Road Geometric Design in Terms of Value Engineering

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Value Engineering, “VE” is one tool that can counteract the growing of highway problems in both design and construction phases by providing: cost reduction, process improvement and alternative means and materials for highway construction and maintenance.  The main purpose of VE is to deliver the necessary function of a certain facility at its lowest cost.
For better understanding the VE application, one should first identify the main terms which named, function, cost, worth and value. The systematic approach of VE is the job plan.  It helps to identify high-cost areas of the project as well as determining the most economical combination of functions to achieve the target either highway geometric design or construction or both. 
The function analysis approach leads to more innovative solutions than item oriented traditional cost reduction approaches.  Another approach used for identifying/classifying the functional relationships of a study project known as Functional Analysis System Technique, “FAST”.  Using a FAST, a good understanding of the overall problem and its solution can be obtained.  Results clarifies that the value engineering, FAST technique can be applied in the road design process in Egypt.

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