THE DISSERTATION ENTITLED “ E E V V O O L L U U T T I I O O N N O O F F M M E E C C H H A A N N I I S S M M F F O O R R R R O O A A D D S S A A F F E E T T Y Y A A U U D D I I T T O O F F U U R R B B A A N N R R O O A A D D S S : : A A C C A A S S E E S S T T U U D D Y Y O O F F S S U U R R A A T T ” SUBMITTED TO SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SURAT IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY IN PLANNING SUBMITTED BY BHATT BHASKER VIJAYKUMAR (P05TR401) GUIDE DR. N. C. SHAH Professor & P. G. In-charge (Planning) Dean (U.G.) Civil Engineering Department Co-GUIDE Shri K. A. Chauhan Sr. Lecturer in Civil Engineering Department July – 2007 P. G. CENTRE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, (DEEMED UNIVERSITY) SURAT-395 007