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Highway Geometric and Structural Design

Course Aims
The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the main elements and the geometric design of highways with their different types such as freeways multilane and local roads and how to design each of these types. It also introduces the material characteristics of highways construction including asphalt layers as well as the pavement design. Finally this course introduces the main elements of airports airside with the design criteria.
Course Goals
Sustainable Cities and Communities

CEP222

English Description

Highway classification, highway hierarchy, design control and criteria, road cross section elements, sight distances, applications of sight distances horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, consistency of alignment, types of intersections, intersection planning, traffic control devices. Soil classification, evaluation of soil strength, types of pavements, pavement layers and properties stresses in flexible pavement, design of flexible pavement, overlay design for flexible pavement, stresses in rigid pavement, design of rigid pavement.
Arabic Description

Highway classification, highway hierarchy, design control and criteria, road cross section elements, sight distances, applications of sight distances horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, consistency of alignment, types of intersections, intersection planning, traffic control devices. Soil classification, evaluation of soil strength, types of pavements, pavement layers and properties stresses in flexible pavement, design of flexible pavement, overlay design for flexible pavement, stresses in rigid pavement, design of rigid pavement.

Department
Public Works
Credit Hours
3
Grades
Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (25) + tr.Major Assessment (30 = tr.Industry 8.5% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 8.5% , tr.Seminar 18% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + Exam Grade (40)
Hours
Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 0
Required SWL
100
Equivalent ECTS
4