DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF IMPROVED ENGINEERING PRODUCTVITY FOR THE DESIGN PHASE OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate and document a system of operational procedures for pre-construction engineering with the emphasis placed on the use of new and improved techniques and equipment. This was accomplished through two demonstration projects, one each in North Carolina and Ohio. Charts were developed which defined the sequence of pre-construction activities for each state. One chart was developed for Location Studies and five charts with interconnections were developed for the Design phase of pre-construction engineering. The five charts for the Design phase were: (1) Roadway Design and Earthwork; (2) Interchange Design; (3) Drainage Design; (4) Structural Design; and (5) Right-of-Way. Each activity within the chart was defined in detail. Tables were included which listed the input and output requirements of each activity as well as the output information that was retained during the design phase. Each of the up-to-date techniques and equipment used in the demonstration projects was completely defined and the benefits derived from each were discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Franklin Engineering Associates, Limited

  4121 W 83rd Street
  Prairie Village, KS  United States  66208

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  Division of Highways, P.O. Box 25201
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  25 South Front Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43215

  Appalachian Regional Commission

  1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20235
• Publication Date: 1967-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Charts; Demonstration projects; Drainage; Engineering; Equipment; Highway design; Highways; Interchanges; Interchanges and intersections; Location; Methodology; Right of way (Land); Structural design; Tables (Data)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway location; Preconstruction
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina; Ohio
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00603174
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1991 12:00AM