Handbook on Concrete Block Paving

• Main Author: Mampearachchi, Wasantha (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Engineering geology.; Engineering-Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Structural materials.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Building materials.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Structural Materials.; Building Construction and Design.; Building Materials.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of concrete block paving (CBP). Starting with the basics, such as the history, applications, advantages and limitations of CBP, it then discusses in detail the structural behavior, construction process, and design support conditions, covering topics like s...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Structural behaviour of concrete block paving
• Construction process
• concrete block paving Design
• Support condition
• Good practices in concrete block laying
• Maintenance of concrete block pavement.