Wolhuter Geometric Design of Roads Handbook

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-8872-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 626 Seiten

Geometric design covers the design of the visible elements of the road. This book provides background material for the designer including statistics, traffic flow theory, economic and utility analysis, systems analysis, hydraulics and drainage, capacity analysis, coordinate calculation, environmental issues and public transport. The book takes a human factors approach to design, drawing on the concept of the ‘self-explaining road’. Changes in geometric design over the last few years have been dramatic and far-reaching and this book draws these together into a practical guide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolhuter, Keith M.

Wolhuter, Keith

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Verkehrsingenieurwesen, Verkehrsplanung
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Verkehrstechnologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part A Geometric design

What a geometric designer needs to know

Policies for planning and design

Road classification

Fundamental design considerations

Design controls

Horizontal alignment

Vertical alignment

Cross-section design

Aesthetics

Intersections

Freeway design

Interchanges

Unpaved roads

Road safety

Pedestrians and cyclists

Design for public transport

Part B Supporting disciplines

Project analysis

Transportation planning

Capacity analysis

Statistics

Traffic flow theory

Environmental issues

Hydrology and hydraulics

Coordinate calculation

Über Autor(innen)

Keith Wolhuter is a consultant at Aurecon and was formerly transport planning specialist at South Africa‘s National Treasury.