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3rd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, June 29-July 1, 2005, Chicago, Illinois: Compendium of Papers CD-ROM

Accession Number:

01004374

Record Type:

Monograph

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The purpose of the symposium was to stimulate improvement of worldwide geometric design through presentations, discussions, and exhibits on the latest research, policies, and practices for street and highway geometric design. The compendium contains the 85 country reports and technical papers presented at the symposium. Symposium authors represent 28 countries. The compendium table of contents reflects the plenary, podium, and poster sessions into which the symposium was organized. The country reports and technical papers were selected through a two-stage review process that included peer review. These are the headings that appear in the table of contents: Opening Plenary Session; Podium Session 1--Rural Design for Speed Management; Podium Session 2--Design Visualization; Podium Session 3--Urban Design Issues; Podium Session 4--2+1 Roads; Podium Session 5--Roundabouts; Podium Session 6--Freeway and Interchange Design Issues; Podium Session 7--Rural Design and Safety; Podium Session 8--Intersection Design and Safety; Podium Session 9--Freeway and Interchange Design Policy; Poster Session--Rural Design Issues, Urban Design Issues, Traffic Calming and Context Sensitive Design, Intersection Design Issues, and Horizontal and Vertical Alignment Design; Podium Session 10--Cross Section Design and Safety; Podium Session 11--Safety in Design Policy; Podium Session 12--Horizontal Curve Design; Podium Session 13--Design Consistency; Podium Session 14--Sight Distance; and Podium Session 15--Intersection Design and Operations.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Pagination:

v.p.

Publication Date:

2005

Conference:

3rd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design

Location: Chicago Illinois, United States
Date: 2005-6-29 to 2005-7-1
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO); Federal Highway Administration; American Society of Civil Engineers; Association Mondiale de la Route; International Road Federation; Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE); National Association of County Engineers; Transportation Association of Canada (TAC); Chicago Department of Transportation; Illinois Department of Transportation; Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Policy; Research; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Sep 20 2005 10:50AM