dc.contributor.author	Wanamakok, Phuwanai	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Martinez, Julio C.	en
dc.contributor.committeecochair	Al-Qadi, Imadeddin L.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Wilkes, John A.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	de la Garza, Jesus M.	en
dc.contributor.department	Civil Engineering	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:49:14Z	en
dc.date.adate	2001-01-31	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:49:14Z	en
dc.date.issued	2000-11-27	en
dc.date.rdate	2002-01-31	en
dc.date.sdate	2000-12-10	en
dc.description.abstract	Due to technological innovations new materials are introduced to the construction industry from time to time and need to be installed properly by contractors. Based on their past experience, the contractors have some ideas on how to carry out the operation. However, those ideas are just a good starting point. In order to attain an efficient and productive operation, many issues need to be considered and clarified. To design a new construction operation, the designer needs to completely understand the processes, consider all relevant issues, and review all governing criteria. Achieving practical and productive operations for new technologies requires careful and thorough planning. Simulation modeling can be a very effective technique to design construction operations for new technologies. Simulation modeling allows experimenting with many of the factors involved in the operations prior to initial construction. Early construction sequencing can allow testing of many alternatives without expensive installations. Geosynthetics are currently being incorporated in flexible pavement systems to improve their performance. However, geosynthetics must be used in the correct application and installed properly in order to produce good results. One of the newly developed geosynthetics is geocomposite membrane that thought to provide strain energy absorption and a moisture barrier. This research discusses the application of discrete-event simulation (DES) to design and analyze the installation of geocomposite membranes in flexible pavements. Data collected from two test sections at the Virginia Smart Road in Blacksburg, Virginia was used for modeling and analysis. STROBOSCOPE, a programming language designed for modeling complex operations, was used as the simulation engine. The process used in the development of simulation models is discussed. A number of installation alternatives were studied and simulated to examine their practicality and to investigate their productivity, resource utilization, and unit cost.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-12102000-210030	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12102000-210030/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36040	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	ThesisHead.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	ThesisEnd.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	ThesisBody.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	CarpiPaperToTRB.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	carpi.zip	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	New Technologies	en
dc.subject	Simulation	en
dc.subject	Waterproofing	en
dc.subject	Geocomposite Membrane	en
dc.subject	Construction	en
dc.subject	Stroboscope	en
dc.title	Designing Operations of Geocomposite Membrane Installation in Flexible Pavements	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Civil Engineering	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

Designing Operations of Geocomposite Membrane Installation in Flexible Pavements

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