Description

Highway classification & process of location ions - Horizontal Alignment and details of geometric design - Vertical alignment and details of geometric design - Principles of traffic flow -Highway level of service (LOS) - Capacity of highway segments , multi-lane and two lanes - At grade intersection , types - Channelization - Intersection Control and traffic Signal Design - Interchanges, types, principles of design examples - Soil engineering for highway design - Bituminous Material - traffic load transformation , Equivalent Single Axle load Concept (ESAL) - Design of flexible Pavements , AASHTO method of design , Bâ€ŽCBR method of design - Highway construction - Highway Maintenance.

Program

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING ENGINEERING

Objectives

The course objective at introducing the student to the fundamentals of highway Engineering and its relation to the field of transportation.

Textbook

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Course Content

content serial	Description
1	Week No.1: Highway Classification & Process of location Selection.
2	Week No.2: Introduction to geometric design of highways, horizontal alignment and super-elevation calculations.
3	Week No.3: AASHTO Stopping Sight Distance, Passing Sight Distance, Vertical Alignment, Sag/Crest Vertical Curves.
4	Week No.4: Highway Intersections (1, 2).
5	Week No.5: Highway Intersections (1, 2),continue.
6	Week No.6: Principles of traffic flow & level of services (LOS).
7	Week No.7: Capacity of highway Segments I Multi-lane Highway.
8	Week No.8: Capacity of highway Segments II Two-lane Highway.
9	Week No.9: Capacity of at grade intersection & Design of Traffic Signals.
10	Week No.10: Soil Engineering for Highway Design, California Bearing Ratio Test, Bituminous Material, Common tests, MCO, etc.
11	Week No.11: Marshall Test for asphalt mixtures and design of mix. Traffic load Transformation & Concept of equivalent single Axle load (ESAL).
12	Week No.12: Rigid vs. Flexible pavement & Design of flexible pavement, Classical Methods. Design of Flexible Pavements, AASHTO method, Pavement Management.
13	Week No.13: Highway Linear Scheduling technique and application.
14	Week No.14: Highway Construction & Equipment.
15	Week No.15: Highway Pavement Common Distresses and repair.
16	Week No.16: Final Exam.

Markets and Career

Generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electrical power for public and private sectors to secure both continuous and emergency demands.
Electrical power feeding for civil and military marine and aviation utilities.
Electrical works in construction engineering.

Degree Bachelor
Code: CB474
Credit hrs: 3
Prequisites: CB472

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Highway Design and Construction