HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING Flashcards
_________ involves the estimation of current and future traffic volumes on a road network.
Highway Planning
____________ is an engineering discipline branching from Civil Engineering that involves the planning, design, construct, operation, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and goods.
Highway Engineering
Importance of the road shall not be based on the the traffic demand l, and hence its type should fall under the no standard classification
False
Proposed road links should be a part of the planned road network for the state/nation.
True
These are very popular and costlier than all other types of roads. They ate not flexible, so they require less maintenance
Cement Concrete Road
It is the main roads that connect all major cities to the capital of the country
National Highway
These are built in such a way that heavy rain does not flood it causing trouble for passing vehicles
All-weather Road
Only a few vehicles are accessible to use this type of road
Motorways
The cost of constructing _______-cost roads are lower than the _______- cost roads and higher than the _______-cost roads
Medium-cost, high-cost, low-cost
What is the SESEC stands for?
Safe
Easy
Short
Economical
Comfort
_________ are those points through which the alignment should pass
Positive Obligatory Points
It is a factor controlling highway alignment, wherein geologically stable hill slopes must be considered while selecting the highway alignments
Geological condition
In this plane of the survey, the data and the routes which are acquired through the rough survey are further processed and surveyed in depth
Preliminary Surveys
What is Engineering surveys for highway alignment?
It involve conducting measurements and assessments to determine the optimal route for a highway
What is an example of linear road pattern?
Las Vegas Strip, Nevada USA
What type of road pattern is also known as block or rectangular pattern?
Grid
What type of road pattern is also known as minimum travel pattern?
Hexagonal
Which one is variation of radial road pattern?
Radial and circular pattern
This road pattern , also known as the star pattern, has roads emanated from a central focal area
Radial
What is an example of grid road pattern?
Manhattan, New York City
__________ refer to source of income which include various financial aspects such as the sources of funding, estimated revenue from taxes on vehicles, tolltax, and indirect benefiof raising the living standards of the people due to the proposed road network are considered
Financial studies
Theses include study of the topography, soil, road life and special problem, if any, relating to construction, draina, and maintenance.
Engineering Studies
In this, the option road length is calculated for area, based on the concept of obtaining maximum utility per unit length of road
Saturation System
The main objective of this initial phase of road development is to establish specific goals and prescriptions for road network development along with the more general location needs
Route Planning
