Highway Engineering
International Edition
7th Edition
Published on 13. January 2004
Book
Hardback
680 pages
978-0-471-45258-4 (ISBN)
Description
Comprehensive book focusing solely on highway transportation. Contains treatment of highway administration and planning, evaluation, driver needs, geometric design, the nature of traffic flow and control, pavement design, and an extensive description of how highways are constructed and maintained.
* Offers the very latest AASHTO codes and guidelines for highway design, construction, and beautification.
* Dr. Wright is widely recognized as an expert in highway safety.
* Offers the very latest AASHTO codes and guidelines for highway design, construction, and beautification.
* Dr. Wright is widely recognized as an expert in highway safety.
More details
Edition
7., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 26.2 cm
Width: 18.3 cm
Weight
1247 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-45258-4 (9780471452584)
Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Paul H. Wright | Karen Dixon
Highway Engineering
Book
11/2003
7th Edition
Wiley
€205.00
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Content
Chapter 1. Introduction.Chapter 2. Highway Administration.Chapter 3. Transportation Planning.Chapter 4. Highway Evaluation.Chapter 5. Driver, Pedestrian, and Vehicle Characteristics.Chapter 6. Traffic Characteristics.Chapter 7. Geometric Design of Highways.Chapter 8. Roadside Design.Chapter 9. Intersections, Interchanges, and Parking Facilities.Chapter 10. Highway Mass Transit Facilities.Chapter 11. Traffic Engineering.Chapter 12. Drainage and Drainage Structures.Chapter 13. Surveys, Plans, and Estimates.Chapter 14. Contracts and Supervision.Chapter 15. Highway Materials.Chapter 16. Flexible Pavement Design.Chapter 17. Earthwork Operations and Equipment.Chapter 18. Bases, Subbases, and Low-Cost Surfaces.Chapter 19. High-Type Bitiminous Pavements.Chapter 20. Concrete Pavements.Chapter 21. Highway Maintenance and Rehabilitation.Appendix.Index.