"Everything that sustains us - grown, mined, or drilled - begins
its journey to us on a low-volume road (Long)." Defined as roads
with traffic volumes of no more than 400 vehicles per day, they
have enormous impacts on economies, communication, and social
interaction. Low-volume roads comprise, at one end of the spectrum,
farm-to-market roads, roads in developing countries, northern
roads, roads on aboriginal lands and parklands; and at the other
end of the spectrum, heavy haul roads for mining, oil and gas, oil
sands extraction, and forestry. Low-Volume Road Engineering:
Design, Construction, and Maintenance gives an international
perspective to the engineering design of low-volume roads and their
construction and maintenance. It is a single reference drawing from
the dispersed literature. It lays out the basic principles of each
topic, from road location and geometric design, pavement design,
slope stability and erosion control, through construction to
maintenance, then refers the reader to more comprehensive treatment
elsewhere. Wherever possible, comparisons are made between the
standard specifications and practices existing in the US, Canada,
the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.Topics covered
include the following: Road classification, location, and geometric
design Pavement concepts, materials, and thickness design Drainage,
erosion and sediment control, and watercrossings Slope stability
Geosynthetics Road construction, maintenance, and maintenance
management Low-Volume Road Engineering: Design, Construction, and
Maintenance i s a valuable reference for engineers, planners,
designers and project managers in consulting firms, contracting
firms and NGOs. It also is an essential reference in support of
university courses on transportation engineering and planning, and
on mining, oil and gas, and forestry infrastructure.
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