Introducing students the tools and methods to design, plan and analyze transportation systems. Teaching students how to design a highway project including all major phases of planning and designing. Introducing students the basics of transportation planning steps. Introducing students the basics of traffic engineering.
- Lecture Notes.
- Highway Engineering by Paul H. Wright, 6th Edition.
- "Highway Engineering", C.H. OGLESBY, C. I. HEWES John-Wiley, 1963.
- "Highway Design Reference Guide", ed. Kenneth B. WOODS, New York: McGraw-Hill, c1988.
- "Highway Curves", H.C. IVES, P. KISSAM, John-Wiley, 1941-1966.
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Description of transportation modes
Oral presentation
2. Week
Fundamentals of highway engineering
Oral presentation
3. Week
Highway location, physical surveys, plans and specifications
Oral presentation
4. Week
Vehicle properties, sight distances
Oral presentation, recitation
5. Week
Horizontal curves
Oral presentation, recitation
6. Week
Design class (horizontal curves)
Oral presentation, recitation
7. Week
Transition curves and superelevation
Oral presentation, recitation
8. Week
Design class (transition curves, superelevation and cross sections)
Oral presentation, recitation
9. Week
Vertical curves
Oral presentation, recitation
10. Week
Design class (vertical curves)
Oral presentation, recitation
11. Week
Drawing zero polygon and route on a map
Oral presentation, recitation and project
12. Week
Determining grade line and drawing it on a profile
Oral presentation, recitation and project
13. Week
Midterm exam
Exam
14. Week
Variables of traffic
Oral presentation, recitation
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in the solution of complex engineering problems.
PO-2
Ability to formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PO-3
Ability to design a complex systemi process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired results; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
PO-4
Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and Solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
PO-5
Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investing complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions.
PO-6
Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
PO-7
Ability to communicate effectivley, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instruction.
PO-8
Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
PO-9
Knowledge on behavior according ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility and standards used in engineering practices.
PO-10
Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
PO-11
Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Understands the tasks of the transportation planning process (knowledge)
LO-2
Defines the relationship between driver, roadway and vehicle while designing transportation facilities (knowledge)
LO-3
Defines the physical and geometrical standards of highway (knowledge)
LO-4
Designs roadway segments and presents them on a project (skill)
LO-5
Defines the variables of traffic as velocity, flow rate and density and defines the relationship between each other (knowledge)
