HIGHWAY PLANNING AND DESIGN. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR N HELD AT THE PTRC SUMMER ANNUAL MEETING, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, ENGLAND FROM 9-12 JULY 1979

These proceedings contain the following papers: The economic implications of steep gradients (Kerman, JA); Speed/flow relationships on rural motorways and dual carriageways (Coombe, RD, Duncan, NC and Simpson, D); Three-lane and broad two-lane highways (Roerbech, J); Highway design standards - their formulation, interpretation and application (Crowell, BN); What price standards? (Davies, PW and Worsley, TE); Cost and safety effectiveness of highway design elements (Banks, JF and Brown, DB); The regional development effects of road investment (Botham, RW); agricultural impact evaluation (Boddington, MAB); Selection of soil tests relevant to design data (Springett, M and Smith, AKC); The potential of improved route guidance (Jeffery, DJ and Taylor, NB); Selecting the names on signposts by computer (Wootton, HJ and Ness, MP); Derivation of rhtm base year trip matrices (Catling, I and Harrison, DA). (continued on TRIS abstract no 325196.) (TRRL)

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  Planning and Transport Res and Computation Co Ltd

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• Conference:
  • Planning & Transport Res & Comp, Sum Ann Mtg, Proc
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 313 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: P184

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agriculture; Computer aided design; Conferences; Costs; Design; Design standards; Economic impacts; Highway design; Highway grades; Highway planning; Rural highways; Slopes; Soil tests; Traffic flow; Traffic signs; Traffic speed
• Old TRIS Terms: Design costs
• ITRD Terms: 2992: Carriageway; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 9013: Development; 8673: Digital computer; 2806: Gradient; 2755: Highway; 2855: Highway design; 227: Investment; 699: Itinerary; 6473: Mathematical model; 2752: Motorway; 687: Origin destination traffic; 378: Region; 328: Rural area; 1665: Safety; 9072: Selection; 4156: Soil; 5408: Speed; 6255: Test; 9079: Three; 671: Traffic flow; 2827: Traffic lane; 553: Traffic sign; 9082: Two; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325195
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 086050-065-9
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM