Road Construction Method Flashcards
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is a structure that link
barangays and cities in the country, and
serve as medium in transporting goods
and commodities from one place to
another, and as communication link
which brings economic development to
a nation.
road
the main highway trunk
line system that is continuous in extent that goes
from province to province and region to region.
Primary National Road
connects a provincial or
national road to a public wharf or railway station.
Secondary National Road
connects two
municipalities or cities within a province
Provincial Road
street within the urban area of the
city.
City Road
street within the poblacion area of a municipality.
Municipal Road
street located outside the
poblacion area of a municipality or urban area
of a city and those outside industrial,
commercial areas or residential subdivisions.
Barangay Road
are those roads of national
importance. They are frequently used by traffic
and leads to vital areas such as major cities and
installations.
Major roads
are roads which is local in nature as
it serves only the interest of the locality such as a
street.
Minor roads
It is the simplest form of road constructed by
shaping and smoothing the natural soil
traversed by the road line.
Earth Road
It is sometimes termed as an all weather road
and are used to construct Farm to Market
Roads which serves to connect rural and
agricultural areas to market towns.
Gravel Road
It is frequently described as flexible pavement
implying its ability to absorb the stresses
imposed by traffic and weather without
cracking.
Asphalt Road
It is sometimes termed rigid pavement because it is
strong in resisting compressive load but weak in
resisting tensile stresses.
PCC Pavement Road
is the upper layer of natural soil which
may be the undisturbed local materials, or soil
excavated elsewhere placed as fill.
Subgrade
are
individual stabilizing layers of selected material and
designed thickness placed on top of the subgrade to
distribute the load transmitted from the surface
course.
Aggregate Subbase and Base Courses
is the uppermost structural
component of the roadway, which provides
resistance to wear and shearing stress due to traffic
load.
Surface Course
are located beside the carriage way
which is the total width available for passing vehicles,
and is used to receive lateral clearance to protect
major structures on the roadside, to secure safety
and comfort of both motorists and pedestrians and
for emergency stopping purposes.
Shoulders
are located beneath or
alongside the roadway used in collecting,
transporting and disposing of surface water
originating in or near the road right-of-way.
Drainage Structures
are constructed
along the side of the roadway to stabilize the
slopes.
Slope Protection Structures
are constructed along the side
of the roadway if there are space constrictions.
Retaining Walls
Determines the actual position of the
road structure based on the plans
As - Stake Survey
Becomes necessary to divert traffic
from any existing roadway whenever
the construction operations block the
flow of traffic.
Detour Roads
A road by which a job is connected to
the highway system and is generally
used in connection with borrow pits.
Access Roads
It means removing and disposing all
surface objects including vegetation,
trees and other protruding objects not
designated to remain along the roadway.
Clearing and Grubbing
