CE07 Chapter 1

Highway Engineering

It involves planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and goods

Transportation Engineering

Application of technological and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation, construction, and management of facilities for any mode of transportation

Traffic Engineering

A branch of transportation engineering which deals with planning, geometric design and traffic operations of roads, streets, and highways their networks, terminals and abutting lands and a relationship with the other modes of transportation

Railroad Engineering

It is a multi-faceted engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction, and operation of all types of rail transport system

Jerome Tresaguet

He is a French engineer who introduced new methods of construction and maintenance of stone road

Financial

Political

Technical

Planning Difficulties (3)

Provide technical/organizational support

Received input or information on the needs and goals of affected persons, groups, or agencies

Incorporate the above for planning and making decisions

Roles of planner (3)

Prepare preliminary design, scoop of study, and initial work program

Exploration of alternatives

Detailed analysis

Ratify from local officials and have it documented

Functions of planner (4)

Planner

Act as coordinators, catalysts or to work as community advocates

Reconnaissance survey of the entire area between terminal points

Reconnaissance survey of all the feasible route

Preliminary survey of the best route

Location survey, staking of right of way, the highway and the structure for construction

Location survey in the rural areas are divided intro four (4) stages

Upper sheet

Allocated for the plan, top view showing horizontal alignment, right of way takings, drainage, and other features

Lower half

Alloted to profile wherein the original elevation of the ground surface is plotted

Pipe culvert

Concrete box culvert

Guard rail and parapet

Curb

Gutters

Curb structures

Sidewalks

Drainage inlet/outlet

Manholes

Riprap/other bank protection

Fences and right of way

Partial list of subjects covered by the standard drawing (11)

Specification

Detailed description of work to be done or materials to be used

Standard specification

Applies to project implemented

Special provision

Covers peculiar item of the project that includes modification