Construction and Management of Highway Construction and Testing Laboratories

Author: Jin Tao, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is one of the planned teaching materials for vocational and technical colleges in transportation and civil engineering across the country. It consists of six chapters, primarily introducing the organizational structure of laboratories, laboratory setup, construction of field laboratories, purchase and rational layout of instruments and equipment, formulation of laboratory management systems, management of laboratory instruments and equipment, management of laboratory archives and data, as well as the essential qualities and leadership skills that laboratory managers should possess. Each chapter is preceded by learning objectives and followed by review questions. At the end of the book, a teaching syllabus is provided for reference by instructors. This book can serve as teaching material for road and bridge, supervision, and testing majors, as well as a reference for students and professionals in related fields of transportation and civil engineering, including those involved in road and bridge engineering.