you are an engineer assigned to select an alignment for the proposed highway to link villages A and B.List the 11 guidelines you will follow for the selection of a technically feasible route
you are an engineer assigned to select an alignment for the proposed highway to link villages A and B.List the 11 guidelines you will follow for the selection of a technically feasible route
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Highway alignment:
Introduction to Highway alignment:
The positioning of the central line of a highway or the layout of a planned highway line on the terrain is called as Highway Alignment. Highway Alignment is generally divided into two types namely,
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- Vertical alignment
- Horizontal alignment
Importance of Highway alignment:
The most important part of road construction is deciding the highway alignment as it requires a lot of land acquisition. Once the alignment for the proposed road is fixed and then it is constructed as per the plan. It is really difficult to transform it later because of the increment in the cost of procuring adjoining land and the development of structures by the roadside. Even a small error or mistake in the Highway alignment enhances the overall cost of construction.
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