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Title: INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY OF ENGINEERS THROUGH THE USE OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
Accession Number: 00200711
Record Type: Component
Abstract: USE IS REVIEWED OF APPLICATIONS OF THE ELECTRONICS COMPUTER TO HIGHWAY ENGINEERING WORK. THE DIGITAL COMPUTER IS REGARDED AS A MEANS OF INCREASING ENGINEERING PRODUCTIVITY IN HIGHWAY WORK. ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS ARE BEING USED FOR SURVEY COMPUTATIONS, COMPUTATION OF CENTER LINE GRADES, EARTHWORK COMPUTATIONS, GEOMETRIC INSTRUCTUAL DESIGN COMPUTATIONS FOR BRIDGES, AND FOR TRAFFIC STUDIES, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRIP DESIRE CHARTS, AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF TRAFFIC, PROPOSE NEW ROUTE OR SYSTEM OF ROUTES. SURVEY COMPUTATIONS INVOLVING AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 2,000 COURSES PER DAY ARE NOW BEING PERFORMED IN THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER, COVERING LOCATION, INTER-CHANGE IN BRIDGE DESIGN AND LAYOUT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY TAKINGS. THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE COMPUTER METHOD IS ABOUT 20 PER-CENT OF THE TIME REQUIRED USING MANUAL METHODS. THE COST IS ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF THE COST BY MANUAL METHODS. A PROGRAM IS BEING DEVELOPED BY THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS FOR CHECKING AERIAL CONTOUR MAPS USING CHURCH'S 4-POINT ANALYTICAL METHOD. THE USE OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS IN THE SOLUTION OF HYDRAULIC PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING IS BEING EXPLORED IN THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS. THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS IS DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION ON PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ALLIED SUBJECTS ON A CONTINUING BASIS.
Supplemental Notes: No 164, Pp 48-54 Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410562
Authors: Schureman, L RPagination: 7p
Publication Date: 1957
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: May 26 1994 12:00AM
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