NCHRP Synthesis 432
Author: Marcus A. Brewer
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages:
ISBN-13:
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Roundabouts
Author: Lee August Rodegerdts
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 0309155118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.
Thin and Ultra-thin Whitetopping
Author: Robert Otto Rasmussen
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 0309070198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 338: Thin and Ultra-Thin Whitetopping summarizes available information to document how state departments of transportation and others are currently using thin and ultra-thin whitetopping overlays among various pavement rehabilitation alternatives. The report covers all stages of the proper application of whitetopping overlays, including project selection, design, materials selection, construction, maintenance, and eventual rehabilitation or replacement.
Passing Sight Distance Criteria
Author: Douglas W. Harwood
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13: 0309099277
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Geometric Design of Roads Handbook
Author: Keith Wolhuter
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2015-10-05
Total Pages: 600
ISBN-13: 1482288729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplore the Art and Science of Geometric DesignThe Geometric Design of Roads Handbook covers the design of the visible elements of the road-its horizontal and vertical alignments, the cross-section, intersections, and interchanges. Good practice allows the smooth and safe flow of traffic as well as easy maintenance. Geometric design is covered in d
Integrating Freight Facilities and Operations with Community Goals
Author: Anne Strauss-Wieder
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 67
ISBN-13: 030906967X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Report 320: Integrating Freight Facilities and Operations with Community Goals identifies practices that have been or are being used by private-sector freight companies and public transportation agencies in citing their facilities, modifying their operations, and managing their community relations. "Good neighbor initiatives" and balancing practices employed by metropolitan planning and economic development organizations, local governments, and others are also recognized. The report covers water, truck, rail, and air freight facilities and operations. Although the report does not include pipelines, several of the issues and practices discussed are relevant to pipeline facilities and operations.
Synthesis of Highway Practice
Author: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 794
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew Approaches to Ecological Surveys
Author: Patricia Catherine Cramer
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0309098432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHuman Factors Guidelines for Road Systems
Author: John L. Campbell
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 0309258162
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This report completes and updates the first edition of NCHRP Report 600: Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems (HFG), which was published previously in three collections. The HFG contains guidelines that provide human factors principles and findings for consideration by, and is a resource document for, highway designers, traffic engineers, and other safety practitioners."--Foreword.
Truck Escape Ramps
Author: David K. Witheford
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9780309053051
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis synthesis will be of interest to highway design engineers, maintenance personnel, safety and enforcement officials, traffic engineers, and others responsible for the safe operation of large trucks on highways. Information is provided on the critical aspects of site location, design criteria, and maintenance procedures, and their relationship to truck escape ramp performance. The safety of truck drivers, other road users, and occupants of roadside properties is often imperiled by the combination of heavy trucks and steep downgrades on highways. Frequently, gearing down, applying the brakes, and using the retarding power of the engine are not sufficient to control the truck, and serious crashes can result. Many states have constructed truck escape ramps to safely remove runaway trucks from the traffic stream. This report of the Transportation Research Board provides information on the location, design, construction materials, geometrics, and construction costs of truck escape ramps. Operational considerations, such as descriptions of advance warning signs, traffic control devices at the ramp, and vehicle removal procedures are described. Information on frequency and type of usage, maintenance of the ramps, and driver-related issues is also included.
