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Visits three quarries to investigate the materials needed for road building, where they come from and how they are processed. Environmentally acceptable sources are becoming scarce, and new approaches to the...
Describes how the performance of paved roads in tropical and sub-tropical climates differs from that of similar structures in temperate climates. Illustrates the more common forms of road deterioration and...
Explains the research goal of the Strategic Highway Research Program, which is to select the best combination of materials and procedures for pavement maintenance, taking into consideration age, schedule,...
Shows various machines in action: pavement deflection data logging machine (deflectograph); SCRIM; falling weight deflectometer (FWD); mini texture meter (MTM); high-speed texture meter (HSTM); high-speed...
Illustrates the Transport and Road Research Laboratory’s programme of research on the design and assessment of vehicle safety barriers for use on Britain’s motorways and major roads. Shows various safety...
Describes the method of construction of embedded retaining walls and shows details of the field instrumentation work being undertaken as part of a major research investigation by the TRL’s Ground...
Filmed over an eight-year period this series documents the human and environmental story behind the construction of the M40 extension from Oxford to Birmingham, which began in 1987 for completion in 1992. It...
Construction of the first stage of the Renfrew motorway.
Shows how gabions can be used for a variety of structures in road and railway works.
The structural strength of the road is revealed by its deflection as measured by the deflection beam or the deflectograph. Both methods of measurement are described.
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