Application and Maintenance of Highway Engineering Testing Instruments

Author: Zhang Cuiyu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is a recommended teaching material by the Teaching Guidance Committee of Transportation Vocational Education, organized and compiled by the Road and Bridge Engineering Professional Guidance Committee. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 covers Engineering Surveying and Testing Instruments, introducing the basic knowledge of maintenance and repair of measurement instruments, including the principles, usage, and maintenance of leveling instruments, optical theodolites, infrared distance measuring instruments, photoelectric theodolites, total stations, and the Global Positioning System (GPS). Part 2 covers Engineering Testing and Inspection Instruments, introducing the usage and maintenance of geotechnical material testing instruments, aggregate material testing instruments, hydraulic pressure machines, universal testing machines, cement testing instruments, asphalt and asphalt mixture testing instruments, roadbed and pavement quality testing instruments, tunnel engineering testing instruments, and an overview of new engineering testing instruments. Sections marked with ★ are optional content. This book is intended as a teaching material for highway engineering testing technology programs in higher vocational and technical colleges. It can also be used for teaching purposes in related fields, or as a textbook for continuing education and vocational training in relevant disciplines.