Highway engineering

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Aug 17, 20227 min read

Rigid Pavement Design by Westergard's Method with IRC Recommendations

Rigid pavements are pavements that are made up of cement and concrete materials by virtue of which they offer flexural strength.

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Aug 5, 20226 min read

Flexible Pavement Design | California Bearing Ratio Method with IRC Recommendations

Flexible pavements have negligible or low flexural strength. There are several empirical, semi-empirical, and theoretical methods to design.

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Jul 23, 20223 min read

Length of Valley Curve Based on Headlight Sight Distance & Comfort Criteria

The length of a valley curve is calculated based on two criteria i.e., headlight distance and passenger comfort criteria as follows.

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Jul 17, 20224 min read

Traffic Signal Design | Webster's Formula for Optimum Cycle Length

Webster's method is a rational approach for designing traffic signals. It is also an important topic from the GATE CE exam perspective.

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Jun 24, 20223 min read

Transition Curves: Concept, Types and Lenght Calculations

A transition curve is a horizontal curve having a variable radius i.e., an infinite radius to a selected radius. More in this blog.

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