Highway Design Engineer's Handbook

Author: Liu Boying, Yao Zukang (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book is a practical reference tool for highway engineering design. The content is based on current industry standards and specifications, closely integrated with engineering practices, systematically summarizing mature experiences accumulated in past highway design, absorbing new technologies and scientific research findings, and also covering related aspects of highway design. The manual is divided into sixteen chapters: Basic Construction Procedures of Highway Engineering, Basic Design Policies and Standards for Highways, Socio-Economic and Highway Transportation Condition Analysis, Highway Traffic Volume and Axle Load Frequency Analysis and Forecast, Highway Economic Analysis and Evaluation, Highway Survey and Design, Highway Plain Intersections and Interchange, Highway Subgrade Design and Protection, Highway Engineering Building Materials, Highway Pavements, Highway Drainage, Highway Safety Facilities, Environmental Impact Assessment and Highway Environmental Design, Highway Cost Analysis, etc. This book is a must-have reference for modern highway design engineers, a practical manual for technical personnel in related fields, and also serves as a teaching reference for faculty and students in highway-related disciplines.