Civil Engineering Technical terms; parts of Road

2. A road camber is defined by the varying
differences in heights of the road. As can be
seen in the diagram, the crown represents the
highest point at the centre line of the road.
From the crown the road slopes down either
side to aid in water
drainage.

3. Crown is shaped
hill road. has
peaks and road
base, raising and
decreasing.
usually found in
the mountains

4. A culvert is a
structure that allows
water to flow under a
road, railroad, trail, or
similar obstruction
from one side to the
other side. Usually
surrounded by soil. A
culvert may be made
from a pipe, reinforced
concrete or other

5. A curb or kerb, is the edge where a raised
sidewalk or road median/central reservation
meets a street or other roadway.

6. Macadam is a type of road
construction pioneered by
Scottish engineer John
Loudon McAdam around
1820. The method
simplified what had been
considered state of the art
at that point. Single-sized
aggregate layers of small
stones, with a coating of
binder as a cementing

7. main road is important road for the flow
divider and for road transport and other.

8. MANHOLE
A manhole is the top
opening to an
underground utility vault
used to house an
access point for making
connections, inspection,
valve adjustments or
performing maintenance
on underground and
buried public utility and
other services including
sewers, telephone,
electricity, storm drains,
district heating and gas.
Manhole

9. Metal is a material
(an element,
compound, or
alloy) that is
typically hard,
opaque, shiny, and
has good electrical
and thermal
conductivity.

10. A
structure
like
stone or
tile for
floor

11. A pedestrian crossing or crosswalk is a place designated for
pedestrians to cross a road. Crosswalks are designed to keep
pedestrians together where they can be seen by motorists, and where
they can cross most safely across the flow of vehicular traffic.

12. pothole
Potholes or road damage caused by rain water
pressure so waterlogged

13. sewer
a system of pipes used to
transport human waste

14. A soft shoulder is unpaved ground along
the edge of a highway.

15. Tarmac is a type of road
surfacing material patented
by Edgar Purnell Hooley in
1901. The term is also used,
with varying degrees of
correctness, for a variety of
other materials, including
tar-grouted macadam,
bituminous surface
treatments, and
modern asphalt concrete.
The term is also often used
incorrectly to
describe airport aprons,

16. A drain pipe
installed in
the ground.