Canadiana

Canadiana
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 624
Release: 1978
Genre: Canada
ISBN:

Highway Metrication

Highway Metrication
Author: Donald G. Meacham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 1976
Genre: Highway engineering
ISBN:

The study purpose is to identify various problems which are likely to arise during highway metrication and to prepare a detailed plan for research aimed at solving conversion problems. Investigations reveal a need for an early selection of the metric units to be used, the vital importance of early metrication of specifications and standards, and the absolute necessity of coordination of metrication activities on the national level.

Design of urban streets

Design of urban streets
Author: James H. Kell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 546
Release: 1980
Genre: Streets
ISBN:

The report on design of urban streets was prepared as the participant's notebook for a four and a half day training course of the same title which has been conducted for a number of Federal, state, and local agencies. The report provides practical, state-of-the-art information to aid in design and operation of streets and highways, with emphasis on functional, operational, and safety aspects of design which apply to minor design revisions as well as to major reconstruction and new construction.

Recent Roadway Geometric Design Research for Improved Safety and Operations

Recent Roadway Geometric Design Research for Improved Safety and Operations
Author: Marcus Brewer
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2012
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309223598

RB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 432: Recent Roadway Geometric Design Research for Improved Safety and Operations reviews and summarizes roadway geometric design literature completed and published from 2001 through early 2011, particularly research that identified impacts on safety and operations.