Estimation of operating speed on two lane two way roads along N-65 (SIBI-Quetta)

International Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-31

  Memon, R A ^a   Khaskheli, G B ^a   Dahani, M A ^b  

^a SZAB Campus   (Pakistan)

^b National Highway Authority   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Design consistency; Operating speed; Speed profile

Indexed keywords

CURVES (ROAD); HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; OFF ROAD VEHICLES; SPEED;

DESIGN CONSISTENCY; HORIZONTAL CURVES; OPERATING SPEED; PAKISTAN; ROAD ALIGNMENTS; RUN-OFF; SPEED PREDICTION MODELS; SPEED PROFILE; TWO LANE RURAL HIGHWAYS; TWO LANE TWO WAYS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84858303899     PISSN: 17350522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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