Highway Construction and Maintenance

Highway Construction and Maintenance

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This manual for civil engineering students at degree level looks at the importance of highway construction and maintenance. Subjects covered include highway construction materials, pavement foundation, bases and surfaces, temporary roads, drainage, repair techniques and maintenance.

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Highway Construction and Maintenance by Jp Watson

Roads provide a key element of the infrastructure whose function it is to promote economic activity and improve the standard of living of the population. The highway engineer is concerned with the provision of a safe, stable and durable surface over which traffic may move. This work for civil engineering students at degree level and for technicians, engineers and architects involved in highway planning and engineering, looks at the importance of highway construction and maintenance. The text is fully illustrated throughout with diagrams and tables, and the text includes references and further reading lists at the end of each chapter. The topics covered include design codes, highway construction materials, pavement foundation, bases and surfaces, temporary roads, highway drainage and hydraulic design, repair techniques and maintenance.
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ISBN 13 9780582005235
ISBN 10 058200523X
Title Highway Construction and Maintenance
Author Jp Watson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pearson Education Limited
Year published 1989-05-08
Number of pages 232
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.