LEC 4: HIGHWAY ALIGNMENT & ENGINEERING SURVEYS
Asst. Prof Priya Rai
Department of Civil Engineering
, Topic Covered
1: Introduction
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2 2: Requirements of Highway Alignment
3 3: Factors Controlling Highway Alignment
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4: Engineering Survey and its Stages
, Highway Alignment
Definition – Position of the center line of the
highway in the ground
• Horizontal Alignment
• Vertical Alignment
Road Design Outputs
• Plan
• Longitudinal Profile
• Cross Section