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3. ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
TABLE 4-1 Stopping sight distance minimum stopping sight distance (m) 285 205 140 205 140 85 173 113 85 113 85 65 85 65 45 45 30 20 205 140 85 140 85 65 113 85 65 85 65 45 65 45 30 45 30 20
TABLE 4-2 Passing sight distance minimum passing sight distance (2 lane-2 way), (m) 800 700 550 700 550 450 625 500 450 500 450 350 450 350 300 300 250 200 700 550 450 550 450 350 500 450 350 450 350 450 350 300 250 300 250 200
height of driver's eye 0.92m (3.5ft) above the road surface 0.92m (3.5ft) above the road surface
2q Criteria for Measuring Sight Distance heigth of object (for measure stopping sight distance) 150mm (6inch) from the road surface 150mm (6inch) from the road surface
heigth of object (for measure passing sight distance) 1.32m (4.25ft) from the road surface 1.32m (4.25ft) from the road surface
Superelevation Rates maximum superelevation rate used 0.1 0.06
Minimum Radius minimum radius (m) 570 375 230 375 230 125 303 178 125 178 125 85 125 85 50 50 30 15 465 280 150 280 150 100 215 150 100 150 100 60 100 60 35 60 35 15
TABLE 4-6 Desirable Maximum Grade (%) 2 3 4 3 4 5 3.5 4.5 5 4.5 5 6 5 6 7 7 8 9 3 4 5 4 5 6 4.5 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 8 7 8 9
Maximum Grades (%) 5 6 7 6 7 8 6.5 7.5 8 7.5 8 9 8 9 10 10 12 15 6 7 8 7 8 9 7.5 8 9 8 9 10 9 10 12 10 12 15
Crest Vertical Curve (k values) 120 60 30 60 30 15 45 17 15 17 15 10 15 10 10 10 5 5 60 30 15 30 15 10 17 15 10 15 10 10 10 10 5 10 5 5
Vertical Curves
Sag Vertical Values (k values) 60 15 28 15 28 15 34 22 15 22 15 12 15 12 10 10 8 8 40 28 15 28 15 12 22 15 12 15 12 10 12 10 8 10 8 8
TABLE 5-3 LANE WIDTH 3.5 3.5 3.25 3 2.75 5* (total two-way width) 3.5 3.5 3.25 3 2.75 5
MARGINAL STRIPS WIDTH 0.5 0.5 0.25 0.25 0 0 0.5 0.5 0.25 0.25 0 0
TABLE 5-4A & 5-4B Shoulder Width 3 3 3 3 3 2.5 3 3 2 2.5 2.5 2 2 2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 3 3 2.5 3 3 2.5 3 2.5 2 2.5 2 1.5 2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
U-TURNS distance between U-turns (km) not allowed 3 2 - - - not allowed 2 1 0.5 - -
TABLE 5-9 BRIDGE AND STRUCTURE CROSS-SECTIONS carriageway (L) - 7000 6500 6000 6000 6000 - 7000 6500 6000 6000 6000
span < 100m - 3000 3000 2500 2000 1500 - 3000 3000 2500 2000 1500
shoulder (S)
span > 100m - 1500 1000 1000 500 500 - 1500 1000 1000 1000 500
marginal strip (M) - 500 250 250 0 0 - 500 250 250 0 0
TABLE 5-10 MINIMUM RESERVE WIDTH min. reserve width (m) 60 60 50 40 30 20 20 12 60 50 40 40 30 20 20 12
ROAD ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA
3. ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
TABLE 4-1 Stopping sight distance minimum stopping sight distance (m) 250 205 140 205 170 110 170 140 85 140 85 65 85 65 45 65 65 30 205 170 140 170 110 85 140 110 85 140 85 65 110 85 65 85 65 45 65 45 30 45 30 30
TABLE 4-2 Passing sight distance minimum passing sight distance (2 lane-2 way), (m) 730 670 550 670 610 490 610 550 410 550 410 350 410 350 290 350 350 230 670 610 550 610 490 410 550 490 410 550 410 350 490 410 350 410 350 290 350 290 230 290 230 230
height of driver's eye 1.07m above the road surface 1.07m above the road surface
Criteria for Measuring Sight Distance heigth of object (for measure stopping sight distance) 150mm (6inch) above the road surface 150mm (6inch) above the road surface
heigth of object (for measure passing sight distance) 1.3m above the road surface 1.3m above the road surface
Superelevation Rates maximum superelevation rate used 0.1 0.06
Minimum Radius minimum radius (m) 500 375 230 375 305 175 305 230 125 230 125 85 125 85 50 85 85 30 560 335 280 335 195 150 280 195 150 280 150 100 195 150 100 150 100 60 100 60 35 60 35 35
Minimum Grades o.5 % 0.50%
Maximum Grades (%) table 4-9F table 4-9D table 4-9B table 4-9B table 4-9A table 4-9A table 4-9F table 4-9E table 4-9C table 4-9C table 4-9A table 4-9A
Crest Vertical Curve (k values) 151 105 49 105 71 31 71 49 15 49 15 10 15 10 10 10 10 5 105 71 49 71 31 15 49 31 15 49 15 10 31 15 10 15 10 10 10 10 5 10 5 5
Vertical Curves
Sag Vertical Values (k values) 62 51 32 51 40 25 40 32 18 32 18 12 18 12 8 12 12 4 51 40 32 40 25 18 32 25 18 32 18 12 25 18 12 18 12 8 12 8 4 8 4 4
TABLE 5-3 LANE WIDTH 3.65 3.5 3.25 3 2.75 5*(total two way width) 3.65 3.5 3.25 3 2.75 5
MARGINAL STRIPS WIDTH 0.5 0.5 0.25 0.25 0 0 0.5 0.5 0.25 0.25 0 0
TABLE 5-4A & 5-4B Shoulder Width 3 3 2.5 3 3 2.5 3 3 2 2.5 2.5 2 2 2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 3 3 2.5 3 3 2.5 3 2.5 2 2.5 2 1.5 2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
U-TURNS distance between U-turns (km) not allowed 3 2 - - - not allowed 2 1 1 - -
TABLE 5-9 BRIDGE AND STRUCTURE CROSS-SECTIONS carriageway (L) - 7000 6500 6000 6000 6000 - 7000 6500 6000 6000 6000
shoulder (S) - 3000 3000 2500 2000 1500 - 3000 3000 2500 2000 1500
marginal strip (M) - 500 250 250 0 0 - 500 250 250 0 0