A key link in rural transportation systems in developing countries are low volume roads--roads which generally carry only 5-10 vehicles per day and seldom as many as 400. This document is one in a series of compendiums designed to improve the access of LDC and donor agency road planners to significant literature on various aspects of low volume road technology. The eight texts selected for inclusion in this compendium focus on the investigation and development of material resources, within LDC's, that would be used in the construction of such roads. Topics covered by the texts include the basic requirements for and comparisons of various soil classification systems, the evaluation of soil patterns, including the use of aerial photography and remote sensing, methods for materials inventory, and technologies for development of materials deposits.
Transportation Technology Support for Developing Countries. Compendium 6: Investigation and Development of Materials Resources
1979
249 pages
Report
No indication
English
Highway Engineering , Soil & Rock Mechanics , Highway planning , Construction materials , Developing countries , Soil classification , Aerial photography , Remote sensing , Soil science , Natural resources , Terrain , South Africa , Subsurface investigations , Mines(Excavations) , Rural transportation
Urban Transportation Development in the Developing Countries
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1993
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