Soil and rock construction materials /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
E & FN Spon,
1998.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. Environmental aspects of quarrying, such as the use of waste materials, blast monitoring and pit reclamation, are studied in detail. New developments are discussed such. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 403 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780419214205 0419214208 9780203476574 0203476573 0203784812 9780203784815 0585448922 9780585448923 9781135816360 1135816360 9781135816315 113581631X 9781135816353 1135816352 |