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Highway Engineering

Planning, Design, and Operations

  • 2nd Edition - November 23, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Daniel J. Findley, Christopher M. Cunningham, Thomas H. Brown Jr, Lorraine M. Cahill, Guangchuan Yang, Leta F. Huntsinger
  • Language: English

Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations, Second Edition, presents a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts, including project developme… Read more

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Description

Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations, Second Edition, presents a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts, including project development and the relationship between planning, operations, safety and highway types. The book includes important topics such as corridor selection and traverses, horizontal and vertical alignment, design controls, basic roadway design, cross section elements, intersection and interchange design, and the integration of new vehicle technologies and trends. It also presents end of chapter exercises to further aid understanding and learning.

This edition has been fully updated with the current design policies and reference manuals essential for highway, transportation, and civil engineers who are required to work to these standards.

Key features

  • Provides an updated resource on current design standards from the Highway Capacity Manual and the Green Book
  • Covers fundamental traffic flow relationships and traffic impact analysis, collision analysis, road safety audits and advisory speeds
  • Presents the latest applications and engineering considerations for highway planning, design and construction

Readership

Highway Engineers, Construction Engineers, Transportation Engineers, and Geotechnical Engineers

Civil Engineers and advanced engineering students

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Transportation Systems Planning

3. Horizontal and Vertical Alignment

4. Highway Geometric Design

5. Traffic Operations

6. Traffic Safety

7. Geotechnical Engineering

8. Structures

9. Hydraulics

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 23, 2021
  • Language: English

About the authors

DF

Daniel J. Findley

Dr. Daniel Findley, P.E. is a Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education in Raleigh, NC. He specializes in asset management and inventory, horizontal curve safety, economic impact analysis, multi-modal transportation, unique transportation engineering studies, and logistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in North Carolina.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Research Associate, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, USA

CC

Christopher M. Cunningham

Mr. Chris Cunningham, PE is currently serving as an Interim Director with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at North Carolina State University. His areas of expertise are in transportation safety and operations, with focus areas in the research and training domains. Specifically, Cunningham regularly works in the areas of safety analysis, asset management, ITS applications, pedestrian and bicycles, alternative intersections and interchanges, and traffic signal timing and optimization. Currently, Mr. Cunningham has fourteen years of professional experience and has conducted numerous training and research activities at the municipal, state, and national levels and serves as a member and friend on many committees in these areas as well. In 2010, he served as co-editor for the 2nd Edition of the ITE Manual of Transportation Studies alongside the other two authors of this book.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, USA

TB

Thomas H. Brown Jr

Dr. Thomas H. Brown Jr., P.E. is a Faculty Associate with the Institute for

Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) in Raleigh, NC. He

teaches engineering classes for several major programs through

contracts ITRE has with the North Carolina DOT. He holds a Ph.D.

from North Carolina State University and is a licensed Professional

Engineer (PE) in North Carolina.

Affiliations and expertise
Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, USA

LC

Lorraine M. Cahill

Lorraine M. Cahill is a Program Manager at the FEP Training Program, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Program Manager, FEP Training Program, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

GY

Guangchuan Yang

Guangchuan Yang is a research associate at the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Research Associate, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, USA

LH

Leta F. Huntsinger

Leta F. Huntsinger is Director of Research – Systems Planning and Analysis, and Professor of the Practice, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning at the Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Research – Systems Planning and Analysis; Professor of the Practice, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

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