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Title: Principles
of Transportation Engineering
Authors: Partha
Chakroborty and Animesh
Das
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Chapter-13 Highway Construction
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Introduction
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History
of Road Construction
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Tresaguet
pavement
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Telford
pavement
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McAdam
pavement
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Equipment
used in Highway Construction
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Earth
moving equipment
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Aggregate
spreaders
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Rollers
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Nuclear
gauge
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Road
brooms
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Sprayers
or binder distributors
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Paver
finisher
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Stages
of construction
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Pulverization
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Mixing
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Binder
spraying
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Rolling
and compaction
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Curing
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Seasonal
Limitations of Pavement Construction
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Earthwork
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Cleaning
and grubbing
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Excavation
for road and drain
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Embankment
construction
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Replacement
of weak soil
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Stabilization
of Soil
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Mechanical
soil stabilization
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Stabilization
with cementing additives and chemicals
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Thermal
stabilization
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Closing
remarks
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Bituminous
Pavement Construction
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Subgrade
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Granular
base/sub-base course
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Cemented
base/sub-base course
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Bituminous
sub-base
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Bituminous
binder course
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Bituminous
wearing course
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Interlayer
coats
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Closing
remarks
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Cement
Concrete Pavement Construction
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Subgrade
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Base/sub-base
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Concrete
surfacing
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Joints
in cement concrete pavement
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Related
Topics
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Emulsified
bituminous mix
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Precoating
of aggregates
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Recycling
of bituminous pavement
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Shoulder
construction