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1 HEADS Pro: The Simplest & Versatile software for Highway engg.& design with special features for low cost rual & hill roads, tunnels, road widening, strengthening, profile correction, pavement design, bituminous mix design, drainage, design, construction drawing etc. Uses of HEADS Pro: HEADS Pro is widely used by various Govt. Departments and Private Sector Consultants. The development of effective road transport system is the primary need of any developing country and the upgrading of existing road network system is essential for the developed countries as the capacities of roads in urban and non urban roads are reached to saturation level with the passage of time. The road development involves very high degree of attention by the project Authorities as well as by the Consultants, Engineers and Contractors. Any mistake May result in expenditure of a few millions which could have been avoided. Normally the design of route alignment and the pavement structure decide the cost of a highway project and for this job the best experienced manpower and best available tools must be deployed. The best available tools essentially Include the selection of most appropriate Highway Design software

2 which must be capable of handling any type of situation and the best manpower is the engineers and other technical staff who have the essential educational background and sufficient experience in working for similar projects and most essentially have required level of training to use high quality design software products. String based software generally starts functioning using the Detail Survey data primarily using Total Station instrument. But there are a lot more tasks to do in an actual project, before obtaining the Detail Survey data. These essential tasks are most commonly the Obtaining two Reference points at every 5 Kilometres using GPS instrument, Using the GPS Co ordinates carrying out Traverse Survey by using Total Station instrument, Obtaining Correct Traverse Coordinates by Bowditch or Transit or Closed Link method followed by installation of Reference Pillars to help in carrying out the Detail Survey. These are essential tasks for any Detail Survey project. Once the GPS data are available in Easting and Northing, these become usable by the Total Station instrument. The Coordinate conversion needs correct parameters and the process is also quite cumbersome. In HEADS Pro the Conversion of Survey Data or Survey Base Plan is very simple. Additionally the Correction of Traverse Co ordinates to install Reference Pillars also needs considerable amount of time and effort by the engineers at the project site. Without carrying out the Topographical Survey it is also possible to download the Ground elevation data from internet using SRTM facilities and the same is to be processed for developing Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and Ground Contours. This enables the engineers to carry out the alignment design work for widening of existing roads or construction of new roads. Here comes HEADS Pro as the complete one stop solution for these requirements by the site engineers at simplest effort. Being a String based software HEADS Pro is very versatile to handle various site situations and eventually comes as an All Complete Solution for various Transportation Engineering projects.

3 ====================================== HEADS Pro/Site Release 14.1, User s Guide for Tutorial Data TUTORIAL 01 HEADS Start ====================================== USER's Guide to run Project Data from real life design project for a road section of Four Lane Dual Carriageway Configuration, The data files "Project Data File.txt and Total Station Survey file "SURVEY.TXT" are supplied in the folder: "Uniform Section Highway Design with UTM Data>> Project Data", Copy the Two data files outside this folder. 1

To understand the various data in file Project Data.

contains various data syntax, Major & Minor Options of

Select Contents, As the Help opens, The Path as shown below

4 To understand the various data in file Project Data.TXT, User is suggested to refer to the menu item Help, contains various data syntax, Major & Minor Options of Heads, Input and Output details for various processes, Select Contents, As the Help opens, The Path as shown below may be navigated through Help, to get the data structures for various processes, 2

5 =============== Tutorial Process Starts: =============== Run HEADS Pro by double clicking Icon from the desktop. Using HEADS Menu option "File >> Open as Project Data File", 3

6 Select File "Project Data File.txt", Click on open. A list of processes appears on the screen, click on button "Proceed" at the bottom of the screen, 4

At start the box below will come, click on

7 At start the box below will come, click on WRITE TO DGM (Digital Ground Model) FILE, A set of Dialog Boxes will come one-by-one, every time click on button "Proceed", As the process is over a message will come click on button "OK" and click on button "Finish". 5

8 Next Process will come for "Modeling from 2D/3D or Text DGM", this converts Total Station Survey Data to HEADS Model, Click on "Proceed", as the process is over click on "OK" and "Finish", Next Process will come for MODEL EDIT, this converts Total Station Survey Data as supplied in file SURVEY.TXT in TM/Surveyors Coordinates and will be converted to UTM Coordinates using GPS Data, the calculations are shown in file Project Data File.TXT. The dialog box will come as shown below, click on Proceed, OK and finally Finish, all data are now converted in UTM Coordinates. 6

FIL, the dialog box will come as shown below, click on OK and

9 Next the Ground Modeling Process will come for Triangulation to created the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) in file HDS001.FIL, the dialog box will come as shown below, click on OK and Proceed, As the Ground Modeling process is over the message will come as below, click on OK, 7

Next Contour Modeling Process will come, the

At the bottom of the system screen, click on

10 Next Contour Modeling Process will come, the dialog box will come as shown below, click on RUN, As the Contour Modeling process is over the message will come as below, click on Save, At the bottom of the system screen, click on the Contour icon, as shown, then click on Quit, 8

Next the Process will come for HALIGN (Horizontal Alignment Design of Road Centre Line String M001), the

Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK and Finish, Output files

REP Next the Process will come for GLONGSEC (For Existing Ground Long Section) for E001, Click on

11 Next the Process will come for HALIGN (Horizontal Alignment Design of Road Centre Line String M001), the dialog box will come as shown below, Option selected as "Road Alignment", click on OK, Next, Click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK and Finish, Output files are HALIGN.FIL, HDS006.FIL, MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST & HALIGNMENT.REP Next the Process will come for GLONGSEC (For Existing Ground Long Section) for E001, Click on Proceed, wait till the dialog box will come as shown below, click on Proceed and OK, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK, 9

Next the Process will come for VALIGN (Vertical Alignment Design of Road Centre Line String M001), the dialog box will come as shown below, click on Proceed, when the

REP Next the Process will come for OFFSET (for creating Strings CL01, CL02 & CL03 on left side and Strings CR01, CR02 & CR03 on right side of Median or Central Verge

12 Next the Process will come for VALIGN (Vertical Alignment Design of Road Centre Line String M001), the dialog box will come as shown below, click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK and Finish, Output files are HALIGN.FIL, MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST & VALIGNMENT.REP Next the Process will come for OFFSET (for creating Strings CL01, CL02 & CL03 on left side and Strings CR01, CR02 & CR03 on right side of Median or Central Verge referring to Centre Line M001), the dialog box will come as shown below, click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK, Output files are MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST, OFFDAT.FIL & OFFSETS.REP, 10

Next the Process will come for ProOFFSET (for creating Strings CL04 as left side & String CR04 as right side edges of Carriageway Strings and CL05 as left side & String CR05 as right side edges of

13 Next the Process will come for ProOFFSET (for creating Strings CL04 as left side & String CR04 as right side edges of Carriageway Strings and CL05 as left side & String CR05 as right side edges of Hard Paved Shoulder referring to Median Bottom Edge CL03 & CR03 respectively, with Super Elevation following various curve radii in the Centre Line M001), The dialog box will come for creating string CL04, referring to string CL03 as shown below, click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK, Output files are MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST, OFFSET_DESIGN_CL04.TXT, Superelevation.DRG & OFFSET.REP The dialog box will come for creating string CR04, referring to string CR03 as shown below, click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK, Output files are MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST, OFFSET_DESIGN_CR04.TXT, Superelevation.DRG & OFFSET.REP 11

14 The dialog box will come for creating string CL05, referring to string CL03 as shown below, click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK, Output files are MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST, OFFSET_DESIGN_CL05.TXT, Superelevation.DRG & OFFSET.REP The dialog box will come for creating string CR05, referring to string CR03 as shown below, click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK, Output files are MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST, OFFSET_DESIGN_CR05.TXT, Superelevation.DRG & OFFSET.REP 12

Next the Process will come for OFFSET (for creating String CL06 as left side edge of the soft verge or earthen shoulder, referring to string CL05 and String CR06 as right side edge of the soft verge

15 Next the Process will come for OFFSET (for creating String CL06 as left side edge of the soft verge or earthen shoulder, referring to string CL05 and String CR06 as right side edge of the soft verge or earthen shoulder, referring to string CR05), the strings CL06 & CR06 are not with Super elevation, the dialog box will come as shown below, click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK, Output files are MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST, OFFDAT.FIL & OFFSETS.REP, Next the Process will come for XSEC, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will combine strings CL06, CL05, CL04, CL03, CL02 & CL01 on the Left Hand Side (LHS), then the Centre Line String M001, then strings CR01, CR02, CR03, CR04, CR05 & CR06 on the Right Hand Side (RHS), all the 13 strings are included in sequence of their location, from Left to Centre to Right, the dialog box will come as shown below, click on Proceed, when the process is finished, message will be displayed, click on OK, Output files are HDS002.FIL and Xsection.REP, 13

Next the Process will come for INTERFACE, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will create Side Slopes on either side of the Road Cross section, created in last step, In case the

Survey corridor, Output files are HDS003.FIL, HDS003A.FIL, MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST and INTERFACEDSLOPES.

16 Next the Process will come for INTERFACE, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will create Side Slopes on either side of the Road Cross section, created in last step, In case the embankment is high then step Berms will come, In cut sections Drains will come, After the slopes the Existing Ground elevations will be shown up to 90m on either side to show the Survey corridor, Output files are HDS003.FIL, HDS003A.FIL, MODEL.FIL, MODEL.LST and INTERFACEDSLOPES.REP Next the Process will come for XSEC, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will Create Pavement Layers in Carriageways on either side of the Road/Highway, the Pavement structure may be unequal on either side, Output files are HDS005.FIL & HDS005A.FIL, 14

17 Next the Process will come for VOLUME, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will Compute Quantities for Earthwork and Pavement Layers in Carriageways on either side of the Road/Highway, the Pavement structure may be unequal on either side, Output files are VOLUME.FIL, VOLUME_Worksheet.TXT & MASSHAUL.DRG, Next the Process will come for ProHALIGN, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will create Schematic Diagram HALIGN.DRG for Horizontal Alignment of Centre Line String M001, this will be included in PROFILE drawing at the bottom, 15

18 Next the Process will come for ProVALIGN, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will create Schematic Diagram VALIGN.DRG for Vertical Alignment of Centre Line String M001, this will be included in PROFILE drawing at the bottom, Next the Process will come for PROFILE, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will create Long Section PROFILE drawing LSEC1.DXF (LSEC1.DRG in Demo version) inside the Folder Design Drawings, 16

19 Next the Process will come for SECTION, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will create a set of Cross Section drawings XSEC001_[0.000].DXF (XSEC001_[0.000].DRG in Demo version) inside the Folder Design Drawings, Next the Process will come for PLAN, Click on Proceed, OK & Finish, this will create PLAN drawing PLAN1.DXF (PLAN1.DRG in Demo version) inside the Folder Design Drawings, 17

20 When all the processes are over click on button "Open Drawings" at the bottom corner of the screen. A message will come to open all the drawings, Click on Yes, 18

All the Drawings will be opened in HEADS CAD Viewer, with a list on the left side, select a drawing in the list, the drawing will be displayed, User has to save the drawing to make it compatible to

21 All the Drawings will be opened in HEADS CAD Viewer, with a list on the left side, select a drawing in the list, the drawing will be displayed, User has to save the drawing to make it compatible to AutoCAD (In Demo/Trial version the save & Print are restricted). Drawing for Long section/profile is shown below, The Long section drawing is for 3.0 Km, drawings each for 1.0km may be made by mentioning ls=1000 in data for 1200 PROFILE in file Project Data File.TXT, Drawing for PLAN is shown below, 19

22 Drawing for Cross sections are shown below, The various Design Reports are created as HALIGNMENT.REP, VALIGNMENT.REP & VOLUME.REP in the working folder. Close Viewer, Click on button Finish, Click on No at Message to open drawings. TECHSOFT ENGINEERING SERVICES 179, BANGUR AVENUE, BLOCK - A, KOLKATA TEL: , , dataflow@mail.com, techsoft@consultant.com WEB SITE: 20

File Project Data File1.TXT contains Data for creating PLAN drawing of a road section by reading Model & String from the Model files,

File Project Data File1.TXT contains Data for creating PLAN drawing of a road section by reading Model & String from the Model files, ================================== HEADS Pro Release 14.1, User s Guide for Tutorial Data Tutorial 12B PLAN Drawings : Base Plan DXF ================================== Process: The folder Tutorial 12B