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1 ROADS Reference Manual Copyright 2004 KNOWLEDGE BASE Conditions of Sale The purchaser (further referred to as the Licensee) hereby accepts a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the software, Civil Designer, on the following conditions. 1. The license fee shall be payable in advance and this agreement commences on said date of purchase. 2. A separate license fee is payable for each CPU upon which the Licensee wishes to use the software. 3. The Licensee undertakes not to copy, except for backup purposes, reproduce, translate, adapt, vary or modify the software, nor to communicate the software to any third party other than the Licensee s employees, without the Licensor s prior written consent. 4. The Licensee agrees that it shall not itself or through any subsidiary, agent or third party, sell, lease, license, sub-license or otherwise deal with the software.

2 5. The Licensee acknowledges that any and all of the intellectual property rights including trademark, trade name, copyright and other rights used or embodied in or in connection with the software shall be and remain the sole property of the Licensor and it s principals. 6. The Licensee shall not question or dispute the ownership of any such rights at any time. 7. It is up to the Licensee to insure the program for the full replacement value. In the event of theft or loss of the program, security disk, or security module the license must be re-purchased in full. 8. No warranty of any kind is made with regard to the use or application of the software or it s fitness for any particular purpose. The verification of all results and output is entirely the responsibility of the purchaser. 9. While every care has been taken in the preparation of the Civil Designer program and it s manual, Knowledge Base cc, it s employees and agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage (including in particular, consequential losses, loss of profits and penalties) suffered by the Licensee arising from any cause whatsoever in connection with the Civil Designer program or the use thereof whether such loss or damage results from breach of contract (including a fundamental breach), negligence or any other cause and whether or not this contract is at any time cancelled by the Licensee arising from any cause whatsoever in connection with the Civil Designer program or the use thereof whether or not this contract is at any time cancelled.

3 Table of Contents WELCOME Where do I go from here? 1-1 Typefaces in this manual 1-2 Conventions used in this manual 1-2 How to get support 1-3 On-line help 1-3 Online documentation 1-4 BASIC THEORY Conventions 2-2 TUTORIAL - ROADS DESIGN Select the working road 3-2 Input the horizontal alignment 3-4 Changing the alignment 3-5 Review and coordinate 3-5 Extract cross-sections 3-8 Vertical alignment 3-9 Define a road template 3-12 Compulsory additions 3-13 Cut and fill conditions 3-14 Specify a Pavement design 3-15 Preview 3-16 Template Number 3-18 Calculate the road levels 3-19 Calculate the road levels 3-19 Calculate the cross section areas 3-21 Calculate the volumes 3-22 Calculating Layerwork volumes 3-22 Create a cross-section drawing 3-24 Create a long section drawing 3-26 Create a site plan 3-29 FILE MENU New Project 4-2 Drawing File 4-3 Terrain File 4-3 Sewer File 4-4 Storm File 4-4 Locale 4-4 Open Project 4-7 Edit

4 Project 4-8 Save Project 4-9 Save Project As 4-9 Close Project 4-9 Select road File 4-10 Import 4-12 ASCII Cross Sections 4-12 Cards Cross Sections 4-15 Long Section 4-18 R?? File 4-20 Ceaser Design 4-22 Export 4-23 Cross Sections 4-23 Long Section 4-24 Ceaser Survey 4-25 Export MX ROADS (Moss) 4-25 Output Manager 4-27 Spool Output 4-29 Option Settings 4-30 General 4-31 Survey 4-34 Terrain 4-35 ROADS 4-39 Plot 4-42 Output Window 4-43 Security 4-44 Authorize 4-44 Check Network Dongles 4-45 Exit 4-45 SECTIONS MENU Graphical Edit 5-2 Insert Point 5-4 Edit Point 5-5 Delete Point 5-6 Move Point 5-7 Polygon Area 5-8 Line Intersection 5-9 Goto Chainage 5-10 Layer Details 5-11 List Sections 5-12 Enter/Edit Sections 5-13 Interpolate 5-15 Remove Points 5-18 Remove Points 5-18 Transfer Points 5-21 Absolute Change 5-24 Expand/Shrink 5-27 Layerwork Box 5-32 Layer Deduction 5-36 Solidify Layerworks 5-39 ALIGNMENT MENU Horizontal 6-2 Edit Alignment 6-3 Graphical Insert 6-4 Graphical Delete 6-5 Graphical Edit 6-6 Graphical Move 6-7 Fit Curve 6-8 Review Alignment 6-10 Coordinate 6-11 Join Data 6-13 Tangent Data 6-13 Placing Data 6-13 Offset Coords 6-14 Coord to Survey 6-15 Coord

5 From Survey 6-16 Point Chainage 6-18 Track Generation 6-19 Vertical Alignment 6-20 Edit Alignment 6-21 Select Carriageway 6-24 Graphical Insert 6-25 Graphical Delete 6-26 Graphical Edit 6-27 Graphical Move 6-28 Ground Lines 6-29 Review Alignment 6-31 Abridged Review 6-32 Generate Levels 6-32 K Value 6-34 Fit Curve 6-35 Edge Levels 6-36 Edit Super 6-36 Graphical Insert 6-38 Graphical Delete 6-39 Graphical Edit 6-40 Graphical Move 6-42 Edge Level Lines 6-43 Slave Super 6-44 Review Control 6-47 Generate Levels 6-48 Rehabilitation 6-49 road Expert 6-54 Design Criteria 6-55 Super-Elevation 6-60 Superelevation design process 6-60 TRH 17 Lane Factors for Super-elevation run-off 6-61 Superelevation development method 6-62 Super-elevation rates graph 6-63 Single Curve Super-elevation 6-64 Reverse Curves 6-65 Broken-back Curves 6-66 Compound Curves 6-67 Check Sight Distance 6-68 AREA/VOLUME MENU Input 7-1 Output 7-2 Apply Template 7-4 Set Batters 7-6 Dump Area 7-8 Dam Areas 7-10 Connect Extremities 7-12 Add Template 7-13 Automatic Optimize 7-15 Manual Optimize 7-18 road Reserves 7-20 Recalculate 7-21 Recalculate Areas 7-22 road Footprint Area 7-23 Use Index 7-24 Masshaul Volume 7-25 Cumulative Volumes 7-27 Layerwork Volumes 7-29 Pipe Menu 8-1 Edit Alignment 8-2 Graphical Insert 8-3 Graphical Delete 8-4 Graphical Edit 8-5 Graphical Move 8-7 Ground Lines 8-8 Review Alignment 8-9 Auto Manholes 8-10 Auto Lengths 8-12 Parallel Pipes 8-14 Manhole Data 8-16 Invert Levels 8-18 Trench Volumes 8-19 TOOLS MENU Index 9-2 Chainage Record 9-2 Layer Record 9-3 List Chainage Records 9-5 Edit Chainage Record 9-6 Set Chainage Fields 9-7 Batch On/Off Switch 9-9 List Layer Records 9-10 Edit Layer Records 9-11 Set Layer Fields 9-13 Transfer Layer Fields 9-15 Batter Slope

6 Extraction 9-17 Batter Slope Adjustment 9-18 Delete Chainage 9-20 Batch Chainage Deletion 9-21 Insert Chainage 9-22 Batch Chainage Insertion 9-23 Graphical Insertion 9-24 Construction 9-25 Profile/Batters 9-26 Offset Poles 9-28 Relative Poles 9-30 Cross Check 9-33 Full Level Table 9-34 Comparative Levels 9-36 Intersection 9-38 New Intersection 9-39 Load Intersection 9-44 Save Intersection 9-45 Edit Layout 9-45 Edit Curves 9-47 Review Layout 9-48 Calculate 9-49 Coordinate 9-50 Template Editor 9-52 Single Carriageway Templates 9-52 Dual Carriageway Templates 9-54 Compulsory Additions, Batters and Layerworks 9-56 TRH 4 Pavement Layer Designer 9-59 Pavement Designer 9-60 View Page 9-62 Template Paths 9-63 Chainage Equation 9-65 Welcome 1-1 Welcome Welcome to Civil Designer, the design system created by civil engineers for civil engineers, to save you time, effort and money. Now you can work faster, smarter and accomplish more.

7 This manual introduces you to Civil Designer and gets you up and running without delay. It shows you how to accomplish the most common tasks and provides tips on the exciting and innovative new features to be found in Civil Designer. The easy-to-follow tutorial will help you gain hands-on experience with the program, and the Beyond the Basics section shows you how to complete advanced tasks. Where do I go from here? After reading this manual you should know the following: How to get Civil Designer up and running How to use the menus and the on-line help system How to input and edit data files How to start an analysis How to view and output the results of the calculations For more detail simply refer to the on-line help file: it contains over 700 pages of detailed information on each function. 1-2 ROADS Reference Typefaces in this manual The different typefaces in this manual are used as follows: Monospace This typeface represents text as it appears onscreen such as prompts.

8 Italics Italics are used for emphasis and to introduce new terms. [Enter] This indicates a key on your keyboard or a button on the screen. For example: Press [Enter] to complete the entry. or Click on the [OK] button. Command This typeface indicates a menu option or a command. For example: Click on the Open icon to load a drawing. Menu commands appear with the path separated by an arrow. The instruction Draw Ellipses Ellipse refers to the command you choose by opening the Draw menu, the Ellipses sub-menu, and by choosing the Ellipse option. Conventions used in this manual In this manual, clicking refers to clicking with your left mouse button unless otherwise specified. When a click with your right mouse button is required, the terms right click or right clicking are used. Clicking means to press and release a mouse button quickly. Welcome 1-3 How to get support Technical support is available from to Mondays to Fridays excluding public holidays from our Customer Support Centre at You can also call our Customer Support Centre at: South Africa 086 0101 999 International +27 21 7011850 On-line help The Civil Designer on-line help system is far easier to use and more comprehensive than those typically found in other software programs.

9 It contains about 10 times as much information as this manual and provides complete answers to virtually any question you may have about features or how to use Civil Designer. Access on-line Help from the Help menu option at any time, or by pressing F1 during the display of any of the dialogs in the program. The help items can be printed using the Print icon on the toolbar. 1-4 ROADS Reference Online documentation The manual is supplied on the installation CD-ROM in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You have the option to install the Acrobat Reader when installing Civil Designer. This allows you to browse through the manual, to search for specific subjects, and to print out all or any selection of pages. Basic Theory 2-1 Basic Theory This section defines the fundamental concepts and terminology of the Civil Designer design modules. Civil Designer deals with two different types of information: Terrain data, which consists of randomly ordered, irregularly spaced points that are directly defined in feature space by x, y and z ordinates.

10 Section data, which consists of ordered but irregularly spaced points that are indirectly defined in feature space by offset and elevation. Any one set of terrain data is contained in a single data file. Any one set of section data is termed a road or a Pipeline and has two components to it: a file that holds the sections (offset/elevation pairs) and an associated design file that dictates the location of those sections, how they are formed and other pertinent information. There is interaction and regular data exchange between a terrain file and the section files. Several section files can be associated with any one set of terrain data and that complete group of files is termed a "job". A job is managed by project file with a ".cdp" extension. A typical job would have section files with ". " extensions, design files with ". " extensions, a terrain file with a ".dtm" extension, and a file with ".