Transcript REG 265 – Infrastructure Technology

REG 265 – Infrastructure
Technology
Dr AHMAD HILMY ABDUL HAMID
School of Housing, Building & Planning
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Parking as part of an overall transportation
system is one of the crucial issues of our
times. As the number of automobiles
increases exponentially, the need to house
them in close proximity creates a challenging
design problem
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Parking Lots (Primarily Used by Automobiles)
Parking lots are paved areas intended for vehicle parking and can vary
widely in size, function and design.
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Assumed Traffic
Low speed automobiles and trucks. Typically, automobiles may
travel anywhere in the parking lot while heavy trucks travel to and
from delivery and pick-up points only. Thus, recommended parking
lot structural design is divided into two categories:
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Light loads.
Parking lot areas expected to experience little or no truck traffic can be
designed for car and light truck loads only. Typically light load parking lot
areas encompass the parking stalls and parking stall access lanes. Truck
traffic in these areas is limited to a few medium trucks and the occasional
heavy truck that may stray in the parking stall area after hours.
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Heavy loads.
Parking areas expected to experience significant truck traffic
should include a thicker pavement structure to accommodate
these heavier loads. Typically, heavy load parking lot areas
encompass the entrance and exit lanes from the parking lot, the
area directly in front of a store, truck loading/unloading areas and
access routes to these areas. The recommended minimum
pavement thicknesses shown here are for typical parking lot
heavy load areas. If it is likely a particular parking lot will
experience excessive heavy loads, it should be designed using an
approved procedure.
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General Considerations
Parking Stall Dimensions:
Changes in the vehicle size have changed the parking space dimensions
necessary to
accommodate large cars and small cars. These vehicle changes have also
reduced the aisle
width requirements to access a parking stall. Large cars typically need
approximately 9 feet of
stall width to provide sufficient door opening width, and small cars need
approximately 8 feet of
stall width.
The one-size-fits-all designs are easier to execute for several reasons:
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most drivers do not know the size of the vehicle or whether it is a large or
small car;
most drivers take the first available space regardless of size; and
large cars parked in small-car spaces create problems by encroaching on
adjacent spaces and possibly on the adjoining aisles.
• The Parking guidelines utilize a one-size-fits-all width of 8 feet 6 inches.
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Driveway Design:
The safety and efficiency of a street depends on the
amount and character of interference affecting vehicles
moving along it.
Significant interference is caused on most roads by
vehicles entering, leaving, or crossing at intersecting
streets and driveways.
In order to minimize accidents and to assure best overall
use of the road by the general public, it is necessary to
regulate vehicle movements in and out of abutting
developments and cross streets.
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• The conflict effect of driveways is a function of traffic and pedestrian
flow along the street and at the driveway.
• A low volume driveway causes relatively little conflict on a major
street, and a high volume driveway causes little conflict on a minor
route.
• In areas of high pedestrian activity, designs for low speed vehicular
entry and exit may be based on radii and restricted total widths.
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Driveways should be designed for curb lane access with minimal
encroachment on travel lanes.
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• Design elements of each driveway (location, spacing, sight distance,
throat width, radii, angles, and grades) should be based on expected
volumes and vehicle characteristics.
• For right-turn entry and exit, the driveway radius should be
consistent with the design vehicles sweep path requirements.
• Most driveway design elements are directly related to the layout of
the parking area, amount of reservoir space, types of loading facility,
circulation pattern, and building placement within the site.
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Parking Area
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Parking Garage
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Parking Layout
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Robotic Parking –
Vertical Stacking
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Robotic Parking –
Vertical Stacking
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Robotic Parking Garage
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Eco Parking Area
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Motorcycle Parking
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Motorcyle parking
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Bus Parking Area
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Bus station parking
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Parking Guidance – Road Signs
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Parking Guidance - Underground
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Parking Guidance - Multistorey
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Congestion
Reduction
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Parking – Recogniton Technology
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Parking – Occupancy Recognition
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Vehicle Clamp
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Parking Stunts
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Parking Oddity
Auto Parking
Robotic Parking
Kerja kursus
Anda dijemput oleh sebuah Pihak Berkuasa tempatan (PBT) untuk merangka
garis panduan pembangunan di kawasan mereka. Tulis satu laporan ringkas
untuk PBT berkenaan dengan memberi tumpuan kepada perkara berikut:
i) Cadangan jalan
- Hieraki
- Kebolehsampaian
- Isu Mobiliti
- Jalan residensi
ii) Peparitan & Pakir
- Jenis2 pakir dan peparitan lestari
iii) Sistem lampu jalan
- Opsyen dan keperluan
NOTA:
1.Sokong laporan anda dengan rajah, gambar dan jadual yang relevan
2.Laporan anda tidak harus melebihi 20 muka surat (penulisan sahaja)
Coursework
You have been invited by a Local Authority (LA) to prepare a development
guideline for their locality. Write a brief report for the LA by giving focus to the
following items:
i) Road proposal
- Hierachy
- Accessibility
- Mobility issues
- Residential roads
ii) Parking & Drainage
- Types of parking and sustainable drainage
iii) Street light system
- Options and requirements
NOTES:
1.Support your report with the relevant diagrams, photos and tables.
2.Your report should not exceed 20 pages (written words)
Website
http://www.hbp.usm.my/hilmy/index.htm
Course submission:
on or before 11th Sept 2009
Place:
HBP front office – please sign submission checklist
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Drainage & Street Lightings