The Basics Of Infrastructure Design

It is rightly pointed out by various intellectuals that the lifestyle of today is

vastly different from that of the earlier times especially in terms of its pace. Lifestyle of today is ultra fast paced and so in order to catch up with such a pace of life, the adoption of smart and time saving methods is of real significance. Well, the highways have certainly contributed in this direction and have made our lives a lot easier. Thanks to the innovative flyovers and expressways, a single route can be accessed by twice the number of vehicles at the same time.

These facilities and provisions have made our lives trouble free but it needs to be realized that designing and conceptualizing it is a very complex and a lengthy process. You have to adhere to the various rules of designing, government norms and most importantly, their safety and usability for the people. In the end it is a joint effort of a number of skilled engineers, scientists and statisticians. The material that is used in the construction is finalized after it undergoes certain tests for evaluating their qualities like hardness, abrasiveness, viscosity and all that is required.

Some of the points you have to take care of while laying an infrastructure design are as follows:

The basic layout of the road At this level of planning, various civil engineers have sessions to figure out the basic requirements of the road like thickness of the asphalt, the size of lanes, distance to be covered, degree of curves and much more. These fundamental points help them decide the further line of action.

The prior steps Before any work is stated over the basic plan layout, there are various preparations to be made like placing road signs, the removal of trees that may prove to be hazardous in the event of a storm or other natural causes, the positioning of fire hydrants based on special designs to be useful when required, etc.

Inclusion of safety barriers The safety barriers are placed on almost all roads and highways that are made over or near to rivers and cliffs. These barriers keep the vehicles from moving into the traffic in instances of accidents. These should also be designed prior to placing them on a road and the design should be such that it makes minimum impact upon the people sitting in the car. These include provisions like side rails and light poles.

Asphalt pavement marking It is the process of using a reflective material to indicate various important points on the road like lanes, turns, passing areas, two way and one way roads.

Though the smooth and wide highways constructed in big cities seem to be very tempting for the drivers but it is that leverage (their ease of use) which is the only reason that becomes the cause of mishaps. Cars rushing at extremely high speeds and precarious change of lanes are a common sight on the highways. With the help of novel innovative infrastructure design engineers, we can make the best possible use of highways. If these are designed properly and sign boards are placed at the required points, a number of road accidents can be avoided.

by: Gtacivils

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