HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

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By
Rangwala

Edition :10th Edition : 2015

ISBN : 9789385039096
Size : 135 mm x 210 mm
Binding : Paperback
` 200.00 Pages : 488 + 16 = 504

About the book CONTENT

This text-book deals with the design methods of construction, planning, alignment and   1 : INTRODUCTION
maintenance of all types of highways; and various other topics such as traffic management, road   2 : HIGHWAY planning AND ALIGNMENT
making machineries, drainage, arboriculture and lighting, highway economics, etc. connected   3 : GEOMETRICAL DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS
with the subject of Highway Engineering.
  4 : LOW COST ROADS
The book is divided into sixteen well-arranged chapters: therein it contains –   5 : BITUMINOUS ROADS
* 280 Self-explanatory and neatly drawn sketches   6 : CEMENT CONCRETE ROADS
* 31 Illustrative problems   7 : TESTS FOR HIGHWAY MATERIALS
  8 : DESIGN OF HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS
* 54 Important tables
  9 : OTHER TYPES OF PAVEMENTS
* 316 Typical questions at the end of each chapter.
10 : HILL ROADS
The salient features of the book are: 11 : HIGHWAY DRAINAGE
* Comprehensive presentation 12 : HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
* Clear exposition and brief description 13 : HIGHWAY MAKING MACHINERIES
14 : TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
* Step-by-step treatment
15 : HIGHWAY ARBORICULTURE AND LIGHTING
* Simple and lucid language.
16 : HIGHWAY ECONOMICS
The book should prove to be extremely useful to the Civil Engineering students preparing for Appendix 1 : TYPICAL TRAFFIC SIGNS
the Degree Examinations of all the Indian Universities, Diploma Examinations conducted by Appendix 2 : ABBREVIATED TERMS
various Boards of Technical Education, Certificate Courses as well as for the A.M.I.E., U.P.S.C.,
G.A.T.E., I.E.S. and other similar competitive and professional examinations. It should also Index
prove of interest to the practising professionals.

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Detailed Contents
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 4-9. Soil survey
1-1. General 4-10. Characteristics of soil
1-2. History of road construction 4-11. Soil classification systems
1-3. Development of roads in India Questions 4
1-4. Modes of transportation Chapter 5 BITUMINOUS ROADS
1-5. Characteristics of road transport 5-1. General
1-6. Advantages of roads 5-2. Advantages of bituminous roads
1-7. Importance of roads in India 5-3. Disadvantages of bituminous roads
1-8. Requirements of an ideal road 5-4. Bituminous materials
1-9. Scope of highway and transportation engineering 5-5. Methods of application of bituminous materials
1-10. Transportation in India 5-6. Construction of bituminous roads
1-11. Indian Institutions for Highway at National Level 5-7. Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) and Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)
Questions 1 Pavements
Chapter 2 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND ALIGNMENT 5-7-1. General
2-1. General 5-7-2. Effect of HMA on Environment
2-2. Objects of highway planning 5-7-3. Advantages of reducing temperature of HMA
2-3. Classification of highways 5-7-4. HMA Pavement with Hydrated Lime
2-3-1. According to location and function 5-7-5. Warm Mix Asphalt
2-3-2. Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) projects 5-7-6. The Future of Warm-mix Asphalt
2-3-3. According to traffic Questions 5
2-3-4. According to transported tonnage Chapter 6 CEMENT CONCRETE ROADS
2-4. Formulas for road lengths 6-1. General
2-5. Saturation system 6-2. Advantages of cement concrete roads
2-6. Highway alignment 6-3. Disadvantages of cement concrete roads
2-7. Factors affecting highway alignment 6-4. Comparison between bituminous concrete roads and cement
2-8. Planning surveys concrete roads
2-9. Engineering surveys 6-5. Methods of construction of cement concrete roads
2-10. Reconnaissance survey 6-6. Construction procedure for cement concrete roads
2-11. Preliminary survey 6-7. Joints in cement concrete roads
2-12. Location survey 6-8. Arrangements of transverse joints
2-13. Project report and drawings 6-9. Design of dowel bars
2-14. Highway re-alignment projects 6-10. Design procedure
2-15. Works of re-alignment 6-11. Joint fillers and sealers
2-16. General principles of re-alignment 6-12. Other forms of cement concrete roads
2-17. Procedure of re-alignment projects Questions 6
Questions 2
Chapter 7 TESTS FOR HIGHWAY MATERIALS
Chapter 3 GEOMETRICAL DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS 7-1. General
3-1. General 7-2. Types of road aggregates
3-2. Road structure 7-3. Requirements of a good road aggregate
3-3. Width of pavement or carriageway 7-4. Tests for road aggregates
3-4. Traffic separators or medians 7-5. Functions of bituminous materials
3-5. Kerbs 7-6. Tests for bituminous materials
3-6. Road margins Questions 7
3-7. Width of roadway or formation
3-8. Right of way Chapter 8 DESIGN OF HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS
3-9. Typical cross-sections of roads 8-1. General
3-10. Camber 8-2. Types of pavement
3-11. Design speed 8-3. Factors affecting the design of pavements
3-12. Stopping sight distance (SSD) 8-4. Design of bituminous paving mixes
3-13. Crossing sight distance 8-5. Design of flexible pavements
3-14. Overtaking sight distance 8-6. Design of rigid pavements
3-15. Overtaking zones 8-7. Design parameters for rigid pavements
3-16. Sight distance at intersections 8-8. I.R.C. Recommended design procedure
3-17. Road gradient Questions 8
3-18. Grade compensation on horizontal curves Chapter 9 OTHER TYPES OF PAVEMENTS
3-19. Super-elevation 9-1. General
3-20. Horizontal curves 9-2. Brick pavements
3-21. Vertical curves 9-3. Stone pavements
Questions 3 9-4. Wooden block pavements
Chapter 4 LOW COST ROADS 9-5. Asphaltic block pavements
4-1. General 9-6. Cast-iron block pavements
4-2. Classification of low cost roads 9-7. Rubber block pavements
4-3. Dust prevention Questions 9
4-4. Soil stabilized roads Chapter 10 HILL ROADS
4-5. Soil stabilizers 10-1. General
4-6. Methods of soil stabilization 10-2. Importance of hill roads
4-7. Special problems in soil stabilization work 10-3. Classification of hill roads
4-8. Problems of soil stabilization of roads in black cotton soil and 10-4. Basic principles of planning of hill roads
desert sand 10-5. Method of surveying
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10-6. Alignment of hill roads 14-5. Parking
10-7. Geometric standards of hill roads 14-6. Methods of parking
10-8. Protective works for hill roads 14-7. Traffic congestion
10-9. Drainage in hill roads 14-8. Traffic control
10-10. Maintenance of hill roads 14-9. One-way streets
Questions 10 14-9-1. Advantages of one-way streets
Chapter 11 HIGHWAY DRAINAGE 14-9-2. Disadvantages of one-way streets
11-1. General 14-10. Road junctions or intersections
11-2. Sources of water entering the road structure 14-11. Types of intersections
11-3. Defects due to improper highway drainage 14-11-1. At-grade intersections
11-4. Requirements of good highway drainage system 14-11-2. Grade separations
11-5. Surface drainage 14-12. Traffic control devices
11-6. Drainage of city or urban roads 14-12-1. Road markings
11-7. Sub-surface drainage 14-12-2. Road signs
11-8. Design of filter for drainage trenches 14-12-3. Traffic signals
11-9. Road construction in waterlogged areas 14-12-4. Speed breakers
Questions 11 14-13. Peculiarities of traffic
Questions 14
Chapter 12 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
12-1. General Chapter 15 HIGHWAY ARBORICULTURE AND LIGHTING
12-2. Causes of failure of pavements 15-1. General
12-3. Typical flexible pavement failures 15-2. Highway arboriculture
12-4. Typical rigid pavement failures 15-3. Spacing of trees
12-5. Maintenance of earth roads 15-4. Types of trees
12-6. Maintenance of gravel roads 15-5. Planting operations
12-7. Maintenance of W.B.M. roads 15-6. Maintenance of trees
12-8. Maintenance of bituminous roads 15-7. Highway lighting
12-9. Maintenance of cement concrete roads 15-8. Design factors of highway lighting
12-10. Pavement evaluation 15-9. Benefits of highway lighting
12-11. Strengthening of existing pavements 15-10. Cost considerations of highway lighting
12-12. Important principles in road improvement Questions 15
12-13. Benefits of improved highways Chapter 16 HIGHWAY ECONOMICS
Questions 12 16-1. General
16-2. Qualifications of an administrator
Chapter 13 HIGHWAY MAKING MACHINERIES
16-3. Economics and economy
13-1. General
16-4. Engineering economy
13-2. Excavating equipments
16-5. Principles of economic analysis
3-3. Compacting equipments
16-6. Application of economic analysis to highways
13-4. Equipments for bituminous roads
16-7. Methods of economic analysis
13-5. Equipments for cement concrete roads
16-7-1. Points to be remembered for economic analysis
13-6 Travelling plant
16-7-2. Choice of method for economic analysis
Questions 13
16-8. Highway costs and consequences
Chapter 14 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 16-8-1. Highway costs
14-1. General 16-8-2. Highway consequences
14-2. Objects of traffic engineering 16-9. Highway finance
14-3. Traffic surveys 16-10. Highway administration
14-3-1. Accident survey Questions 16
14-3-2. Origin and destination survey
Appendix 1 TYPICAL TRAFFIC SIGNS
14-3-3. Parking survey
A-1. Mandatory / Regulatory signs
14-3-4. Spot speed survey
A-2. Cautionary / Warning signs
14-3-5. Speed and delay survey
A-3 Informatory signs
14-3-6. Traffic volume survey
A-4 Traffic lights
14-4. Road accidents
14-4-1. Causes of road accidents Appendix 2 ABBREVIATED TERMS
14-4-2. Measures to prevent road accidents Index

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