Overview

Highways is a comprehensive textbook on all aspects of road engineering and the new edition will cover the latest developments in the field, building on the fourth edition which is still viewed as the leading title in highway engineering, despite now being over ten years old. Originally published 1974, this book is the leading authority on the subject. Highways, 5th edition covers road location and plans, roadwork materials, surface and subsurface moisture control, pavement design and construction, thickness design of bituminous and concrete pavements, and road maintenance and rehabilitation.

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Author:   David Hughes ,  Coleman A. O'Flaherty
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   ICE Publishing
Edition:   5th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780727759931

ISBN 10:   0727759930
Pages:   646
Publication Date:   02 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Historical Overview of the Development of the Road 2. The Road Development Process: Plans, Specifications and Contracts and Contracts 3. Road Location 4. Ground Investigations 5. Soils and Soil-testing for Roadworks 6. Earthworks for Roadworks 7. Basic Materials Used in Road Pavements 8. Soil-stabilised and Hydraulically-bound Mixtures Used in Road Pavements 9. Standard Mixes used in Bituminous-bound Pavement Layers in the UK 10. Moisture Control: Subsurface and Surface Drainage 11. Introduction to Pavement Thickness Design 12. Analysis of Stresses in Rigid Concrete Slabs and an Introduction to the Design of Concrete Block Paving 13. Current UK Thickness Design Recommendations re New Bituminous and Concrete Pavements 14. Design and Construction of Bituminous Bases and Surfacings 15. Constructing Concrete Pavements 16. Road Asset Management 17. Structural Maintenance of Road Pavements 18. Wet Skid Resistance 19. Design and Use of Thin Surface Treatments

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