Roadwork - Tapa dura

A work on road construction, this book begins with the history of road building and goes on to cover surveying, earthworks, drainage, flexible and rigid pavements, kerbing, ancillary construction work, materials and testing, highway plant, bridgework and site maintenance. The book, which relates theory to practice, is aimed at students taking City and Guild courses in roadwork construction, those studying Business and Technical Education Council courses in civil engineering and technicians and engineers preparing for interviews to meet the requirements of professional institutions or the Engineering Council.