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Highway Engineering

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A considerable amount of site investigation work is necessary to ensure that highway projects are satisfactorily located, designed and constructed. Soil surveys are concerned with the investigation of sub-surface materials, taking samples for laboratory soil testing and the preliminary examination and classification of soil types, sometimes coupled with in situ testing.

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  1. Ivor H. Seeley B.Sc., M.A., C.Eng., M.I.Mun.E., F.R.I.C.S., F.I.Q.S.
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Seeley, I.H. (1967). Highway Engineering. In: Municipal Engineering Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00534-5_3

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