The Motorway Achievement: Frontiers of Knowledge and Practice (2) - Couverture rigide

Bridle, Ron; Porter, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0727731971 ISBN 13 : 9780727731975

Editeur : Thomas Telford Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

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. It opens with an overview of the role of the Department for Transport in directing the motorway programme. Following on from this, chapter 2 describes the crucial role of computers in facilitating the motorway programme. In chapter 3, analytical procedures used in the production of the overall alignment of new motorways to minimise construction cost and satisfy the geometric standards needed to provide a safe road system are examined. Earthworks and drainage, pavements and bridges, are discussed in chapters 4, 5 and 6, and in chapter 7 the view of contractors on construction of the motorways are presented. The final chapter of this informative book provides a review of traffic control and communication on the motorway system and concludes with a brief look to the future of motorways.

Taken together the chapters provide a set of contrasting first hand accounts of the creation of the motorway system, the problems encountered, the solutions adopted and the lessons learned for future motorway development.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Motorway Archive consists of a store of material distributed across various local record offices. It includes memorabilia, documents of the time, and the recollections of those involved in creating the UK s motorways. The collection constitutes the history of the Motorway Programme. The aims of the Archive Trust are educational and it is hoped to derive teaching packages from the archive material. The three volumes of The Motorway Achievement record the history and insights that have been gained from the material. Contents contain: The Motorway Achievement, Volume 1: Visualisation of the British motorway system: Policy and Administration: Visualising the system - insights into the history of Britain's motorway; the economic justification for and delivery of affordable motorways; orientation of motorways; resolving issues in the design and construction of motorways; the influence of science and technology within motorway policy; safety provision; administration; direction of policy towards the future and technical appendices. The Motorway Achievement, Volume

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thomas Telford Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0727731971
• ISBN 13: 9780727731975
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 592
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible