Cover -- Half title page -- Copyright information -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF WORKS -- 1.1 Planning Framework -- 1.2 Key Features of a Plan -- 1.3 Road Selection -- 1.4 Selection Criteria -- 1.5 Design Standards -- 1.6 Technology Choice -- 1.7 Road Inventories -- 1.8 Planning and Estimating Works -- 1.9 The Design Process -- 1.10 Road Alignments -- 1.11 Quantity Surveying -- 1.12 Time Management Planning -- 1.13 Cost Estimating -- 1.14 Tendering Stage -- 1.15 Works Implementation -- CHAPTER 2. SURVEYING AND SETTING OUT -- 2.1 Selecting the Road Alignment -- 2.2 Tools for Surveying and Setting Out -- 2.3 Horizontal Alignment -- 2.4 Vertical Alignment -- 2.5 Setting Out Cross Sections -- CHAPTER 3. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT -- 3.1 Importance of Tools and Equipment -- 3.2 Quality of Tools -- 3.3 Characteristics of Suitable Hand Tools -- 3.4 Maintenance and Repair of Hand Tools -- 3.5 Construction Equipment -- 3.6 Maintenance of Equipment -- CHAPTER 4. CLEARING -- 4.1 Site Clearing -- 4.2 Bush Clearing -- 4.3 Tree and Stump Removal -- 4.4 Grubbing -- 4.5 Boulder Removal -- CHAPTER 5. EARTHWORKS -- 5.1 Definition -- 5.2 Construction Principles -- 5.3 Calculating Volumes -- 5.4 Organising the Excavating Works -- 5.5 Embankment Construction -- 5.6 Side Drain and Camber Construction -- 5.7 Transporting Materials -- 5.8 Rock Excavation -- 5.9 Slope Stabilisation -- CHAPTER 6. GABIONS -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Size and Specifications -- 6.3 Assembling the Cages -- 6.4 Common Layouts for Structures Using Gabions -- 6.5 Drainage Structures -- 6.6 Bank Protection -- CHAPTER 7. DRAINAGE -- 7.1 Overview -- 7.2 Road Surface Drainage -- 7.3 Side Drains -- 7.4 Mitre Drains -- 7.5 Scour Checks -- 7.6 Catch-water Drains (Cut-off Drains) -- 7.7 Culverts -- 7.8 Drifts -- 7.9 Vented Fords -- CHAPTER 8. CULVERTS.

8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Culvert Location -- 8.3 Setting Out -- 8.4 Setting Out Procedures -- 8.5 Construction Operations -- 8.6 Constructing Headwalls, Wing Walls and Aprons -- 8.7 Culvert Approaches -- 8.8 Concrete Pipe Manufacture -- 8.9 Corrugated Steel Pipes -- CHAPTER 9. PAVEMENT -- 9.1 Function and Composition of Road Pavements -- 9.2 Pavement Design -- 9.3 Pavement Types -- 9.4 Earth Roads -- 9.5 Gravel Roads -- 9.6 Soil Mixing -- 9.7 Chemically Stabilised Soils -- 9.8 Macadam Type Pavements -- 9.9 Biturninous Pavements -- 9.10 Surface Dressing -- 9.11 Otta Seals -- 9.12 Stone Pavements -- 9.13 Concrete Surfaces -- CHAPTER 10. SOIL MECHANICS -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Definitions -- 10.3 Distinguishing Soils -- 10.4 Simple Fields Tests -- 10.5 Soil Sampling -- 10.6 Laboratory Testing -- 10.7 Applying Compaction to Various Soil Types -- CHAPTER 11. COMPACTION -- 11.1 Purpose -- 11.2 Fundamentals of Compaction -- 11.3 Compaction Methods -- 11.4 Compaction Procedures -- 11.5 Quality Standards -- CHAPTER 12. CONCRETE WORKS -- 12.1 Basic Features -- 12.2 Materials and Storage -- 12.3 Proportion of the Components -- 12.4 Water to Cement Ratio -- 12.5 Mixing Concrete -- 12.6 Formwork -- 12.7 Transport of Concrete -- 12.8 Pouring Concrete -- 12.9 Curing -- 12.10 Quality Testing -- CHAPTER 13. SETTING UP AND ADMINISTERING A SITE -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Setting Up Camp -- 13.3 Quarries and Borrow Pits -- 13.4 Administratives and Financial Routines -- 13.5 Site Stores -- 13.6 Personnel Management -- 13.7 Site Meetings -- 13.8 Work Safety -- CHAPTER 14. WORK ORGANISATION -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Work Programming -- 14.3 Incentive Schemes -- 14.4 Setting Task Rates -- 14.5 Managing the Workforce -- 14.6 Organising Subcontractors -- 14.7 Traffic on Site -- CHAPTER 15. REPORTING AND CONTROL -- 15.1 Overview -- 15.2 Monitoring Works.

15.3 Drawings and Work Specifications -- 15.4 Inspection of Works -- 15.5 Quality Control -- 15.6 Quality Assurance -- 15.7 Measurement of Works -- 15.8 Records and Reports -- References -- Back cover.