Criterios de diseño, seguridad y operación geométrico en el diseño vertical de carreteras. Análisis comparativo entre los manuales del INVIAS (Colombia), Ministerio de Fomento (España) y AASHTO (EE.UU.)

Abstract

This project aims to make a comparison of three highway design manuals in the vertical geometric component, Manual de Diseño Geométrico de Carreteras 2008 from Instituto Nacional de Vías de Colombia, A Policy on Geometric Desing of Highways and Streets 2011 from American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials of the United States and la Norma 3.1-IC Trazado de la Instrucción de Carreteras 2016 from Fomento Ministry, for this purpose, is make translate of the vertical design chapter of the standard A Policy on Geometric Desing of Highways and Streets to the Spanish language and, from there, make a comparative table where the design, safety and operation criteria are reflected in the vertical desing. to find shortcomings in the Manual de Diseño Geométrico de Carreteras 2008 to modify or add criteria and/or elements that improve the user experience.