Handbook of Road Technology
Maxwell G. Lay(Author)
Spon Press
3rd Edition
Published on 20. January 1999
Book
Hardback
1009 pages
978-90-5699-159-3 (ISBN)
Description
International in scope, this text embraces all aspects of urban and rural road technology. The two-volume set covers the procedures involved in the construction of roads and offers insights into road operating environments that include driver behaviour, traffic flow, and lighting and maintenance.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-90-5699-159-3 (9789056991593)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Book
10/1991
1st Edition
Gordon & Breach Science Publishers Ltd
€254.04
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Content
1. History of Roads 2. The Management of Roads 3. Road Needs 4. Road Location 5. Residential Streets 6. Pavement Materials 7. Water in Pavements 8. Pavement Design 9. Bituminous Pavements 10. Drainage 11. Pavement Performance 12. Bridges 13. Driver Behaviour 14. Traffic Flow and Capacity Speeds 15. Road Geometry 16. Traffic Signs 17. Pavement Markings 18. Traffic Signals 19. Lighting 20. Combustion 21. Maintenance 22. Road Vehicles 23. Safety 24. Road User Costs and Charges 25. Road Transport 26. Transport Planning 27. Environmental Factors 28. Peripheral Technologies 29. Information Sources 30. Stabilisation 31. Intersections