Soil and Rock Construction Materials
eBook - ePub

Soil and Rock Construction Materials

  1. 416 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Soil and Rock Construction Materials

About this book

An introduction to the investigation, extraction, processing and specification of natural soil and rock materials, with an emphasis on why particular material properties are sought and how they may be modified.The book covers the full range of soil and rock construction materials including crushed stone, sand and gravel, natural and prepared roadbase, earth fill and rock fill, heavy clays, armour stone and dimension stone.

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. PREFACE
  5. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO SOIL AND ROCK MATERIALS
  6. CHAPTER 2: HARD ROCK MATERIALS
  7. CHAPTER 3: SAND AND GRAVEL
  8. CHAPTER 4: NATURAL PAVEMENT MATERIALS
  9. CHAPTER 5: BLASTING AND CRUSHING
  10. CHAPTER 6: SIZING AND PROCESSING
  11. CHAPTER 7: AGGREGATE AND ROADBASE TESTING
  12. CHAPTER 8: CONCRETE MATERIALS AND MIX DESIGN
  13. CHAPTER 9: ASPHALT AND BITUMINOUS SURFACING
  14. CHAPTER 10: EARTHFILL AND COMPACTION
  15. CHAPTER 11: PAVEMENT MATERIALS AND DESIGN
  16. CHAPTER 12: ROCKFILL AND BALLAST
  17. CHAPTER 13: WAVE PROTECTION STONE
  18. CHAPTER 14: DIMENSION STONE
  19. CHAPTER 15: LIMESTONE AND CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS
  20. CHAPTER 16: BRICK CLAYS
  21. CHAPTER 17: WASTE, BY-PRODUCT AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
  22. CHAPTER 18: STABILIZATION AND PAVEMENT RENOVATION
  23. CHAPTER 19: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
  24. CHAPTER 20: BLAST MONITORING AND CONTROL
  25. CHAPTER 21: QUARRY RECLAMATION

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