Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations, Edition 2

Daniel J. Findley · Christopher M. Cunningham · Thomas H. Brown Jr · Lorraine M. Cahill · Guangchuan Yang · Leta F. Huntsinger

nov. de 2021 · Butterworth-Heinemann

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Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations, Second Edition, presents a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts, including project development and the relationship between planning, operations, safety and highway types. The book includes important topics such as corridor selection and traverses, horizontal and vertical alignment, design controls, basic roadway design, cross section elements, intersection and interchange design, and the integration of new vehicle technologies and trends. It also presents end of chapter exercises to further aid understanding and learning.

This edition has been fully updated with the current design policies and reference manuals essential for highway, transportation, and civil engineers who are required to work to these standards.

• Provides an updated resource on current design standards from the Highway Capacity Manual and the Green Book
• Covers fundamental traffic flow relationships and traffic impact analysis, collision analysis, road safety audits and advisory speeds
• Presents the latest applications and engineering considerations for highway planning, design and construction

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Dr. Daniel Findley, P.E. is a Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education in Raleigh, NC. He specializes in asset management and inventory, horizontal curve safety, economic impact analysis, multi-modal transportation, unique transportation engineering studies, and logistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in North Carolina.

Dr. Thomas H. Brown Jr., P.E. is a Faculty Associate with the Institute forTransportation Research and Education (ITRE) in Raleigh, NC. Heteaches engineering classes for several major programs throughcontracts ITRE has with the North Carolina DOT. He holds a Ph.D.from North Carolina State University and is a licensed ProfessionalEngineer (PE) in North Carolina.

Lorraine M. Cahill is a Program Manager at the FEP Training Program, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Guangchuan Yang is a research associate at the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, USA

Leta F. Huntsinger is Director of Research – Systems Planning and Analysis, and Professor of the Practice, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning at the Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA