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Highway engineering
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Sinha, Kumares C. School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Labi, Samuel Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Last reviewed:April 2021
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.318700
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A branch of civil engineering that includes planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and related infrastructure to ensure effective and efficient movement of people, goods, and services that use this mode of transportation. Highway engineering has a profound impact on residential, commercial, recreational, and industrial locations and operations and therefore has a far-reaching influence on the cultural and economic activities of a region (Fig. 1). See also: Civil engineering
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