CRITICAL REVIEW OF CLIMBING-LANE DESIGN PRACTICES
THERE IS AN INCREASING CONCERN OF HIGHWAY ENGINEERS REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF DESIGN PRACTICES FOR CLIMBING LANES ON HIGH-SPEED MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THIS REPORT ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN PROCEDURE. A CRITICAL REVIEW OF CURRENT DESIGN PROCEDURES IS A PREREQUISITE TO MORE SPECIFIC DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS. TRUCK GRADE PREFERENCE DETERMINATION FOR A PROPOSED PROFILE, SPEED REDUCTION CRITERIA, AND CAPACITY AS A DESIGN WARRANT ARE THE ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF THE PROCEDURAL REVIEW. METHODS CURRENTLY IN USE WERE DEEMED INADEQUATE. SPECIFIC DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OFFERED. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Stimpson, William A
- Glennon, John C
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 1-11
- Monograph Title: Highway Design Practices
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 371
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Climbing lanes; Design; Design standards; Highway design; Safety; Slopes; Speed; Truck lanes; Trucks; Vehicle performance
- Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Grades
- Old TRIS Terms: Truck performance
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226208
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309019842
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 999
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM