Highway Overpass Planning and Design Practice

Author: Qiao Xiang, Lin Huiru (editors)
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book is primarily aimed at planning and design personnel of highway interchanges, providing an in-depth yet accessible discussion on the tasks, precautions, and specific working methods that should be completed at each stage of interchange planning and design. It focuses on several key aspects, including interchange planning, conceptual design, horizontal design, at-grade intersections and toll plaza design, interchange capacity and service level, and the theoretical verification of interchange technical indicators. The book is written in the style of a commonly used handbook for highway interchange designers, incorporating not only the authors' personal perspectives but also essential basic content indispensable in interchange design. It can also serve as a reference for road design and construction technicians, as well as a teaching reference for students and professionals in highway and urban road engineering and traffic engineering.