Highway engineering : planning, design, and operations / created by Daniel J. Findley, Christopher M. Cunningham, Thomas H. Brown, Lorraine M. Cahill, Guangchuan Yan and Leta F. Huntsinger

By:

Findley, Daniel J [author]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2022Edition: Second editionDescription: xi, 725 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780128221853

Subject(s):

Highway engineering

LOC classification:

TE145 HIG

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. Transportation Systems Planning 3. Horizontal and Vertical Alignment 4. Highway Geometric Design 5. Traffic Operations 6. Traffic Safety 7. Geotechnical Engineering 8. Structures 9. Hydraulics

Summary: Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations, Second Edition, presents a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts, including project development and the relationship between planning, operations, safety and highway types. The book includes important topics such as corridor selection and traverses, horizontal and vertical alignment, design controls, basic roadway design, cross section elements, intersection and interchange design, and the integration of new vehicle technologies and trends. It also presents end of chapter exercises to further aid understanding and learning. This edition has been fully updated with the current design policies and reference manuals essential for highway, transportation, and civil engineers who are required to work to these standards

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Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations, Second Edition, presents a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts, including project development and the relationship between planning, operations, safety and highway types. The book includes important topics such as corridor selection and traverses, horizontal and vertical alignment, design controls, basic roadway design, cross section elements, intersection and interchange design, and the integration of new vehicle technologies and trends. It also presents end of chapter exercises to further aid understanding and learning. This edition has been fully updated with the current design policies and reference manuals essential for highway, transportation, and civil engineers who are required to work to these standards

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