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  Module 1: Introduction to Transportation Engineering
Lecture 2 Introduction to highway engineering
  

Introduction to Highway Engineering

Overview

Road transport is one of the most common mode of transport. Roads in the form of trackways, human pathways etc. were used even from the pre-historic times. Since then many experiments were going on to make the riding safe and comfort. Thus road construction became an inseparable part of many civilizations and empires. In this chapter we will see the different generations of road and their characteristic features. Also we will discuss about the highway planning in India.