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  2. Geometric design of roads - Wikipedia

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    A typical cross-section drawing of a roadway. The cross section of a roadway can be considered a representation of what one would see if an excavator dug a trench across a roadway, showing the number of lanes, their widths and cross slopes, as well as the presence or absence of shoulders, curbs, sidewalks, drains, ditches, and other roadway ...

  3. Cross slope - Wikipedia

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    Sub-base; 4. Base course; 5. Asphalt. Cross slope, cross fall or camber is a geometric feature of pavement surfaces: the transverse slope with respect to the horizon. It is a very important safety factor. Cross slope is provided to provide a drainage gradient so that water will run off the surface to a drainage system such as a street gutter or ...

  4. Rut (roads) - Wikipedia

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    A rut is a depression or groove worn into a road or path by the travel of wheels or skis. Ruts can be formed by wear, as from studded snow tires common in cold climate areas, or they can form through the deformation of the asphalt concrete, pavement or subbase material. In modern roads the main cause is heavily loaded trucks.

  5. Highway engineering - Wikipedia

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    Highway engineering (also known as roadway engineering and street engineering) is a professional engineering discipline branching from the civil engineering subdiscipline of transportation engineering that involves the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, highways, streets, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and goods.

  6. Drainage gradient - Wikipedia

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    Typically on straight road sections, the drainage gradient is at least 1–3% due to the normal cross slope of 1–3%. In curved sections the drainage gradient is higher, and may often reach 5–12% due to superelevated CS that may reach 5–8% in areas with icy roads and up to 12% in areas without icy roads.

  7. Road surface marking - Wikipedia

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    Road markings in Indonesia are almost similar to markings in Europe and especially in the Netherlands. Markings are divided into four types, they are: Line marking, marks that are parallel to the axis of the road. Cross marking, mark that is crosswise to the axis of the road, such as at a stop line at a Zebra cross or at an intersection

  8. File:Roman road cross-sectional diagram for typical via ...

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  9. Controlled-access highway - Wikipedia

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    Cross sections incorporating a minimum of two through-traffic lanes for each direction of travel, with a typical width of 3.50 to 3.75 m (11 ft 6 in to 12 ft 4 in) each, separated by a central median. An obstacle-free zone varying from 4.5 to 10 m (15 to 33 ft), or alternatively installation of appropriate vehicle restraint systems.