Hi gbam, i should have ellaborated a bit more. I've only been here less than a year and this project was completed back in 2007. It was a design-build and the owner is eager to get all deficiency items dealt with. Ideally we would want them replaced , but there are numerous other areas in the...
Hi guys,
We recently completed some work where the catch basin frame and covers installed by the contractor did not meet our ductility spec, but met all other specs. Our ductility percentage was about 3.7% when our spec is 12%. I understand that the frame and covers are more brittle than they...
i considered highway lighting, but the study section is 14-15km right now and the department is looking for a short term solution until pedestrian underpasses are constructed
thanks for the replies. Just some more info i have. Most of the collisions involving pedestrians have occured at night with pedestrians crossing at unlit spots and most accidents are not due to people speeding. There already are numerous watch for pedestrian signs so drivers are aware of...
Hi guys,
I was doing a speed data assessment along a highway whose speed is 100km/h. I calculated the 85 percentile along three locations I setup to collect the speed data to be about 104-105km/h with the mean being 99-100km/h. We were looking at lowering the speed to 80km/h due to a lot of...
Hi guys, I am a recent engg graduate, so hopefully you guys can understand where I am coming from.
I am in charge of programming and assigning priorities to the highways within a certain region and I was wondering if there is any simple way to assign a score or rating taking into consideration...
