Findley / Cunningham / Brown Jr Highway Engineering

Planning, Design, and Operations
2. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-323-85934-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 738 Seiten

Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations, Second Edition, presents a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts, including project development and the relationship between planning, operations, safety and highway types. The book includes important topics such as corridor selection and traverses, horizontal and vertical alignment, design controls, basic roadway design, cross section elements, intersection and interchange design, and the integration of new vehicle technologies and trends. It also presents end of chapter exercises to further aid understanding and learning. This edition has been fully updated with the current design policies and reference manualsÿessential for highway, transportation, and civil engineers who are required to work to these standards. - Provides an updated resource on current design standards from the Highway Capacity Manual and the Green Book - Covers fundamental traffic flow relationships and traffic impact analysis, collision analysis, road safety audits and advisory speeds - Presents the latest applications and engineering considerations for highway planning, design and construction

Dr. Daniel Findley, P.E. is a Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education in Raleigh, NC. He specializes in asset management and inventory, horizontal curve safety, economic impact analysis, multi-modal transportation, unique transportation engineering studies, and logistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in North Carolina.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Findley, Daniel J.

Cunningham, Christopher M.

Brown Jr, Thomas H.

Cahill, Lorraine M.

Yang, Guangchuan

Yan, Guangchuan

Huntsinger, Leta F.