Türk, Yılmaz2020-05-012020-05-0120191018-46191610-2304https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/6000WOS: 000463297500012It is easier to make the projects and applications of forest roads on the terrain through developed technological tools in today. Road planning and designing by computer aided software is become very demanding task for road engineers. In this study, a total of 14 forest roads within the boundaries of the Bolu Forest Regional Directorate (BFRD) were designed with CAD-based Civil 3D and Plateia software. The suitability of the software was investigated and the obtained field measurements and software results were compared. In addition, the design speed and quality of the forest road design stages of the software were revealed. With them, the design of a 1000-m section for each of the 14 forest roads was carried out. The style database (GDF) was prepared according to the geometric standards of forest road and the drawing style was used during the design stages of the roads. The field Excavation measurements and software excavation values for the 14 forest roads were compared in order to determine the suitability of the Civil 3D and Plateia software. There was no statistically significant difference between the field excavation measurements and software excavation volume values, therefore indicating the suitability of the software for forest road design.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCivil 3DPlateiaroad designTurkeyArticle28317431751WOS:000463297500012Q4