Highway engineering

Following are the 8 basic requirements of an ideal highway alignment:   1. Short The alignment should be short to make […]

The Lucknow Road Plane (1981-2001):-
Earlier two road development plans led to two shortcomings:
(i) 1st two plans were not conceived to meet the needs of freight & passenger movement by road.
(ii) The plans were not part of the total transportation plan for the country.

Ribbon Development The constructional development, occurring on the side of a road in the form of shops, hotels, or other

Average Daily Traffic(ADT) It is the average 24-hour volume at a given location for some period of time less than

What is Super Elevation? When a vehicle is moving on a curved path it is subject to an outward force

What is Gradient? The rate of rise or fall along the length of the road with respect to the horizontal

The following 4 types of camber are generally provided to the road surface.
1. Composite camber.
2. Sloped or Straight camber.
3. Two straight line camber.
4. Barrel camber.

Camber Or Cross Fall Or Cross Slope The convexity provided to the road surface in the transverse direction, to drain

Design Speed The maximum safe speed of vehicles assumed for a geometrical design of a highway is known as design