The Motorway Achievement

Frontiers of Knowledge and Practice
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3197-5
Verlag: Emerald Publishing Limited

Buch, Englisch, 592 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 1474 g

Reihe: Motorway Achievement

The creation of the UK motorway network in the second half of the 20th century facilitated a dramatic improvement in the mobility of people and goods and contributed greatly to the prosperity we enjoy today. Frontiers of knowledge and practice, has been produced for the Motorway Archive Trust by a team under the overall direction of Professor Ron Bridle, former Chief Highway Engineer at the Department for Transport.This authoritative volume comprises eight chapters, each of which was compiled by a leading contributor to the motorway programme.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bridle, Ron

Porter, John

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Verkehrsingenieurwesen, Verkehrsplanung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Motorway programme: Planning and Engineering
The Introduction of Computers
Route Alignment and Road Geometry
Earthworks and Drainage
Structural Design of Pavements
The Development of Bridge Design Practice
Contracting to Build the Motorway
Motorway Communications and Control
Conversion of Historic unit to S.I
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
Index