Cost-Effective Upgrading of Gravel Roads Using Naturally Available Materials with Anionic New-Age Modified Emulsion (Nme) Stabilisation

by Wynand J VDM Steyn and Gerrit J Jordaan

A reliable road network is a pre-requisite for economic development. However, the provision of all-weather transportation infrastructure (roads) in developing areas, using traditional design approaches, currently comes at a considerable cost. The construction of a low-volume two lane road in rural and urban areas in Africa may vary from about US$ 500 000/km (2018) in more developed areas, to US$ 1.2 million/km rural areas, to more in remote areas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0620914157
• ISBN13: 9780620914154
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Department of Civil Engineering, University o
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"