Fundamentals of road design / W. Kuhn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kühn, W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roads--Design and destruction.

Roads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Place of Publication:

Billerica, Mass. : WIT Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fundamentals of Road Design fills a gap in the existing literature, as there is currently no text that addresses the fundamental geometric concepts of urban and rural road design. Traffic behavior has changed significantly over the last two decades warranting newer methods for road design. Yet unlike the advances made in building, ship and aircraft design, road design is still carried out much as it was more than fifty years ago.

Contents:

Cover; Fundamentals of Road Design; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 General Matters; 1.3 Subdisciplines; 1.4 Rules and Regulations; 1.5 Historical Developments; 1.6 Questions; Chapter 2: Classification and Standardization; 2.1 Classes of Roads; 2.2 Road Categorization; 2.3 Questions; Chapter 3: Driver - Vehicle - Road Interaction; 3.1 Driving Area; 3.2 Absorbing Information; 3.3 Drivers' Ability to React; 3.4 Questions; Chapter 4: Vehicle Kinematics and Dynamics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Vehicle Kinematics; 4.3 Vehicle Dynamics; 4.4 Questions

Chapter 5: Speed Terminology5.1 Overview; 5.2 Design Speed ve; 5.3 Speed v85; 5.4 Average Assessment Speed vB; 5.5 Actual Cruising Speed vR; 5.6 Intersection Speed vK; 5.7 Questions; Chapter 6: Sight Distances; 6.1 Principles; 6.2 Meteorological Sight Distance; 6.3 Physiological and Psychological Perception of Sight Distance; 6.4 Geometrical Sight Distances; 6.5 Existing Sight Distances; 6.6 Questions; Chapter 7: Alignment; 7.1 Principles; 7.2 Design Elements on the Horizontal Projection; 7.3 Design Elements on the Vertical Projection; 7.4 Three-Dimensional Alignment; 7.5 Questions

Chapter 8: Cross Section8.1 Constituent Parts; 8.2 Terms; 8.3 Determining Factors and Principles; 8.4 Elements; 8.5 Standard Cross Sections; 8.6 Selecting a Standard Cross Section; 8.7 Footpaths and Cycle Paths; 8.8 Shoulders; 8.9 Developing the Cross Section; 8.10 Camber of Cross Section Elements; 8.11 Diagonal Gradient; 8.12 Raised and Lowered Edges of Roads and Torsion; 8.13 Questions; Chapter 9: Intersections; 9.1 Principles; 9.2 Traffic Procedures and Conflict Points; 9.3 Speeds at Intersections; 9.4 Intersection Intervals; 9.5 At-Grade Intersections; 9.6 Graded Interchanges

9.7 QuestionsChapter 10: Road Design Procedures; 10.1 Basic Principles; 10.2 Process; 10.3 Questions; Chapter 11: Visualization; 11.1 Theoretical Principles; 11.2 Perspective; 11.3 Computer Visualization; 11.4 Visualization Techniques; 11.5 Development Stages; 11.6 Fields of Application; 11.7 Immersive Images; 11.8 Software Systems; 11.9 Questions; Chapter 12: New Types of Model Projections; 12.1 Preliminary Remarks; 12.2 The Mathematical Model of the Flexible Rod Line; 12.3 Parameters for the route characteristic; 12.4 "DITRA" Dialogue Routing Program System

12.5 Three-Dimensional Design Approach12.6 Questions; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-84564-336-4

1-299-19038-3

OCLC:

829460282