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CVEN 456/766 HIGHWAY DESIGN

CVEN 456/766 HIGHWAY DESIGN. Instructor: Dominique Lord Room 301A (CE/TTI Tower) Phone: (979) 458-3949 d-lord@tamu.edu https://ceprofs.civil.tamu.edu/dlord/CVEN_456_Course_Material.htm Spring 2014. INSTRUCTOR.

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CVEN 456/766 HIGHWAY DESIGN

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  1. CVEN 456/766HIGHWAY DESIGN Instructor: Dominique Lord Room 301A (CE/TTI Tower) Phone: (979) 458-3949 d-lord@tamu.edu https://ceprofs.civil.tamu.edu/dlord/CVEN_456_Course_Material.htm Spring 2014

  2. INSTRUCTOR • I’m currently away at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (as all other faculty members in Transportation) • Mr. SantoshRao will present the introductory material for this week. • Mr. HadiKhazraeeKhoshroozi will show the basic functions associated with Civil 3D, which will be needed for the laboratories and term project. • Please fill out the signup sheets with your name and e-mail address. I often provide important announcement by e-mail. • Make sure to submit the assignment (which consists of introducing yourself and fill out some forms) on Wednesday, January 22nd. • Have a nice week!

  3. TEXTBOOK • Required Text:Can be found at AcademicPub.com: http://academicpub.sharedbook.com/serve/ac/acapub/student_product_page.html?slug=1387983517_74_902 (you’ll need to register to access this link) eBook: $49.90 (Need to install Adobe Digital Editions, 2nd Ed) B&WHard Copy + eBook: $78.32 (Color version is available, but is not needed) I suggest that you by the hard copy since you will need it for the labs and mid-term exam.

  4. TEXTBOOK • Highly Recommended: • A Policy on Geometric Design of Highway and Streets, 5th or 6th Ed., American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), 2004 or 2011 (First four chapters included in eBook) ($225+) • Schoon, J.G. Geometric Design Projects for Highways: An Introduction, 2nd Edition, ASCE, Reston, Va., 1999. (First three chapters included in Ebook) • Roadway Design Manual, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, Tx, Revised May 2010 http://onlinemanuals.txdot.gov/txdotmanuals/rdw/rdw.pdf

  5. TEXTBOOK • Other relevant material: • Wright, P.H., and Dixon, K. Highway Engineering. 7th Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, N.J., 2004. • Lamm, R., Psarianos, B., and Mailaender, T., Highway Design and Traffic Safety Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York, New York, 1999. • Staplin, L., Lococo, K., Byington, S., and Harkey, D. Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians. U.S.DOT/FHWA Publication No. FHWA-RD-01-103. Washington, D.C., 2001.

  6. TEXTBOOK • Other relevant material: • Fitzpatrick, and Wooldridge, M. NCHRP Synthesis 299, Recent Geometric Design Research for Improved Safety and Operations, Transportation Research Board, 2001. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_299.pdf • The Access Board, Accessible Rights-of-Way: A Design Guide, 2002. www.access-board.gov • FHWA, Flexibility in Highway Design, Washington, D.C., 2005. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/flex/index.htm

  7. OBJECTIVES • Provide fundamental engineering knowledge for designing rural and urban highways • Show fundamental principles and theory governing the design of highways • Apply these principles using real concrete examples • Apply the skills and knowledge learned in this course in practical applications (private & public)

  8. COURSE OUTLINE • Week 1: Course Outline/Highway Functional Classification (Mr. Rao/Mr. Hadi K. K.) • Week 2: Design Controls • Week 3: Route Selection • Week 4: Earth Work/Costs (Guest lecturer) • Week 5: Highway Design Process • Week 6: Sight Distance

  9. COURSE OUTLINE • Week 7: Horizontal Alignment (1st Presentation) • Week 8: Vertical Alignment • Week 9: Cross Section Design (Guest Lecturer) • Week 10: March 25th – Review / Mid-term Exam: Thursday, March 27th(Lab) • Week 11: Intersections

  10. COURSE OUTLINE • Week 12: Highway Characteristics/Environmental Issues (Guest Lecturer) • Week 13: Applications of Geometric Design Principles • Week 14: Review (2ndPresentation – April 22nd) • Term Project Due on Friday, May 2nd • Term Paper (graduate students) Monday, May 5th

  11. Laboratories • Thursdays 2:20 – 5:10 pm • Team of 3-4 people (1 group per table) • Software: Civil 3D (autodesk) • Hand-written and computer output designs • Professional reports

  12. Term Project • Same team as for the laboratories • Software: Civil 3D (Autodesk) • Covers all aspects of highway design and operations • Project(s) to be determined • Practicing Engineers will provide mentorship • David Besley, Bleyl Engineering • Nikki Norton, City of Bryan • Bob Appleton, TxDOT • Kevin Balke, TTI • Computer output designs and technical report • Two presentations (mid-term and at the end) • Present your project at Review Showcase on April 25th, 2014.

  13. GRADING • CVEN 456: • Labs: 30% (4-5) • Term Project: 45% • Assignments: 10% (4-5) • Mid-Term: 15% • CVEN 766: • Labs: 30% (4-5) • Term Project: 35% • Assignments: 10% (4-5) • Term paper: 10% • Mid-Term: 15%

  14. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION • Office Hours: • Wednesday 3:00 pm – 4:10 pm • Thursday: 11:00 am – 12:10 pm • I may take attendance (random). • Must have a valid reason to miss a class (See TAMU guidelines). • You are responsible for the material covered in class and in the Ebook/textbook. • Any modification to the content of the course will be discussed in class.

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