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portada Paving our Ways
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
314
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9780367520809
Edition No.
1

Paving our Ways

Maxwell Lay; John Metcalf; Kieran Sharp (Author) · Crc Press · Hardcover

Paving our Ways - Maxwell Lay; John Metcalf; Kieran Sharp

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Synopsis "Paving our Ways "

Paving Our Ways covers the international history of road paving in an interesting, readable and technically accurate way. It provides an overview of the associated technologies in a historical context. It examines the earliest pavements in Egypt and Mesopotamia and then moves to North Africa, Crete, Greece and Italy, before a review of pavements used by the Romans in their magnificent road system. After its empire collapsed, Roman pavements fell into ruin. The slow recovery of pavements in Europe began in France and then in England. The work of Trésaguet, Telford and McAdam is examined. Asphalt and concrete slowly improved as paving materials in the second part of the 19th century.　Major advances occurred in the 20th century with the availability of powerful machinery, pneumatic tyres and bitumen. The advances needed to bring pavements to their current development are explored, as are the tools for financing, constructing, managing and maintaining pavements. The book should appeal to those interested in road paving, and in the history of engineering and transport. It can also serve as a text for courses in engineering history.

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