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Key Factors in Road Alignment Design

The document discusses factors influencing road alignment design, including ease of construction, connectivity, traffic considerations, and environmental impacts. It highlights the importance of geological and drainage factors, as well as the need to satisfy regional planning and aesthetic considerations. The presentation concludes with a note to continue the discussion in future interactions.

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Key Factors in Road Alignment Design

The document discusses factors influencing road alignment design, including ease of construction, connectivity, traffic considerations, and environmental impacts. It highlights the importance of geological and drainage factors, as well as the need to satisfy regional planning and aesthetic considerations. The presentation concludes with a note to continue the discussion in future interactions.

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Geometric Design

Alignment Design - 2
RAJAT RASTOGI
CIVIL ENGINEERING

8/3/2022 10:08 PM 1
What we covered in previous interaction
• Discussed the possibilities in alignment fixation and design

8/3/2022 10:08 PM 2
Presentation Overview
• Alignment Design – Factors and Surveys

3
Road Alignment - Factors
• Easy
– Following contours, ruling gradient, resisting length, operational
requirement and performance of vehicle, ease of construction

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Road Alignment - Factors
• Short
– Direct, depends upon terrain, consideration to towns and cities in
nearby area of the alignment

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Road Alignment - Factors
• Connectivity
– Major and minor towns, obligatory and non-obligatory places, bypass
or indirect access

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Road Alignment - Factors
• Traffic consideration
– Traffic desire line, demand in an area, size of a facility

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Road Alignment - Factors
• Economical
– Earthwork, construction, availability of material, manpower and
machinery locally, maintenance requirements (snow, desert, marshy
areas), operational economy
• Monotonous
– Continuous straight path v/s circuitous path, driver alertness and
safety

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Road Alignment - Factors
• Environment
– Flora and fauna
• Hydraulic information
– River flows and discharges, high flood levels, fluctuations in level,
width of water bodies, meandering
• Need, type and size of bridge structure
– Sub-surface flows, ground water level, outfalls, cross-drainage works
– Surface flows, longitudinal drains, catch drains

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Road Alignment - Factors
• Geological
– Faults, Fissures, Folds, dip, placement of road formation width,
features like rivers and tunnels

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Road Alignment - Factors
• Drainage
– Drainage pattern, water shed lines, cross-drainage works, submersible
bridges, culverts, causeways, surface run-off
• Satisfying Regional Plan
– Ensuring cross connectivity, accessibility, mobility and demand
requirements at regional level
• Aesthetics
– Plan and profile, landscape

8/3/2022 10:08 PM 11
We will continue discussion on alignment
design features in the next interaction
Thank You

8/3/2022 10:08 PM 12

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