To introduce the tools and methods to be used in transportation systems design, planning and analysis, and to teach transportation engineering project planning and economic analysis.
1) Highway Design with Examples, Prof. Dr. Muhammet Vefa AKPINAR, Birsen Publishing House
2) Transportation Lecture Notes Prof. Dr. Yetiş Şazi MURAT (Pdf)
Other Sources
lecture
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Transportation Types
verbal lecture
2. Week
Highway Capacity Analysis and Traffic Flow Main Elements
verbal lecture
3. Week
Stopping and Passing
verbal lecture
4. Week
Transportation Project Phases and Road Geometric Standards
verbal lecture
5. Week
Drawing Road Crossings
verbal lecture
6. Week
Horizontal Curve Types and Features
verbal lecture
7. Week
Length Section and Vertical Curve Elements
verbal lecture
8. Week
MIDTERM
9. Week
Visibility Distance, Superelevation Types and Calculation
verbal lecture
10. Week
cross section
verbal lecture
11. Week
Earthworks, Road Superstructure and Construction Equipment
verbal lecture
12. Week
Site Management in Experiments and Road Construction
verbal lecture
13. Week
Infrastructure and Drainage
verbal lecture
14. Week
Planning of Intersections
verbal lecture
15. Week
FINAL
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Hold technical and vocational drawings
PO-2
Give support to engineering work in choosing construction materials
PO-3
Give support to engineering work in choosing construction materials
PO-4
Draw vocational projects and apply them in computer
PO-5
Take duty in designing and making projects of structure elements
PO-6
Ability to perform individually or as part of a group and take responsibility with confidence
PO-7
Having well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics
PO-8
Possessing the critical and creative thinking skills and strategies essential for life-long learning and for keeping up with technological advancements
PO-9
Keep the field measurement and make the necessary calculations of field measurement
PO-10
Know the types of soil and help making experiements related to the soil
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Uses sufficient concepts and theories in earthworks and highway engineering, takes part in existing project studies in practice.
LO-2
Can draw highway cross-section elements
LO-3
Calculate project traffic
LO-4
Can examine the movements of vehicles on the highway
