Module 1: Part 2 Flashcards
This is the branch of civil engineering that deals with the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of highway systems, streets, roads, bridges, as well as parking facilities.
Highway Engineering
It usually refers to a facility that can accommodate large volumes of traffic.
Highway
These are used mainly for facilities that serve local areas and also provide access to highways.
Street and Road
6 Scopes of Highway Engineering (DHEMPT)
- Development, Planning and Locations
- Highway Design, Geometrics and structure
- Economic, Finance and Administration
- Materials, Construction and Maintenance
- Pavement Design and Evaluation
- Traffic Performance and its Control
Scope of Highway Engineering
Historical background; Basis for Planning; Master Plan; Engineering
Surveys and Highway alignment
Development, Planning and Locations
Scope of Highway Engineering
Road Geometrics and their Design; Rigid and Flexible pavements; Design factors and Thickness design; Overlay design.
Highway Design, Geometrics and structure
Scope of Highway Engineering
Traffic Studies Analysis; Need for New Road Links; Traffic Regulation and Control; Intersection Design and their controls with signs, islands and markings.
Traffic Performance and its Control
Scope of Highway Engineering
Highway Materials and Mix Design; Highway Construction; Earth Work; Construction of different Earthen, Soil Stabilized structure.
Materials, Construction and Maintenance
Scope of Highway Engineering
Design and maintenance of pavements.
Pavement Design and Evaluation
Scope of Highway Engineering
Road User; Cost and Economic Analysis of Highway Projects; Highway Finance and Phasing of Expenditure.
Economic, Finance and Administration
This is a method of civil engineering that helps to optimize the performance and efficiency of the movement of people, goods, and transportation
Traffic engineering
In the field of ________________, engineers must look at the whole picture in order to maximize traffic flow and reduce instanced of congestion: the movement of vehicles on roads and highways; the movement of pedestrians.
traffic engineering
Common objectives of traffic engineering included the following:
- Providing high efficient traffic flow through ample research and innovative design efforts.
- To produce free flow of traffic.
- Use research to design roadways and highways that increase traffic safety (strategic implementation of stop
signs, traffic signs, and traffic lights)
In addition to studying data, many traffic engineers will execute a number of studies that will give them the appropriate data for traffic optimization. These studies are;
- Accident studies
- Traffic capacity studies
- Speed studies
- Traffic volume studies
- Parking studies
- Origin and destination studies
- Traffic flow characteristics studies
This is part of a larger transportation system that includes air, rail, and water and pipeline transportation.
highway transportation
These are the dominant mode of most passenger and freight movements
HIGHWAYS
For passenger travel, highways account for about ______ percent of all passenger-miles. On the freight side, commercial trucks account for about _______ percent of the freight ton-miles and,
90% ; 37%
These can transport higher-valued goods than other modes of transportation (with the exception of air transportation).
COMMERCIAL TRUCKS
In the early part of _________, transportations in this country depended largely on trails, waterways, railroad, earth roads and partially graveled roads
1900
They initiated the development of roadways in the Philippines, connecting towns, cities and provinces.
American Government
The American government initiated the development of roadways in the Philippines, connecting towns, cities
and provinces. Then, The popular __________ type was introduced.
Macadam road
It gained wide acceptance because of the abundant supply of stones and gravel.
Macadam Road
Recent Land transportation records revealed that, more than __________ brand new vehicles were added to their lists every year.
80,000
The year of the ‘automobile age’.
1960 to early part of 1980
The SLOGAN during this decade that road construction becomes a matter
of priority of the government
“This nation is on Wheels”.
This relates to the function or purpose of the road.
Road Classification
What is the essence of functional classification?
it concentrates on the purpose of the road in a strategic and interregional sense rather than its use in terms of
traffic related to geometric features.
It is important for long-term strategic planning and prioritization.
The essence of functional classification
They may be classified as, for example, arterial, secondary, feeder roads, or collector roads, irrespective of their ownership.
ROADS
True or False : Road’s Function and its Management relationship.
LOCAL government manages and maintains roads which have a national function; and NATIONAL government manages and maintains roads which have a local function.
FALSE ; interchange LOCAL and NATIONAL
True or False
In Philippines, over time, National government has been given the responsibility through Legislative Act or Executive Order to manage or maintain roads which are Local in function.
True
Directly connects Major Cities (at least around 100,000 people)
National Primary
Cities within Metropolitan Areas are not covered by the criteria
National Primary
Directly connects Cities to National Primary Roads, except in Metropolitan Area
National Secondary
Directly connects Major Ports and Ferry Terminals to National Primary Road
National Secondary
Directly connects Major Airports to National Primary Road
National Secondary
Directly connects Tourist Service Centers to National Primary Roads or other
National Secondary
Directly connects Cities (not included in the category of Major Cities)
National Secondary
Directly connects Provincial Capitals within the same Region
National Secondary
Directly connects to Major National Government Infrastructure to National Primary Roads or Other National
Secondary Roads
National Secondary
Other existing roads under DPWH which perform a local function
National Tertiary
Connect Cities and Municipalities without traversing National Roads
Provincial Roads (Local Roads)
Connect National Roads to Barangays through rural areas
Provincial Roads (Local Roads)
Connect to Major Provincial Government Infrastructure
Provincial Roads (Local Roads)
Roads within the Poblacion
Municipal and City Roads (Local Roads)
Roads that connect to Provincial and National Roads
Municipal and City Roads (Local Roads)
Roads that provide Inter-Barangay connections to Major Municipal and City Infrastructure without traversing
Provincial Roads
Municipal and City Roads (Local Roads)
Other Public Roads (officially turned over) within the Barangay and not covered in the above definitions.
Barangay Roads (Local Roads)
Highways with limited access, normally with interchanges; may include facilities for levying tolls for passage
in an open or closed system.
Expressways
Are roads or highways that avoid a built-up area, town or city proper to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic reduce congestion and improve road safety where a toll for passage is levied in
an open or closed system.
Bypasses
They play a vital role in development of human society
Roads and Highways
This is necessary for every successful project.
PLANNING
From a small road to big structure and highways, it is the first and foremost thing need to be done.
planning
This becomes more important when sources of funds and materials are limited in quantity
Planning
For developing a highway or a structure, ______ along with the consultations from experts are basic requirements.
planning
This should be plan according to the volume of daily traffic flow from a particular path. For this purpose
proper survey must be done to collect the adequate amount of data.
highway
Their develop must be efficient, but at a minimum cost, especially in cases of developing and underdeveloped countries.
highways
They should be safe and secure
highways
This must have a forecast for next several years in order plan fix periods for maintenance, renewal
and widening as well.
planning
