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HIGHWAY DESIGN COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
CEN431 HIGHWAY DESIGN 7 3 3 6

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: It is aimed to define the stages of the highway crossing survey and to design the crossing in all its aspects.
Content: It includes the following topics; distribution of project sheets, calculation of project traffic, selection of project standards, preparation of grid sheet, zero line study, transition research, temporary plan and boy-section, vertical curve calculations, superstructure calculation and drawing of type cross-section, introduction to economic comparison, preparation of approximate cubage table, economic comparison and appropriate route selection, precise axis calculation, drawing of clothoid and override details, preparation of final plan and final cross-section, processing of speed diagrams into length sections, drawing of cross-sections and area calculations, preparation of cubage table, reporting of the project.