THE GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF A ROAD BY MEANS OF A COMPUTER
PROGRAMMAPAKKET WEGENONTWERP MEETKUNDIGE OPBOUW VAN EEN WEG BIJ MIDDEL VAN EEN COMPUTER
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES A DESIGN METHOD AND A TECHNIQUE OF AUTOMATIC DRAWING FOR THE PLANNING OF A ROAD. THE GEOMETRIC ELEMENTS OF THE ROAD ARE DEFINED: AXIS, LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE PROFILES. THE BASIC PROGRAMS ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY ANCILLARY PROGRAMS DEALING WITH AXIS INTERSECTIONS, PEGGING OUT OF THE AXES AND VISIBILITY CONTROL. PART 2 OF THE ARTICLE CONCERNS THE MODEL OF THE MATERIAL TERRAIN AND PLOTTING OPERATIONS. PART 3 CONSIDERS THE SETTING UP OF A FILE AND CALCULATION PROCESSES. PART 4 IS DEVOTED TO THE AUTOMATIC DRAWING.
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Authors:
- PEETERS, M
- DEWITTE, G
- Publication Date: 1977
Language
- Dutch
Media Info
- Pagination: 409-32
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Serial:
- ANN TRAV PUBLICS BELG
- Issue Number: 5
- ISSN: 0373-0891
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alignment; Charts; Computer programming languages; Data collection; Data files; Data plotters; Geometric segments; Highway design; Information processing; Intersections; Process control; Surface course (Pavements); Visibility
- Uncontrolled Terms: Longitudinal profile; Transverse profile
- ITRD Terms: 2894: Alignment; 6486: Chart; 8623: Data acquisition; 8655: Data processing; DESIRE LINES ; 8624: File; 2855: Highway design; 455: Junction; 2825: Longitudinal profile; 8640: Plotter; 8669: Process control; PROGRAM (COMPUTER); 2843: Transverse profile; 6783: Visibility
- Subject Areas: Highways; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01290165
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 2:06AM