GEOMETRIC
DESIGN
AND ROAD
S AFETY
Presented by: Sri
Krishna Shrestha
CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Scopes
• Design control and criteria
• Elements of Cross section
• Road safety
INTRODUCTION
• Deal with the dimensions and
layout of the Visible features
of the highway Such as,
alignment, sight distance, and
intersections
• Should be designed to provide
optimum efficiency in the
traffic operation with
maximum safety and
reasonable cost
S C OPE OF G EOM ET R I C
D ES I G N
• Cross-section elements like
camber, super elevation etc
• Sight distance consideration
• Horizontal alignment details
• Vertical alignment details
• Intersection elements
Design speed
DESIGN, Topography
CONTROL
AND
CRITERIA Traffic factors
Design hourly volume and
capacity
DESIGN SPEED
• Most Important parameter
• Radius of Curve , Super
elevation, Length of transition
curve
• Vertical alignments like
gradient, Summit, and valley
curve length
• Pavement surface characteristic
• 85th percentile speed
TOPOGRAPHY
% cross slope Degree
Plain 0-10 0°-5.7°
Roling 10-25 5.7°- 14°
Mountainous 25-60 14°-31°
Steep >60 > 31°
TRAFFIC FACTORS
• Vehicular
• Pedestrian
• Kerbs
• Tactile Foundation
• Cover different human behavior
D E S I G N H O U R LY
VO LU M E A N D
C A PA C I T Y
• 30th highest hourly
volume
• Used to determine
no. of lanes required
CRITERIA
• Speed
• Safety
• Comfort
• Economy
ELEMENTS OF
CROSS SECTION
• Pavement width
• Shoulder
• Road margins
• Right of way
• Kerbs
• Footpath
• Median strip
• Camber
ELEMENTS OF
H O R I Z O N TA L
ALIGNMENT
• Tangents
• Superelevation
• Extra widening
• Set backs
• Transition curves
ROAD
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