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Author:   W. Kuhn ,  M.K. Jha
Publisher:   WIT Press
Imprint:   WIT Press
Volume:   20
ISBN:  

9781845640972

ISBN 10:   1845640977
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   31 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview; General Matters; Subdisciplines; Road planning; Road design; Road building; Road operations; Rules and Regulations; Historical Developments; Introduction; Antiquity; The Middle Ages; The modern era; Questions Chapter 2 Classification and Standardization Classes of Roads; Road Categorization; Function of the road; Category groups; Connecting function level; Road category; Questions Chapter 3 Driver - Vehicle - Road Interaction Driving Area;Absorbing Information; Basic assumptions; Properties of the human eye; Classification of the driving area; Visual behavior; Proprioception; Drivers' Ability to React; Questions Chapter 4 Vehicle Kinematics and Dynamics Introduction; Vehicle Kinematics; Equations of motion; Braking path; Vehicle Dynamics; Driving resistance; Vehicle-road adhesion; Vehicle motion; Cornering; Questions Chapter 5 Speed Terminology Overview; Design Speed ve; Speed v85; Average Assessment Speed vB; Actual Cruising Speed vR; Intersection Speed vK; Questions Chapter 6 Sight Distances Principles; Meteorological Sight Distance; Physiological and Psychological Perception of Sight Distance; Geometrical Sight Distances; Overview; Stopping sight distance; Passing sight distance; Existing Sight Distances; Questions Chapter 7 Alignment Principles; Design Elements on the Horizontal Projection; Review; Straights; Circular arcs principles; Transition curve principles; The clothoid as a standard transition curve; Horizontal alignment curves; Combined curves; Apex clothoids; Inflection lines principles; Egg-shaped line principles; Calculation examples (Weise, Kuhn, et al., 1980); Design Elements on the Vertical Projection; General issues; Gradients on roads; Quadratic parabolas; Example: calculations on the vertical projection (Weise, Kuhn, et al., 1980); Three-Dimensional Alignment; General issues; Rules, guidelines, and criteria; Checking methodology using quantitative parameters and qualitative criteria; Checking procedures; Example; Questions Chapter 8 Cross Section Constituent Parts; Terms; Determining Factors and Principles; Elements; Standard Cross Sections; Selecting a Standard Cross Section; Working stages; Example; Footpaths and Cycle Paths; Shoulders; Developing the Cross Section; Camber of Cross Section Elements; General matters; Camber in straights; Camber in circular arcs; Diagonal Gradient; Raised and Lowered Edges of Roads and Torsion; Summary; Questions Chapter 9 Intersections Principles; Traffic Procedures and Conflict Points; Speeds at Intersections; Intersection Intervals; At-Grade Intersections; Basic forms; Small roundabouts; Graded Interchanges; Planning principles; Linking ramps; Intersection areas; Intersection solutions; Questions Chapter 10 Road Design Procedures Basic Principles; Process; The area under examination; The area of little conflict; Examining options; Route design methods; Preliminary graphical draft with a flexible rod; Comparing options; Questions Chapter 11 Visualization Theoretical Principles; Preface; Perspective; Definition; Central perspective; Model assumptions; Degree of detail; Computer Visualization; Process; Kinds of images; Visualization Techniques; Introduction; Amount of data; Development Stages; Freehand sketches; Physical models; Manually generated perspective images; Computer-generated perspective images; Animations; Real-time visualization; Fields of Application; Review; Project presentation; Approval procedures; Design checks; Results; Immersive Images; Software Systems; Review; Add-ons to standard CAD programs; Road design programs with a visualization module; Separate visualization programs; Questions Chapter 12 New Types of Model Projections Preliminary Remarks; The Mathematical Model of the Flexible Rod Line; Problems; Polynomial interpolation; Spline interpolation; Generalized spline functions; Conclusions; Parameters for the route characteristic; Preliminary remarks; Curvature, bendiness and parameters derived from this; Bendiness and parameters derived from this; Specific route parameters (SP); Fluidity criterion (FL); Curves with similar radii; Results of experiments; ""DITRA"" Dialogue Routing Program System; Preliminary remarks; Model projection; Curvature graph; Explanations of the design methodology; Example; Summary and conclusions; Three-Dimensional Design Approach; The problem; Review of developments; Mathematical model projections; Axis calculation with three-dimensional elements; Summary and conclusions; Questions"

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