Week 2

Reconnaissance

Required Readings/Links

Schiess, P. and C.Whitaker, 1987. Road design and construction in sensitive watersheds.FAO Conservation Guide. Chapter 2.3

• Introduction to Reconnaissance
• Field Location Techniques
• Gradeline Location Procedure NZ
• Curve Lay-Out Methodes in the Field
• Deflection Curve procedures
• Switchback Location techniques
• Recon Fieldnotes

Additional Links

• Fieldnotes manual

Lab/Assignments
Due: 4/11/09

• Grade line location Project
• Recon Report Examples