Design and Environmental Maintenance of Highways in Desert Areas

Author: Peng Shigu
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Publish Date: 2004-09-26
Features: This book is a comprehensive monograph dedicated to the technology of road construction in desert areas. It covers topics such as an introduction to deserts, the hazards of wind and sand to highways, desert highway design, construction techniques and quality control for desert highways, the design and construction of highway sand hazard prevention projects, desert highway maintenance, and environmental protection for desert highways. The book systematically documents the latest achievements and valuable experiences in highway research, route surveying, subgrade and pavement design and construction, sand prevention engineering design and construction, desert highway maintenance, and environmental protection in China's desert regions since the founding of the country, especially in the past 20 years. This book is suitable for professionals in highway research, surveying, construction, maintenance, and environmental protection, as well as for students and faculty in highway-related disciplines at colleges and universities.