NAME: ESPADA, LOUIE K.

SUBJECT: HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD ENGINEERING

COURSE & YEAR: BSCE 2ND YEAR COURSE FASCILITATOR: ENGR. JOEL B. DICKSEN
MODULE 1, IT’S YOUR TURN

Answer the following questions. Copy the problems before answering.

1. Take pictures of 5 different roadways. Identify their types according to usage, national importance,
surface course and traffic volume.

Picture Type National Surface Traffic

according importance course volume
to usage
National Major road PCC highway
road pavement
road

National Major road PCC Rural

road pavement roads
road

City road Major road PCC Urban

pavement street
road

Provincial Minor road PCC Rural

road pavement road
road
NAME: ESPADA, LOUIE K. SUBJECT: HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD ENGINEERING
COURSE & YEAR: BSCE 2ND YEAR COURSE FASCILITATOR: ENGR. JOEL B. DICKSEN
Municipal Major road PCC Rural
road pavement road
road

2. Baguio city, with its small land area is very congested these days considering the registered
vehicles are 4 times more than the city’s capacity. What engineering intervention can you possibly
propose to address this issue. Explain and elaborate your answer.

In order to address this problem my possible proposal is to add adequate parking areas to
avoid clogging of roads by parked vehicles. This parking areas should be able to
decongest roads. Another one is to construct additional fly overs in order to split vehicles
that can merge traffic. Due to the limited land area of Baguio fly overs are more essential
to be built for it helps consume less land area.

IT’S YOUR TURN

1. In road construction, why is planning important?

In road construction planning is important because it ensures a binding contract between
an engineer and the owner that is very important when there are problems during
construction. It also ensures that before construction all materials and design is set to
standard measures.
2. Bellow is a portion of a bridge that collapsed during a heavy downpour last August 19.
Disregarding the issues on use of substandard materials and possible corruption, what could have
caused the failure?
The possible cause of the failure is the eruption of land on the base of the bridge’s post
due to must moisture and heavy water flow. Another one is that it could be possibly
caused by strong water current due to heavy downpour. Strong water current could always
weaken a solid structures strength that could cause it to fail.
NAME: ESPADA, LOUIE K. SUBJECT: HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD ENGINEERING
COURSE & YEAR: BSCE 2ND YEAR COURSE FASCILITATOR: ENGR. JOEL B. DICKSEN

POST ASSESMENT

1. What is the difference between street and highway?

The difference between street and highway is that street is a narrow road that is usually
lacking a shoulder and is usually used to connect different establishments. While highways
are used to connect major cities.
2. What type of road is Halsema highway according to its usage?
According to its usage Halsema highway is a national road.
3. The reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided highways.
The reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided highways is the
median strip.
4. What are the advantages of national roads in terms of its construction and maintenance?
the advantages of national roads in terms of its construction and maintenance is that the
tools and materials are more accessible in national roads, and construction and
maintenance of national roads is more funded by the government.
5. Name two highways in the Philippines with full control access.
two highways in the Philippines with full control access is the North Luzon Expressway and
the South Luzon Expressway.
6. Notice that plan views have lines that look like these, what are they called?
These lines are called
7. This refers to the horizontal distance over the vertical distance.
- Gradient
8. The details indicated in the drawing plan are what type of specifications?
- Supplemental specifications
9. In this era do you think cars are to be regarded as necessity or luxury? Explain your answer.
In this era I think cars have become a necessity because basing on the side of us farmers
we need trucking’s and other vehicles that can load vegetables and other form supplies in
order to make our living continuously.
10. Do you think politicians have control over road developments here in the Philippines? Explain your
answer.
Yes I think politicians have control over road developments in the Philippines because they
are the ones who allot funds for the development of roads in the country. Without funds
plans for development could not occur. And frankly speaking, in the country politicians
dictates which part of roads in the country must be developed.