World Bank study of the substitution of labor and equipment in civil construction : report of first road demonstration project : World Bank study of the substitution of labor and equipment in civil construction (English)

The first road demonstration project consisted of advanced earthworks and pavement construction to provide a length of new road in mountainous country in Northwest India. Although the experiments were of too limited duration for definitive conclusions, it appears that well-planned labor-intensive methods can be as efficient as existing equipment-intensive methods in terms of financial cost. The results of innovations tried for pavement construction...

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World Bank;
Document Date
1975/08/31
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
UNN295
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India, World,
Region
South Asia, Other,
Disclosure Date
2017/12/16
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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World Bank study of the substitution of labor and equipment in civil construction
Keywords
pavement construction

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World Bank study of the substitution of labor and equipment in civil construction : report of first road demonstration project : World Bank study of the substitution of labor and equipment in civil construction (English). Technical Memorandum|no. 9 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/682071492635581148

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