THE ROLE AND ORGANISATION OF HIGHWAY LABORATORIES
ROLES ET ORGANISATION DES LABORATOIRES ROUTIERS.
IT IS RARE THAT LABORATORIES BE DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERING. THEY ARE GENERALLY CONCERNED WITH THE TOTALITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING. IN THE HIGHWAY FIELD, THE FUNCTIONS ARE MANY: SPECIAL STUDIES; THE SUPERVISION OR SURVEILLANCE OF WORK OBSERVATION OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF PAVEMENTS AND STRUCTURES; STUDIES OF GENERAL INTEREST; ADAPTATION OF SPECIFICATIONS TO LOCAL CONDITIONS; RESEARCH INTO NEW PLANT, MATERIALS AND METHODS; DOCUMENTATION AND TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES; PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. THE LABORATORIES CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO THE OPTIMUM SPENDING OF HIGHWAY INVESTMENT IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC, THAT IS, TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF "ECONOMICAL" HIGHWAYS IN ALL SENSES OF THE TERMS.
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Authors:
- SERFASS, J P
- Publication Date: 1974-4
Language
- French
Media Info
- Pagination: 46P
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Serial:
- SYMPOSIUM D'ADDIS-ABEBA SUR LES TECHNIQUES ROUTIERES EN AFRIQUE
- Publisher: COMMISSION ECONOMIQUE DES NATIONS-UNIES POUR L'AFRIQUE
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Administration; Building materials; Developing countries; Highways; Laboratories; Road construction; Surveillance
- ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 150: Developing countries; 2755: Highway; 6237: Laboratory (not an organization); 4555: Material (constr); 3665: Road construction; 9101: Surveillance
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01302310
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 8:36AM