GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING TECHNIQUES IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

The use of geomorphological mapping techniques in highway engineering, and an example of its application in the investigation for the taff vale trunk road, south wales, is discussed. Geomorphological studies used in the initial design stage, can identify geotechnical and ground-water problem areas, so that alterations of the route alignment to avoid such areas can be considered and a more realistic budget estimate made for earthworks. If geomorphological mapping is carried out by experienced personnel, it is quick, inexpensive and enables the subsequent site investigation to be designed more efficiently with a resultant saving in cost. (A). /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

  Wrotham Place
  Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent ME14 1PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Brunsden, D
  • Doornkamp, J C
  • FOOKES, P G
  • Jones, DKC
  • Kelly, JMH
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 35-41
• Serial:
  • Highway Engineer
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Costs; Drainage; Erosion; Geomorphology; Groundwater; Highways; Landslides; Maps; Mines; Surveying; Valleys
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Intersecting angle
• ITRD Terms: 2894: Alignment; 2937: Drainage; 5275: Erosion; 4055: Geomorphology; 2755: Highway; 4029: Landslide; 4074: Map; 5117: Mine; 4025: Surveying (land); 8119: United Kingdom; 4059: Valley
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134220
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM