DESIGNING HIGHWAYS SITUATED IN AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW (UTFORMING AV VEGER I DRIVSN0OMRADER)

This report describes the use of climatic data for the design of highways situated in areas with drifting snow. It also concentrates on the cross sectional design of such highways. Three methods for snow depth surveying are tested and described. The report concludes that a combination of tachymetric and botanical methods is generally recommended for the surveying of snowdepths when planning mountain highways. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Trans. of rept. from Institute for Highway and Railroad Construction, University of Technology (Norway) 141p 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

  72 Lyme Road
  Hanover, NH  United States  03755-1290
• Authors:
  • Norem, H
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 158 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Botany; Construction; Cross sections; Earthwork; Excavations; Fences; Frigid regions; Geological surveying; Highway design; Highways; Location; Mountains; Plants; Roads; Snow; Snowdrifts; Tachometers; Translations; Visibility; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests; Wind direction
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Old TRIS Terms: Indicators; Surveying geographic
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143720
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CRREL-TL-503
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1977 12:00AM