IIIrd Congress, London, 1913.
Subtitle: Reports ... Communications ...
Contributors: Permanent International Association of Road Congresses.
Publisher: Société anonyme des imprimeries Oberthur
Published: 1913
Place of publication: [Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
Subjects: Roads -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Issued in 3 portfolios with title: Permanent International Association of Road Congresses. IIIrd Congress, London, 1913 ...
[Continued] Communications. 1st section: Construction and maintenance. 1. Improvements adopted since the second congress in machinery used in the construction and maintenance of macadamised roads. 2. Tests of materials used in the construction of macadamised roads. 3. Construction of waterbound macadamised roads. 4. Technical and economic study of the comparative advantages of different types of roads. 5. Various types of stone paving in use.
[Continued] 2d section: Traffic and administration. 6. Direction and distance sign posts. 7. Development since the second congress of self-propelled public service vehicles. 8. Qualification of engineers and surveyors in charge of the construction and maintenance of roads. 9. Statistics of cost of construction and maintenance. 10. Terminology adopted or to be adopted in each country relating to road construction and maintenance.
With its: Reports. 1st section, 3d question (whole no. 22)
Table of contents: title: Reports 1-67: Questions (including nine supplementary numbers, 12bis, 19bis, 28bis, 28ter, 35bis, 42bis, 46bis, 53bis, 60bis) 76 pamphlets. Reports 68-123: Communications (including eight supplementary numbers, 68bis, 80bis, 84bis, 93bis, 96bis, 97bis, 120bis, 120ter) 64 pamphlets. (Library of Congress set lacks no. 60bis, no. 73 and no. 109); title: Questions. 1st section: Construction and maintenance. 1. Planning of new streets and roads. 2. Types of surfacing to be adopted on bridges, viaducts, etc. 3. Construction of macadamised roads bound with tarry, bituminous, or asphaltic materials. 4. Wood paving. 2d section: Traffic and administration. 5. Methods of lighting public highways and vehicles. 6. Observations noted since 1908 as to the various causes of wear and of deterioration of roadways. 7. Regulations for fast and slow traffic on roads. 8. Authorities in charge of the construction and maintenance of roads. Functions of central authorities and local authorities. 9. Finance of the construction and upkeep of roads. Provision of revenues.