; Ambergrid Concrete Grid; Checkerblock Concrete Grid; Grasscrete Concrete Grid Slab; Monoslab Concrete Grid; Turfstone Concrete Grid; Other Models of Concrete Grids; Open-Celled Paving Bricks; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; POROUS CONCRETE; The Porous Concrete Paving Industry; Advantages and Disadvantages of Porous Concrete; Hydrology of Porous Concrete; Constituents of Porous Concrete; Construction of Porous Concrete Pavements; Joints in Porous Concrete; Care Required in Porous Concrete Installation; Porous Concrete in Successful and Unsuccessful Installations; Further Installations on Sandy Subgrades; Porous Concrete on the West Coast; Porous Concrete on Fine-Texture Subgrades; Toward Porous Concrete in Cold Climates; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; POROUS ASPHALT; Components of Asphalt Mixtures; Early Porous Asphalt Mixtures; Contemporary Changes in Porous Asphalt Mixtures; Construction of Porous Asphalt Pavement; Porous Asphalt Construction Cost; Porous Asphalt Hydrology; Porous Asphalt Maintenance and Rehabilitation; Porous Asphalt Pavements in Practice; Porous Asphalt in Overlays; Acknowledgements; References; SOFT POROUS SURFACING K. Sorvig; The Theory and Practice of Softness; Where to use SPS; Safety and Accessibility of Loose-Fill Surfaces; SPS Installation; Considerations for Use of Organic Materials; Wood and Bark Materials; Examples of Wood and Bark Mulch Installations; Organic Crop Byproducts; Mollusk Shells; Granular Recycled Rubber; Acknowledgements; Trademarks; References; DECKS G.A. Coyle; Deck Components and Effects; Natural Wood in Deck Construction; Plastic and Composite Lumber in Deck Construction; On-Grade Decks; Elevated Decks; Decks in Practice; Trademarks; Acknowledgements; References
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2005
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 625.8/5; Pavements, Asphalt; Asphalt; Asphalt; Pavements, Asphalt; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); Water Conservation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420038435; 9781420038439
• Related ISBNs: 0849326702; 9780849326707
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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