Transportation Design

Catalog description

This course provides students with an understanding of the basic principles and techniques of high - way design—criteria controlling geometric design of highways includ - ing design speed, design volume, vehicle requirements and capacity. The course will explore transportation planning elements that impact design decision, selection of potential routes, design of alignments and intersections, evaluation of earthwork requirements, application of computer software in highway design, the determination of pavement conditions, and the design of flexible and rigid pavements. There will be three class projects involving geometric design, pavement management, and pavement design.