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Highway Engineering
About this book
Understand a foundational area of civil engineering with this up-to-date textbook
Highway construction is a complex discipline within civil engineering, with the potential to transform national economies and transportation infrastructures. With car infrastructure coming under both increasing demand and increasing scrutiny for its environmental impact, the challenges and complexities of highway engineering have never been a more vital subject. The future of sustainable transportation depends on an engineering profession with a solid grasp of the fundamentals of highway design and construction.
Highway Engineering provides a comprehensive overview of these fundamentals, preparing civil engineers and engineering students to analyze, design, and build highways. Situating its subject in the context of a broader political economy, social and ecological reality, and more, it proceeds in a logical sequence from planning to design to construction to maintenance. The result is a fully up-to-date introduction to this subject at the heart of transport engineering.
Readers of the fourth edition of Highway Engineering will also find:
- Strong integration of material from the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, incorporating recent significant changes in the design of highway pavements
- Detailed examples and case studies to cultivate deepened understanding
- Increased attention to the growing importance of non-car-based modes of highway transportation—walking, cycling and public transport.
Highway Engineering is essential for engineering students studying civil engineering or transport engineering, as well as for professional civil engineers looking for a reference work.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Companion Website
- 1 The Transportation Planning Process
- 2 Forecasting Future Traffic Flows
- 3 Scheme Appraisal for Highway Projects
- 4 Basic Elements of Highway Traffic Analysis
- 5 Determining the Capacity of a Highway
- 6 The Design of Highway Intersections
- 7 Geometric Alignment and Design
- 8 Highway Pavement Materials
- 9 Design and Construction of Highway Pavements
- 10 Pavement Maintenance
- 11 The Highway Engineer and the Development Process
- 12 Defining Sustainability in Transportation Engineering
- Index
- End User License Agreement