COMPUTERS IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

The author illustrates the wide range of applications for the computer in the field of highway engineering. For use in the field of planning and environmental studies an outline is given of coba (cost benefit analysis), cosmos (cost modelling system), programs in the bips (British integrated program system) suite, moss (modelling system by strings) and hops (highway optimisation program system). Programs to be used in connection with ground modelling, alignment - horizontal and vertical, the cross section, volumes and automatic drafting are outlined. Minicomputers and programmable calculators and coordinate geometry design programs are also discussed. Applications in the field of construction and maintenance enable the engineer to provide additional information on levels and quantities and to forecast maintenance requirements. Programs carrlev, March and chart are briefly mentioned. Future trends are discussed. (TRRL)

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  Whitehall Press Limited

  Headington Hill Hall
  Oxford 0X3 0BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • Pratt, D J
• Publication Date: 1981-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 9-15
• Serial:
  • Highway Engineer
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Benefit cost analysis; Computer aided design; Computer programs; Costs; Digital computers; Earthwork; Highway design; Highway engineering; Highway maintenance; Highway planning; Highways; Information processing; Maintenance; Optimization; Road construction
• Uncontrolled Terms: Optimum
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 2894: Alignment; 224: Cost; 8673: Digital computer; 3653: Earthworks; 2755: Highway; 3847: Maintenance; 3665: Road construction; 8645: Software; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345906
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1982 12:00AM