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3D Road Design & Alignment Guide

The document provides steps to design road alignments and cross sections using optimization software. The steps include: 1) Creating a 3D surface from digital map data 2) Designing horizontal and vertical alignments through control points and modifying them using grips 3) Drawing road plans and profiles showing slopes and pavement 4) Setting cut/fill slopes and pavement specifications 5) Designing cross sections and adding ditches through ditch types.

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3D Road Design & Alignment Guide

The document provides steps to design road alignments and cross sections using optimization software. The steps include: 1) Creating a 3D surface from digital map data 2) Designing horizontal and vertical alignments through control points and modifying them using grips 3) Drawing road plans and profiles showing slopes and pavement 4) Setting cut/fill slopes and pavement specifications 5) Designing cross sections and adding ditches through ditch types.

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PROVIDING OPTIMIZED ALIGNMENT &

AUTOMATIC INTERCHANGE DESIGN SOFTWARE Tutorial - 1

Step 1. Create 3D Surface(TIN)

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1 Topography (Import Digital Map) Select Digital map file(*.dwg) Load the digital map file into the system.

2 Topography (Create Surface) Specify contour entities on the screen or Check layers on dialog box
※Tips. Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Button & Mouse move : Rotate the Main view screen
“View” Menu (Switch Window) Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Button ⇒ View 3D Rotate

Step 2. Create Alignment & Setting of Geometric Standard

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1 Click the Ribbon button


1 Select One-way or Two-way
2 Input road name
2 Setting of design criteria
3 Select Road type
4 Input Starting station 3 Setting of standard superelevation
5 Click 4 Setting of typical cross section values
6 Click 5 Click
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Step 3. Design of Horizontal Alignment

2 1 Create Horizontal alignment

1 Hori. Align. Ribbon Click


2 Specify Control point (1,2,3,4) to Plan view
3 <Enter> or <Space> key
4 Can be modified using grips
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2 Current Route & Alignment

• Always check the current


Alignment setting status.
• All edits and actions are done 4
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for the current Alignment

3 View of Vertical window


3 1 View Vertical Ribbon click
※ Confirm vertical ground condition

Step 4. Modify of Horizontal Alignment


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1 Edit Horizontal Alignment by Grip

1 Left-Click on the Horizontal alignment.


2 The grips are displayed. 2 Edit Horizontal Alignment by Dialog box

Grip Functions 3 Etc. Function

Move control point Insert IP : Insert an additional IP between Edit IP : Edit for a single IP selected by Editor
Change radius value the linear axis of the selected
Change clothoid value Horizontal Alignment.
※ Left-click on the grip and move the grip
Delete IP : Delete the selected IP
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Step 5. Design of Vertical Alignment

1 1 Create Vertical Alignment

1 Click the Ribbon button


2 Specify Control point (1,2,3,4) to vertical view
3 <Enter> or <Space> key
4 Can be modified using grips

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Step 6. Modify of Vertical Alignment


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1 Edit Vertical Alignment by Grip

1 Left-Click on the Vertical alignment.


2 The grips are displayed.
2 Edit Vertical Alignment by Dialog box

Move control point Move control point


Change VIP location Change vertical curve length & K-value
※ The K-value is the horizontal distance
required to achieve a 1% change in the 3 Etc. Function
slope of the vertical curve.
( K × 100 ≒ Rver.) Insert VIP : Insert an additional VIP between the linear axis of
4 Status bar
the selected Vertical Alignment.
Edit VIP : Edit for a single VIP selected by Editor

Delete IP : Delete the selected IP

※ Show/Hide table and change drawing scale by status bar


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Step 7. Road Plan and Profile

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1 Draw of plan slope

2 Show Superelevation Window

1 Cut & Fill Slope setting


Step 8. Cut / Fill Slope & Pavement

2 Pavement setting

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Step 9. Cross section Design

Next section

Current section

Previous section

Step 10. Creating Ditch & Cross section Design


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1 Create Ditch Type


2 Ditch Installation
Click the Ribbon botton Click the Ribbon botton
1 Select Ditch type 1 Specify the Ditch slide to install
2 Enter dimensions 2 Drag the slide to the cross section
3 Click 4
Sub menu button Click
4 Enter Type name
5 Click 3 Specify the horizontal alignment
4 Set batch items and Click
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Step 11. Drainage Design


1 1 Edit Drainge

1 Left-Click on the drainage entity


2 The grips are displayed on the
drainage entity
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3 Pick grip and specify point

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2 Ditch Installation
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Click the Ribbon button
1 Select Drainage entity on the Plan view
2 Left-Click Yellow Line on the Structure vertical window
3 Pick grip and specify point
4 Draw the polyline with the desired water flow
5 Button & Select a drawn polyline
6 The direction of the water flow changes
Step 12. Retaining Wall Design

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3 Edit Drainge

Click the Ribbon button


1 Set the retaining wall configuration
2 Specify the position of the retaining wall.
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Step 13. Earthworks Quantities


1 Earthworks quantities calculation

1 2 3 Click the Ribbon button


1 Setting material compaction factor
2 Click the Check-button to specify the Alignment name
to be calculated.
3 Click the button
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2 Click the Ribbon button : 1st Mass haul Calculation result confirmation and print

3 Click the Ribbon button : Get the Mass curve diagram


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Step 14. Trumpet Interchange Design


Prerequisites

1 • Major & minor roads must cross


• The design of the two roads must already
be completed. (Horizontal, Vertical,
superelevation, cross sectionD)

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1 Trumpet type Interchange

1 Click the button


2 Enter Interchange name
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Click the Combo or Image button
to select Major alignment.
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10 Click the Combo or Image button
to select Minor alignment.
5 Select Trumpet type
6 Click the button
7 Check Ramp design criteria
8 Check Terminal nose design
9 Check Deceleration lane design
10 Check Acceleration lane design
11 Ramps standard cross section
12 Click the button
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Step 15. Clover Leaf Interchange Design


Prerequisites

1 • Major & minor roads must cross


• The design of the two roads must already
be completed. (Horizontal, Vertical,
superelevation, cross sectionD)

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