Causes of Planting of Trees on Road Sides and Method of Care of Trees
Causes of Planting of Trees on Road Side Planting of trees on roadsides is called road arboriculture. It is one […]
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Road Side Development and Arboriculture ||Highway Engineering||
Road Side Development and Arboriculture Roadside development deals with the development of aesthetic and pleasantness of road and the adjoining
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8 Requirements of an Ideal Highway Alignment
Following are the 8 basic requirements of an ideal highway alignment: 1. Short The alignment should be short to make
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The Lucknow Road Plan || Highway Engineering
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.
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The Bombay Road Plan || Highway Engineering
The Bombay Road Plan (1961-81): By the end of the Nagpur road plan, the length of roads imagined under it
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Disadvantages of Ribbon Development
Ribbon Development The constructional development, occurring on the side of a road in the form of shops, hotels, or other
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Average Daily Traffic & Annual Average Daily Traffic
Average Daily Traffic(ADT) It is the average 24-hour volume at a given location for some period of time less than
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Super Elevation
What is Super Elevation? When a vehicle is moving on a curved path it is subject to an outward force
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WHAT IS GRADIENT?
What is Gradient? The rate of rise or fall along the length of the road with respect to the horizontal
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4 Types Of Camber || Road Camber Types
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.