GUIDELINES ON THE CHOICE AND PLANNING OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION

This publication provides guidelines for the choice of appropriate construction methods under different situations and discusses the ways and means for improving the efficiency and productivity of these methods. A large number of worked examples have been included for assisting the site engineers in this regard. The contents include : site planning, consideration in the choice of appropriate construction method; guidelines on planning and organisation of labour-based methods; guidelines on planning and organisation of equipment-based methods; and cost calculations. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 60 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 24

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Construction; Construction management; Construction sites; Costs; Earthwork; Economic efficiency; Equipment; Guidelines; Highway planning; Improvements; Manual control; Planning; Road construction; Soil stabilization; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Efficiency; Manual (By hand); Selecting
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 3666: Construction method; 224: Cost; 3653: Earthworks; 5911: Efficiency; 3674: Equipment; 2002: Hand (human); 9108: Improvement; 143: Planning; 3665: Road construction; 3689: Soil stabilization; 177: Specifications
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Economics; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394648
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Spec. Pub.
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM