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This reference book communicates the basic theoretical knowledge, the practical requirements and experience for designing, mapping, calculating and checking roads and the planning process overall - and at the same time reveals important development trends. The book is guided by the current rules and regulations in Germany, it universalizes this knowledge and also integrates important current research results in road design processes. In order to restrict the scope of the book, it only deals with the theoretical principles and knowledge, and the practical experience for designing rural roads, i.e. the special features of urban roads are not mentioned here. This clear separation primarily results from the different principles and rules and regulations. The terms, definitions, abbreviations and formula symbols are based on German usage, but can be transferred to an international framework without any difficulties. The work is particularly designed to be a course book for students of road design. As a reference book, it supports the ongoing training process for road transportation engineers in planning offices and public bodies.Any specialist working in the transportation sector can use it as a reference book.

Table of Contents:
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview; General Matters; Subdisciplines; Road planning; Road design; Road building; Road operations; Rules and Regulations; Historical Developments; Introduction; Antiquity; The Middle Ages; The modern era; Questions Chapter 2 Classification and Standardization Classes of Roads; Road Categorization; Function of the road; Category groups; Connecting function level; Road category; Questions Chapter 3 Driver - Vehicle - Road Interaction Driving Area;Absorbing Information; Basic assumptions; Properties of the human eye; Classification of the driving area; Visual behavior; Proprioception; Drivers' Ability to React; Questions Chapter 4 Vehicle Kinematics and Dynamics Introduction; Vehicle Kinematics; Equations of motion; Braking path; Vehicle Dynamics; Driving resistance; Vehicle-road adhesion; Vehicle motion; Cornering; Questions Chapter 5 Speed Terminology Overview; Design Speed ve; Speed v85; Average Assessment Speed vB; Actual Cruising Speed vR; Intersection Speed vK; Questions Chapter 6 Sight Distances Principles; Meteorological Sight Distance; Physiological and Psychological Perception of Sight Distance; Geometrical Sight Distances; Overview; Stopping sight distance; Passing sight distance; Existing Sight Distances; Questions Chapter 7 Alignment Principles; Design Elements on the Horizontal Projection; Review; Straights; Circular arcs principles; Transition curve principles; The clothoid as a standard transition curve; Horizontal alignment curves; Combined curves; Apex clothoids; Inflection lines principles; Egg-shaped line principles; Calculation examples (Weise, Kuhn, et al., 1980); Design Elements on the Vertical Projection; General issues; Gradients on roads; Quadratic parabolas; Example: calculations on the vertical projection (Weise, Kuhn, et al., 1980); Three-Dimensional Alignment; General issues; Rules, guidelines, and criteria; Checking methodology using quantitative parameters and qualitative criteria; Checking procedures; Example; Questions Chapter 8 Cross Section Constituent Parts; Terms; Determining Factors and Principles; Elements; Standard Cross Sections; Selecting a Standard Cross Section; Working stages; Example; Footpaths and Cycle Paths; Shoulders; Developing the Cross Section; Camber of Cross Section Elements; General matters; Camber in straights; Camber in circular arcs; Diagonal Gradient; Raised and Lowered Edges of Roads and Torsion; Summary; Questions Chapter 9 Intersections Principles; Traffic Procedures and Conflict Points; Speeds at Intersections; Intersection Intervals; At-Grade Intersections; Basic forms; Small roundabouts; Graded Interchanges; Planning principles; Linking ramps; Intersection areas; Intersection solutions; Questions Chapter 10 Road Design Procedures Basic Principles; Process; The area under examination; The area of little conflict; Examining options; Route design methods; Preliminary graphical draft with a flexible rod; Comparing options; Questions Chapter 11 Visualization Theoretical Principles; Preface; Perspective; Definition; Central perspective; Model assumptions; Degree of detail; Computer Visualization; Process; Kinds of images; Visualization Techniques; Introduction; Amount of data; Development Stages; Freehand sketches; Physical models; Manually generated perspective images; Computer-generated perspective images; Animations; Real-time visualization; Fields of Application; Review; Project presentation; Approval procedures; Design checks; Results; Immersive Images; Software Systems; Review; Add-ons to standard CAD programs; Road design programs with a visualization module; Separate visualization programs; Questions Chapter 12 New Types of Model Projections Preliminary Remarks; The Mathematical Model of the Flexible Rod Line; Problems; Polynomial interpolation; Spline interpolation; Generalized spline functions; Conclusions; Parameters for the route characteristic; Preliminary remarks; Curvature, bendiness and parameters derived from this; Bendiness and parameters derived from this; Specific route parameters (SP); Fluidity criterion (FL); Curves with similar radii; Results of experiments; "DITRA" Dialogue Routing Program System; Preliminary remarks; Model projection; Curvature graph; Explanations of the design methodology; Example; Summary and conclusions; Three-Dimensional Design Approach; The problem; Review of developments; Mathematical model projections; Axis calculation with three-dimensional elements; Summary and conclusions; Questions


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781845640972
  • Publisher: WIT Press
  • Publisher Imprint: WIT Press
  • Height: 230 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1845640977
  • Publisher Date: 31 Oct 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 155 mm


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