Relevance Of Road To Life And Its Activities

Title Page
Latter Of Transmittal
Approval Page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
1.1 General Introduction
1.2 Reconnaissance survey
1.3 Geometric design
1.4 Factors influencing the choice of station
1.5 Factors which favour the selection of route or road alignment.
1.6 Aim and objective of the project
1.7 Scope of the project.

CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Brief description of the theodolite
2.2 Theoddolite traversing
2.3 Procedure for traversing
2.4 Traversing instruments
2.5 Conversion to whole circle bearing

CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Levelling
3.2 Longitudinal sections or profiles
3.3 Cross section
3.4 The need for sections
3.5 The purpose, uses and importance of leveling.
3.6 Instrument used in leveling
3.7 Terminologies used in leveling
3.8 Levelling procedure
3.9 Earth work computation
3.10 Volume computation

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Collection of samples
4.2 Laboratory soil test
4.3 Type of laboratory test carried out
4.4 Compaction test
4.5 California bearing ratio test
4.6 Computation of CBR test result
4.7 Mechanical analysis
4.8 Atterberg limit test
4.9 Liquid limit test
4.10 Plastic limit test
4.11 Pavement design
4.12 Function of the components of a flexible road pavement.
4.13 Group index method of pavement design
4.14 Design data using CBR method.

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Curves
5.2 Factors affecting the design of curves
5.3 Types of curves
5.4 Advantages of transition curves
5.5 Super elevation
5.6 Design of the horizontal curve
5.7 Criterial for the choice of the formation line.
5.8 Vertical curves
5.9 Stages of work in the actual road construction
5.10 Equipment used for the actual road construction
5.11 Recommendation
5.12 Conclusion.