A general overview

N-S -> approx 3000km, E-W ->approx 2800km Landscape varies

very flat partly marshy lands in eastern corner uneven hilly plateau regions in the middle wide sea shore at south Partly submerged sea shore in west Very high mountainous regions in extreme north an north-east

Population very dense in general Soil usually strong

Population density

Traffic Conditions and general infrastructure

Very high in urban areas In rural areas relatively less. Some areas are unpopulated.

Usually mixed traffic (Speedy along with slower vehicles move in the same road) Concept of Freeway (Road only for speedy vehicles) are not popular Restricted access (with additional toll fee system) highways are now being made more Vehicles density on road is very high leads to a lot of freaky accidents and design measures to protect structures against them

 Basic requirement study

Feasibility Study

Very rough cost estimate

General Shape of the structure with nearly final road alignment

Preliminary Project Report

Technical Specifications Good cost estimates

Complete calculations & drawings required for the structure

Detailed Project Report

Detailed cost estimates

Tender Documents

Detailing out the structure in all respect

Good For Construction

Utility & Traffic Diversion Schemes

Dimensions of the structures and calculations are done according to IRC (Indian Roads Congress) Standards Usually the finer details of reinforcement placement etc. are left for the site to work out if bending schedules are not prepared