HIGHWAY ENGINEERING. FIFTH EDITION

This is a basic textbook for introductory courses in highway engineering as well as a useful source of reference for practicing professionals. The contents are presented in the following chapters: (1) introduction; (2) highway administration; (3) driver, pedestrian, and vehicle characteristics; (4) highway evaluation; (5) traffic characteristics; (6) transportation planning; (7) computer applications in highway engineering; (8) geometric design of highways; (9) intersections, interchanges, terminals; (10) highway mass transit facilities; (11) drainage and drainage structures; (12) traffic engineering and safety; (13) surveys and plans; (14) contracts and supervision; (15) highway materials; (16)flexible pavement design; (17) earthwork operations and equipment; (18) bases, subbases, and low-cost surfaces; (19) high-type bituminous pavements; (20) contrete pavements; and (21) highway maintenance and rehabilitation.