NCHRP Report 659:

Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways

Status: Not for Sale

Size: 94 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2010

PDF			About PDF

Important Notice:

To purchase a copy of this report, please visit www.trb.org.

Authors:
Janet M Barlow; J L Gattis; Herbert S Levinson; Ronald W Eck; William F Hecker; Jerome S Gluck; Transportation Research Board
Authoring Organizations

Description:
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 659: Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways explores guidelines related to the geometric design of driveways. The report includes driveway-related terms and definitions, an examination of basic geometric controls, a summary ...
Read More

Paste into your Web page:

<!-- Start NAP Book Display -->
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="175" height="250" id="napbookwrapper" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="flashvars" value="wid=184721841042013052532202&record_id=14399" />
<embed src="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" quality="high" flashvars="wid=184721841042013052532202&record_id=14399" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="175" height="250" name="napbookwrapper" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
</object>

Preview

Free Resources

Full Text
Jump to this book's table of contents to begin reading online for free.

Related Items:
Related Titles

No free downloads available for this title.

Reprint Permission
Request permission to license or reprint the book's content through Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink.

Request Permission to Distribute a PDF

Request Translation Rights

Questions About Rights and Permissions?

Table of Contents
Select a link below to start reading online free!
Front Matter	i-ix
Need for This Guide	1-1	(skim)
Organization and Structure of the Guide	2-2	(skim)
References	3-3	(skim)
Chapter 2 - Terms and Definitions	4-5	(skim)
References	6-6	(skim)
The Driveway Setting	7-7	(skim)
User Mix Considerations	8-9	(skim)
Motor Vehicle Traffic Attributes	10-16	(skim)
References	17-17	(skim)
General Guidelines	18-19	(skim)
Driveway Location and Spacing	20-22	(skim)
References	23-23	(skim)
Chapter 5 - Geometric Design Elements	24-25	(skim)
Sight Distance and Conspicuity	26-28	(skim)
Pedestrians and Pedestrians with Disabilities	29-31	(skim)
Public Transit Facilities	32-32	(skim)
Driveway Plan and Cross-Section Elements	33-54	(skim)
Driveway Length	55-64	(skim)
Driveway Vertical Alignment Elements	65-74	(skim)
Other Elements	75-82	(skim)
References	83-84	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	85-85	(skim)

Description

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 659: Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways explores guidelines related to the geometric design of driveways. The report includes driveway-related terms and definitions, an examination of basic geometric controls, a summary of access spacing principles, and detailed discussions of various geometric design elements.

Material related to and supporting the contents of NCHRP Report 659, including an extensive review of literature, has been published as NCHRP Web-Only Document 151: Geometric Design of Driveways.

NCHRP Report 659:

Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways

Important Notice:

Citation Manager

Description

Authoring Organizations

Search This Book

SIGN UP FOR...