Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries And Food:

The Road of Local Material. Fixed Equipment of the Farm Leaflet No. 12.

London, H.M.S.O., 1958 Stapled pbk leaflet, Good, white, no wraps, stamped 'For Official Use Only' to front, neat name to top corner of upper title pge, staples a little rusted, shallow brown stain to rear top edge approx 3" long, pge 7-10 loose, some blue biro lines to margins of some sections, do not detract from text, pp15. Addressing: The Soil's Part in Road-making; Drainage; Compaction; Materials - Natural Aggregates, Mining Debris, Chalk, Flints, Gravel, Sand; Materials - Artificial Aggregates, Slag, Clinker and Cinders, Builder's Rubble; Bituminous Materials - Application, Bitumen and Tar, Coated Macadam and Asphalt, Suitability for Farm Roads; Quality of Materials; Delivery of Materials; Structural Parts - Their Functions and Construction - Road bed and Formation, Sub-base, Base, Surfacing or Wearing Course, Thickness of Layers, Stage Construction, Extra Strenght for Extra Wear; Maintenace and Repair etc...

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Book number: 15067

Catalogue: Infrastructure

Keywords: road making materials soil drainage compaction width materials natural aggregates stone mining debris chalk flints gravel sand maintenance repair resurfacing surface dressing artificial aggregates