HIGHWAY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 2ND EDITION

This textbook describes the properties of road making materials necessary for long life and their use in the construction of highway pavements. Both bituminous or blacktop and concrete roads are covered. The book describes how pavements can be designed to withstand the heavier wheel loads of future traffic, and introduces the reader to present day highway construction methods and equipment. Maintenance is also covered, with special reference to pavement strengthening and the assessment for the need for such strengthening, and the measurement of skid resistance and the remedial measures that can be taken to increase this property. Drainage and the optimization and execution of earthworks are also covered. Included are current united Kingdom and United States specifications and standards.

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• Corporate Authors:

  MacMillan Education Limited

  Houndmills
  Basingstoke, Hampshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • SALTER, R J
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 286 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous materials; Concrete; Drainage; Earthwork; Flexible pavements; Maintenance; Pavement design; Pavements; Rigid pavements; Road construction; Skid resistance; Specifications; Standards; Strength of materials; Structural strengthening; Textbooks
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
• ITRD Terms: 4955: Bituminous materials; 4755: Concrete; 2937: Drainage; 3653: Earthworks; 2944: Flexible pavement; 3847: Maintenance; 3055: Pavement design; 2964: Rigid pavement; 3665: Road construction; 3031: Skid resistance; 187: Specification (standard); 177: Specifications; 3096: Strengthening (pavement); 8526: Textbook; 8119: United Kingdom; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00498364
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-333-45998-9
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM