| Book Detail | |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-81-7409-197-0 |
| ASIN | 81-7409-197-1 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Pages | 404 |
| Preface | |
| Preface | The present book has been brought out with a view to acquainting the students, in Road Engineering and Highway Engineering with the modern methods of road designs and constructions. It is the result of careful study and years of research and teaching experience in the subject. Great care has been taken to make it concise, simple and is specially designed for the engineering students, field engineers and persons related to Highways, who generally find it difficult to grasp complicated study of formulae meant for very advanced specialised study of the subject. The book presents construction techniques of Roads, its Design and Planning. |
| Table of Contents | |
| Table of Contents | * Historical Sketch of Roads * Highway Elements * Determination of Road Widths * Design of Road Camber & its Effect * Gradients * Super-elevation * Extra Width on Curves * Drainage of Roads * Principles of Road Construction * Curves * Tests of Stone * Water Bound Macadam Roads * Earth Roads * Kankar Roads * Road Traffic and Safety Measures * Survey of Roads in Plains and Hills * Hill Roads * Asphalt, Bitumen, and Tar Roads * Tar * Different Forms of Pre-mixes * Cement Concrete Roads * Design of Pavements * Highway Illumination * Dust Prevention on Metalled Roads * Arboriculture * Different Types of Road Junctions * Road Signs * Sand-Clay Roads * Paved Roads * Rollers * Mass Haul Curve * Route Surveys * Framing of a Road Project * Traffic Engineering * Highway Problems and Economic Considerations * Techniques of Photo-interpretation as Applied to Highway Engineering * Specifications for Selected Base Courses * Definitions * Model Questions. |
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