Alternative Materials in Road Construction
Title | Alternative Materials in Road Construction PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Thomas Sherwood |
Publisher | Thomas Telford |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9780727730312 |
With the landfill tax and the introduction of a tax on the use of primary aggregates, increasing financial pressure is now being exerted on highway engineers to provide the most economic alternatives to naturally-occurring roadmaking materials. Alternative materials in road construction: Second edition, provides practical guidance in the selection of substitute materials, including the economic and technical considerations of their use and advice on the benefits and pitfalls of each material. This fully revised second edition includes: Extensively re-written and updated sections on classification and sources Specifications of road making materials and environmental and economic considerations Enlarged sections on construction and demolition wastes to take account of the increasing concern at the depletion of natural resources and the much greater emphasis on recycling A new chapter on Government and EC Policy with respect to environmental damage and recycling Alternative materials in road construction: Second edition is divided into three parts. Part 1 discusses the demand and requirements of road making materials and the specifications that they have to meet if they are to give sa
Alternative Materials in Road Construction
Title | Alternative Materials in Road Construction PDF eBook |
Author | P.T. Sherwood |
Publisher | |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 1997 |
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Alternative Materials in Road Construction
Title | Alternative Materials in Road Construction PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 56 |
Release | 1992* |
Genre | Roads |
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Alternative Materials in Road Construction
Title | Alternative Materials in Road Construction PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Thomas Sherwood |
Publisher | Thomas Telford |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
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This text considers the extent to which waste materials and industrial by-products can be used in road construction projects in place of the natural materials traditionally used. It brings together a listing of all the available waste material products, and explores their potential as both technical and economical alternatives to natural materials.
Alternative Materials in Road Construction
Title | Alternative Materials in Road Construction PDF eBook |
Author | Department of the Environment, Dublin (IR). Environmental Research Unit |
Publisher | |
Pages | 81 |
Release | 1992 |
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Development of Alternative Materials for Road Construction
Title | Development of Alternative Materials for Road Construction PDF eBook |
Author | George F. Winter |
Publisher | |
Pages | 62 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Highway engineering |
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Enabling the Use of Alternative Materials in Road Construction
Title | Enabling the Use of Alternative Materials in Road Construction PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Clemente Mendonca Nunes |
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Pages | |
Release | 1997 |
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