Method for balancing cut-fill and minimizing the amount of earthwork in the geometric design of highways

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 564-571

  Goktepe, A Burak ^a   Lav, A Hilmi ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cross section; Earthwork; Highway design

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMICS; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

GROUND ELEVATION;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

DESIGN; EARTHWORKS; METHODOLOGY; ROAD TRANSPORT;

EID: 0141789610     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2003)129:5(564)     Document Type: Article

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