The 13 papers of this proceedings were first presented at the September 2003 Biennial Symposium on Transportation Geotechnics, held at The Nottingham Trent U. School of Property and Construction and organized by the East Midland Geotechnical Group. Mixing papers on railroads and roadways, the volume is divided into the themes of geotechnical design and construction, management and specifications, and sustainability. A keynote paper is included, on soil mechanics for pavement engineers by Stephen F. Brown of the U. of Nottingham. Other topics include long-term settling of piles due to repetitive loading from trains, large section jacked box tunnels, and hydraulically bound soil for road foundations. Distributed in the U.S. by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
