I. Circulation Design
a – Vehicular Circulation
1. Introduction
2. Basic Definitions and Principles
2.1 Roadway classification
2.2 Circulation patterns
2.3 Basic principles of road design
3. Design Controls and Criteria
3.1 Topography & physical features
3.2 Driver characteristics
3.3 Vehicle characteristics
3.4 Traffic volumes
3.5 Highway capacity
3.6 Speed
3.7 Sight distance
3.2 Design standards
4. Horizontal Alignment
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Basic definitions
4.3 Calculation of circular curves
4.4 Procedure for laying out a street
4.5 Horizontal alignment example
4.6 Super elevation
4.7 Pavement widening on curves
4.8 Sight-distance on curves
5. Vertical Alignment
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Types of vertical curves
5.3 Components of vertical curves
5.4 Calculation of symmetric vertical curves
5.5 Laying out of symmetric vertical curves
5.6 Vertical alignment Example
6. Cross-section Elements
6.1 Pavement
- Pavement width
- Pavement sections & drainage
- Pavement materials & design
6.2 Curbs
6.3 Shoulders
6.4 Guardrails and Guide Posts
6.5 Side slopes
7. Intersection Design Elements
8. Parking Design
Parking Design, cont.
b. Bicycle Circulation
c. Pedestrian Circulation
Pedestrian Circulation, cont.
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