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XIth World Road Congress - Rio de Janeiro 1959 - National Reports

Summary

Section 1. Design, Construction and Maintenance of Road and Runways

Question 1:
A) Base and sub-base courses.
B) General questions.

Question 2:
A) The Surface Courses in Roads and Runways of flexible construction.
B) Concrete slabs (roads and runways of rigid construction).

Question 3: Urban Roads

Question 4: Low cost Roads

Section 2. Roads in Relation to Traffic, Administration and Finance

Question 5:
A) The Road in relation to the needs of traffic.
B) Urban roads and traffic requirements.

Question 6: The Financing of road works and their economic justification
A) General.
B) Urban roads.


Section 1. Design, Construction and Maintenance of Road and Runways.

Question 1:

A) Base and sub-base courses.
B) General questions.


Question 2:

A) The Surface Courses in Roads and Runways of flexible construction.
B) Concrete slabs (roads and runways of rigid construction).


Question 3: Urban Roads.


Question 4: Low cost Roads.


Section 2. Roads in Relation to Traffic, Administration and Finance.

Question 5:

A) The Road in relation to the needs of traffic.
B) Urban roads and traffic requirements.


Question 6: The Financing of road works and their economic justification

A) General.
B) Urban roads.