Geometric Design of Roads Handbook

ISBN: 9781138893504 出版年：2015 页码：600 Wolhuter, Keith CRC Press

This book introduces a novel approach that addresses the human aspect in the design process and incorporates relevant concepts that can help readers create and implement safe and efficient designs. The design of the visible elements of the road, such as horizontal and vertical alignments, the cross-section, intersections, and interchanges are described in this book. The book offers a unique guide to current and up-to-date practice, provides focused and comprehensive information, and contains material based on the author’s career. The book takes a human factors approach to design, drawing on the concept of the "self-explaining road." It emphasizes the need for consistency of design and shows how this can be quantified. The book outlines the issues of the design domain context, the extended design domain concept, and the design exception. Good practice allows for the smooth and safe flow of traffic as well as easy maintenance. Geometric design is covered in depth. The book also addresses the underpinning disciplines of statistics, traffic flow theory, economic and utility analysis, systems analysis, hydraulics and drainage, capacity analysis, coordinate calculation, environmental issues, and public transport. The book is considered to be a practical guide for graduate students taking geometric design, traffic operations/capacity analysis, and public transport.