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Module 1: Part 2 Flashcards

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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.

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Highway Engineering

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It usually refers to a facility that can accommodate large volumes of traffic.

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Highway

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These are used mainly for facilities that serve local areas and also provide access to highways.

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Street and Road

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6 Scopes of Highway Engineering (DHEMPT)

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  • 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
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Scope of Highway Engineering

Historical background; Basis for Planning; Master Plan; Engineering
Surveys and Highway alignment

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Development, Planning and Locations

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Scope of Highway Engineering

Road Geometrics and their Design; Rigid and Flexible pavements; Design factors and Thickness design; Overlay design.

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Highway Design, Geometrics and structure

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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.

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Traffic Performance and its Control

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Scope of Highway Engineering

Highway Materials and Mix Design; Highway Construction; Earth Work; Construction of different Earthen, Soil Stabilized structure.

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Materials, Construction and Maintenance

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Scope of Highway Engineering

Design and maintenance of pavements.

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Pavement Design and Evaluation

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Scope of Highway Engineering

Road User; Cost and Economic Analysis of Highway Projects; Highway Finance and Phasing of Expenditure.

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Economic, Finance and Administration

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This is a method of civil engineering that helps to optimize the performance and efficiency of the movement of people, goods, and transportation

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Traffic engineering

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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.

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traffic engineering

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Common objectives of traffic engineering included the following:

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  • 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)
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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;

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  • Accident studies
  • Traffic capacity studies
  • Speed studies
  • Traffic volume studies
  • Parking studies
  • Origin and destination studies
  • Traffic flow characteristics studies
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This is part of a larger transportation system that includes air, rail, and water and pipeline transportation.

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highway transportation

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16
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These are the dominant mode of most passenger and freight movements

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HIGHWAYS

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17
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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,

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90% ; 37%

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These can transport higher-valued goods than other modes of transportation (with the exception of air transportation).

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COMMERCIAL TRUCKS

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In the early part of _________, transportations in this country depended largely on trails, waterways, railroad, earth roads and partially graveled roads

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1900

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They initiated the development of roadways in the Philippines, connecting towns, cities and provinces.

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American Government

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The American government initiated the development of roadways in the Philippines, connecting towns, cities
and provinces. Then, The popular __________ type was introduced.

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Macadam road

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22
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It gained wide acceptance because of the abundant supply of stones and gravel.

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Macadam Road

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23
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Recent Land transportation records revealed that, more than __________ brand new vehicles were added to their lists every year.

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80,000

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24
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The year of the ‘automobile age’.

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1960 to early part of 1980

25
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The SLOGAN during this decade that road construction becomes a matter
of priority of the government

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“This nation is on Wheels”.

26
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This relates to the function or purpose of the road.

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Road Classification

27
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What is the essence of functional classification?

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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.

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It is important for long-term strategic planning and prioritization.

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The essence of functional classification

29
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They may be classified as, for example, arterial, secondary, feeder roads, or collector roads, irrespective of their ownership.

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ROADS

30
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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.

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FALSE ; interchange LOCAL and NATIONAL

31
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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.

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True

32
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Directly connects Major Cities (at least around 100,000 people)

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National Primary

33
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Cities within Metropolitan Areas are not covered by the criteria

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National Primary

34
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Directly connects Cities to National Primary Roads, except in Metropolitan Area

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National Secondary

35
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Directly connects Major Ports and Ferry Terminals to National Primary Road

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National Secondary

36
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Directly connects Major Airports to National Primary Road

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National Secondary

37
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Directly connects Tourist Service Centers to National Primary Roads or other

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National Secondary

38
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Directly connects Cities (not included in the category of Major Cities)

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National Secondary

39
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Directly connects Provincial Capitals within the same Region

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National Secondary

40
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Directly connects to Major National Government Infrastructure to National Primary Roads or Other National
Secondary Roads

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National Secondary

41
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Other existing roads under DPWH which perform a local function

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National Tertiary

42
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Connect Cities and Municipalities without traversing National Roads

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Provincial Roads (Local Roads)

43
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Connect National Roads to Barangays through rural areas

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Provincial Roads (Local Roads)

44
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Connect to Major Provincial Government Infrastructure

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Provincial Roads (Local Roads)

45
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Roads within the Poblacion

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Municipal and City Roads (Local Roads)

46
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Roads that connect to Provincial and National Roads

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Municipal and City Roads (Local Roads)

47
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Roads that provide Inter-Barangay connections to Major Municipal and City Infrastructure without traversing
Provincial Roads

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Municipal and City Roads (Local Roads)

48
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Other Public Roads (officially turned over) within the Barangay and not covered in the above definitions.

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Barangay Roads (Local Roads)

49
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Highways with limited access, normally with interchanges; may include facilities for levying tolls for passage
in an open or closed system.

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Expressways

50
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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.

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Bypasses

51
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They play a vital role in development of human society

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Roads and Highways

52
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This is necessary for every successful project.

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PLANNING

53
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From a small road to big structure and highways, it is the first and foremost thing need to be done.

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planning

54
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This becomes more important when sources of funds and materials are limited in quantity

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Planning

55
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For developing a highway or a structure, ______ along with the consultations from experts are basic requirements.

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planning

56
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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.

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highway

57
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Their develop must be efficient, but at a minimum cost, especially in cases of developing and underdeveloped countries.

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highways

58
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They should be safe and secure

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highways

59
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This must have a forecast for next several years in order plan fix periods for maintenance, renewal
and widening as well.

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planning

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