• INVESTIGATION INTO ASCERTAIN THE CAUSES OF FAILURE AND PRESENT TRAFFIC CAPACITY OF HIGHWAYS


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The essence of this project work is to look into the causes of highway failure and the different types of failure which are presented along the Eliozu - New Airport road in Obio/Akpor L.G.A in River state, taken as a case study. Some factors identify as being responsible for the failure of the chosen road section includes, poor sub grade soil with questionable material. Ground water study is carried out, which give insight to it effect to the failure of the flexible pavement, lack of drainage facilities, improper pavement design, poor compaction and traffic volume increase and lack of maintena ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTIONIn construction of highway, generally the roads are not designed to last forever. It is been designed to serve some purpose for a specific time. As it can be seen in engineering work, the life span of a road is always an important factor that must be taken into consideration as one of the criteria for the construction. This really depends on the factors like construction procedure and consideration, the soil water relationship, quality of workmanship during the construction and the type of maintenance culture adopted.Many roads (Highway mostly) are seen ... Continue Reading