Civil Engineering - Highway Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Highway Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 3)
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Design of horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation, sight distance and grades, is worst affected by
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Manoj said:
1 decade ago
Width Length and Height are only physical points of a vehicle and nothing to do of design of road because width, length and height are only come into consideration in turning manoeuvre.
Santhi said:
10 years ago
Because of pavement design is mainly depending up on the design speed of the vehicle.
Neeraj Maurya said:
10 years ago
Road design consider to the speed.
REVATHI said:
10 years ago
This is designed as per speed of the vehicle.
Sabariii said:
10 years ago
Width of the vehicle is influenced only in sight distance; otherwise speed of the vehicle is the right answer.
Onkar said:
1 decade ago
Aspect related to roads are decided by speed of the vehicle, which shall work for any vehicle irrespective of the model.
Sanjay said:
1 decade ago
Here it is true that the width, length and height does not provide any effect for worsting the alignment. Speed of the vehicle is the right answer.
Shams Marwat said:
1 decade ago
Yes in the same way the superelevation of a vehicle is also designed by speed of vehicle. i.e. v*v/225R.
Jay mishra said:
1 decade ago
A road is totally design by speed of vehicle in friction, stopping distance, longitudinal slopes etc.
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