This fully revised fourth edition of Max Lay’s well-established reference work covers all aspects of the technology of roads and road transport, and urban and rural road technology. It forms a comprehensive but accessible reference for all professionals and students interested in roads, road transport and the wide range of disciplines involved with roads.
International in scope, it begins with the preliminary construction procedures; from road planning policies and design considerations to the selection of materials and the building of roads and bridges. It then explores road operating environments that include driver behaviour, traffic flow, lighting and maintenance, and assesses the cost, economics, transport implications and environmental impact of road use.
It draws on Max Lay’s unparalleled consulting and operational experience in the financing, planning, design, construction, operation and management of roads in various countries. It forms an indispensable resource for transport planning, engineering, operations and economics.
Author(s): G Lay Maxwell, Maxwell G Lay
Publisher: Spon Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 942
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition......Page 8
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction......Page 10
CHAPTER TWO: Definitions......Page 12
CHAPTER THREE: History of Roads......Page 20
CHAPTER FOUR: The Management of Roads......Page 48
CHAPTER FIVE: The Management of Roads......Page 56
CHAPTER SIX: Road Location......Page 66
CHAPTER SEVEN: Residential Streets......Page 86
CHAPTER EIGHT: Pavement Materials......Page 106
CHAPTER NINE: Water in Pavements......Page 180
CHAPTER TEN: Stabilisation......Page 198
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Pavement Design......Page 210
CHAPTER TWELVE: Bituminous Pavements......Page 264
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Drainage......Page 304
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Pavement Performance......Page 316
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Bridges......Page 364
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Driver Behaviour......Page 386
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Traffic Flow and Capacity......Page 416
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Speeds......Page 462
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Road Geometry......Page 490
CHAPTER TWENTY: Intersections......Page 518
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Traffic Signs......Page 554
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Pavement Markings......Page 570
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Traffic Signals......Page 582
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Lighting......Page 618
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Construction......Page 634
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Maintenance......Page 658
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Road Vehicles......Page 674
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Safety......Page 712
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Road User Costs and Charges......Page 748
CHAPTER THIRTY: Road Transport......Page 772
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Transport Planning......Page 800
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: Environmental Factors......Page 828
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: Peripheral Technologies......Page 852
References......Page 878
Index......Page 892
