Introduction to Transportation & Highway Engineering
Transportation system characteristics, functional classification of road network, criteria of geometric design, design of roadway horizontal and vertical alignments, cross section elements, type of road pavement, and design of highway flexible/rigid pavements.
Dr. Ibrahim Ramadan
1. Describe highway function;.
2. Identify principles of highway geometric & structural design;.
3. Explain the behavior of flexible & rigid pavement systems;.
4. Explain basic design requirements for highway geometric and structural design;.
5. Evaluate the behavior of a highway system and its function;.
6. Design of rigid and flexible pavement system;.
7. Perform geometric & structural designs for a new highway;.
8. Conduct necessary analyses for selecting the best location of a new highway;.
9. Develop the technique of analyzing transportation relevant case studies.
• Sight Distance
• Horizontal Alignment
• Vertical Design
• At grade intersection and interchanges
• Soil Characteristics
• Asphalt Mixture
• Flex. Pavement
• Rigid Pavement