ABSTRACT

Roadwork: Theory and Practice, now in its sixth edition, gives the essential information needed by every road worker, highway technician, incorporated, graduate or chartered engineer, not only by explaining the theory of road construction and its associated activities, but by illustrating its application with practical working methods that are in use in everyday engineering practice. As such, it successfully bridges the gap so often found between civil engineering theory and the day-to-day work of a highways engineer.

The authors have drawn from a lifetime of experience in the construction industry and included current design and construction practices.

chapter Chapter 1|10 pages

Highway development

chapter Chapter 2|34 pages

Maps, drawings and surveying

chapter Chapter 3|12 pages

Earthworks

chapter Chapter 4|34 pages

Drainage

chapter Chapter 5|26 pages

Flexible and composite pavement

chapter Chapter 6|18 pages

Rigid pavements

chapter Chapter 7|20 pages

Kerbing, footways and paved areas

chapter Chapter 8|14 pages

Ancillary construction work

chapter Chapter 9|24 pages

Safety at work

chapter Chapter 10|26 pages

Materials and testing

chapter Chapter 11|22 pages

Highway plant

chapter Chapter 12|30 pages

Street furniture

chapter Chapter 13|16 pages

Bridgeworks: construction and maintenance

chapter Chapter 14|26 pages

Highway maintenance

chapter Chapter 15|14 pages

New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

chapter Chapter 16|12 pages

Site organization

chapter |2 pages

Answers to revision questions

chapter |2 pages

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