3.0 Highway Design Data Flashcards
topography might not dictate location much, but it can still create challenges for certain design aspects like _________________.
drainage and managing different grades
concerned with gathering of pertinent data for more effective highway planning, design, construction and operation.
HIGHWAY LOCATION
Various stages of engineering surveys:
- Map study / Office Projection (provisional alignment identification)
- Reconnaissance survey
- Preliminary survey
- Utility Service Records
- Final Location Survey
- If the topographic map of that area is available, alternative routes can be recommended in the office.
- NAMRIA - National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
- The probable alignment can be located on the map from the following details available on the map
- Avoiding valleys, ponds, or lake
- Avoiding bend of river
- If road has to cross a row of hills, possibility of crossing through mountain pass
- Map study gives a rough guidance of the routes to be further surveyed in the field.
MAP STUDY / OFFICE PROJECTION
NAMRIA -
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
______________ are explored to find the most cost-effective alignment without requiring extensive surveys.
Multiple route options
___________ approach to identify the optimal route considering factors like alignment, grades, sight distances, and compensation.
trial and error
Constraints such as ______, ______, and _________ are taken into account during this process.
curves, slopes, and ensuring good visibility
- To confirm features indicated on the map.
- To examine the general character of the area in the field for deciding the most feasible routes for detailed studies.
- A survey party may inspect the proposed alternative routes of the map in the field with very simple instruments like an Abney level, tangent clinometer, barometer, etc.
- To collect additional details from alternative routes during this survey:
- Valleys, ponds, lakes, marshy land, hills, permanent structures, and other obstructions
- Value of gradient, length of gradient, and radius of curve.
RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY
Details to be collected from alternative routes during this survey are
- Number and type of cross drainage structures
- High flood level (HFL)
- Soil characteristics
- Geological features
- Source of construction materials (stone quarries, water sources, etc.)
The location of a highway when crossing a stream is important for several reasons.
Proposed Sites for Stream Crossings
survey party carries out surveys using the required field equipment, taking measurement, collecting topographical and other data and carrying out soil survey.
Conventional approach
by aerial survey taking the required aerial photographs for obtaining the necessary topographic and other maps including details of soil and geology.
Modern rapid approach
- _____________ involves circular curves, transition curves, and tangents.
- It aims to ensure safe and uninterrupted travel at a consistent speed for extended road segments.
- Design considerations include safety, functional classification, desired speed, topography, vertical alignment, construction cost, cultural development, and aesthetics.
- Properly balancing these factors results in an alignment that is both safe and cost-effective, while also harmonizing with the land’s natural contour.
Horizontal alignment
a circular curve is an arc with a single constant radius connecting two tangents. The most common type of curve used in a horizontal alignment.
Simple Curve
composed of two or more adjoining circular arcs of different radii. The centers of the arcs of the compound curves are located on the same side of the alignment.
Compound Curve
the combination of a short length of tangent between two circular curves.
Broken-Back Curve
consists of two adjoining circular arcs with the arc centers located on opposite sides of the alignment.
Reverse Curve
- ___________ comprises gradients connected by vertical curves.
- Design controls involve safety, topography, functional classification, design speed, horizontal alignment, construction cost, cultural development, drainage, vehicular characteristics, and aesthetics.
- “_____________,” “profile grade,” and “grade line” are interchangeable terms.
Vertical alignment
three common terrain classifications
- level or flat
- Rolling
- mountainous
- Utilities required for a project depend on its location and could involve:
- Sanitary sewers
- Water supply lines
- Oil, gas, and petroleum pipelines
- Overhead and underground power and communication lines, including fiber optic cables
- Cable television lines
- Wireless communication towers
- Drainage and irrigation lines
- Special tunnels for building connections
UTILITY SERVICE RECORD
Consulting utility service providers and obtaining records for all services in a project area, including their precise locations and depths, brings benefits to both highway agencies and utilities:
- Avoidance of unnecessary utility relocations
- Reduction of unexpected conflicts with utilities
- Enhancement of safety
The alignment finalized at the design office after the preliminary survey is to be first located on the field by establishing the center line.
FINAL LOCATION SURVEY
- Transferring the alignment onto the ground.
- This is done by transit theodolite.
- Major and minor control points are established on the ground, and center pegs are driven, checking the geometric design requirements.
- Center line stacks are driven at suitable intervals, such as 50 m in plain and rolling terrains, and 20 m in hilly terrain.
LOCATION SURVEY
- Temporary bench marks are fixed at intervals of about 250 m and at all drainage and underpass structures.
- Earthwork calculations and drainage details are to be worked out from the level books.
- Cross-sectional levels are taken at intervals of 50-100 m in plain terrain, 50-75 m in rolling terrain, 50 m in built-up areas, and 20 m in hilly terrain.
- A detailed soil survey is to be carried out.
- CBR value of the soils along the alignment may be determined for the design of pavement.
- The data collected during the detailed survey should be elaborate and complete for preparing detailed plans, designs, and estimates of the project.
DETAILED SURVEY
should show the proposed and existing roads, and important places to be connected. The size of the plan in general should not exceed 22 x 20 cm. Scale of the map is chosen suitably according to the length of road/highway.
Key map
should show the general topography of the area or site. Details are represented using symbols. Index map should also be of suitable scale with size 32 x 20 cm.
Index map
are plans showing details of various alternate alignments and all information collected should be drawn to a suitable scale of 10 cm = 1 km to 25 cm = 1 km.
Preliminary survey plans
Shows the ground plan with alignment and the boundaries. It shows contours at intervals of 1 to 2 meters in plain terrain and 3 to 6 meters in hilly terrain, showing all details including existing structures. Scale of 1/2400 or 1/1200 is suitable for detailed plans. Size of drawing may be 60 x 42 cm approximately.
Detailed plan
should be drawn to the same horizontal scale of the ground as in detailed plan. Vertical scale may be enlarged 10 times of the longitudinal scale. The longitudinal section should show details such as datum line, existing ground surface, and vertical profile of the proposed road and position of drainage crossings.
Longitudinal sections
are generally drawn to natural scale of 1 cm = 2.0 to 2.5 meter. It should be drawn every 100 meter or where there are abrupt changes in level. In hill roads, the cross-section should be drawn at closer intervals. The cross-section drawing should extend at least up to the proposed right of way. The cross-section number, the reduced distances, and the area of filling or cutting (or both) should be shown on cross-section drawing.
Detailed cross-section
are usually prepared from the survey drawings for land acquisition details. These plans show all general details such as buildings, wells, nature of gradients, and other details required for assessing the values. The scale may be 1 cm = 40 meters or less.
Land acquisition plans
are usually drawn to scale of 1 cm = 1 meter. For details of any complicated portion of the structure, enlarged scales up to 8 cm = 1 meter or up to half full size may be employed. However, the size of drawing should not exceed the standard size. Cross-section of streams should be to a scale of not less than 1 cm = 10 meters.
Drawings of cross-drainage
should be prepared showing all details of pavement, shoulders, islands, etc. to proper scale.
Drawing of road intersections