Provision of sight distance around concrete barriers and structures on freeways and interchanges

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2262, 2011, Pages 22-30

  Arndt, Owen K ^a   Cox, Ricky L ^a   Lennie, Sandra C ^a   Whitehead, Mike T ^a  

^a Queensland Department of Main Roads (QDMR)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; HIGHWAY PLANNING; INTERCHANGES; ROADS AND STREETS;

AUSTRALIA; CONCRETE BARRIERS; DESIGN SPEED; HORIZONTAL CURVES; INTERCHANGE RAMPS; RAIL LINES; ROAD DESIGN; SIGHT DISTANCE; VERTICAL CURVE;

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE);

EID: 84857562033     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2262-03     Document Type: Article

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