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CVEN 456

TEXTBOOK. Required Text: A Policy on Geometric Design of Highway and Streets, 5th or 6th Ed., American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), 2004 or 2012Highly Recommended:Schoon, J.G. Geometric Design Projects for Highways: An Introduction, 2nd Edition, ASCE, Reston,

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CVEN 456

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    1. 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 2012

    2. TEXTBOOK Required Text: A Policy on Geometric Design of Highway and Streets, 5th or 6th Ed., American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), 2004 or 2012 Highly Recommended: Schoon, J.G. Geometric Design Projects for Highways: An Introduction, 2nd Edition, ASCE, Reston, Va., 1999. Roadway Design Manual, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, Tx, Revised 2006 http://onlinemanuals.txdot.gov/txdotmanuals/rdw/rdw.pdf

    3. 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.

    4. 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

    5. 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)

    6. COURSE OUTLINE Week 1: Course Outline/Highway Functional Classification Week 2: Design Controls (Dr. Geedipally) Week 3: Route Selection Week 4: Earth Work/Costs (Guest lecturer) Week 5: Highway Design Process Week 6: Sight Distance

    7. COURSE OUTLINE Week 7: Horizontal Alignment (1st Presentation) Week 8: Vertical Alignment Week 9: Cross Section Design (Guest Lecturer) Week 10: March 30th – Review / Mid-term Exam: Thursday, March 28th (Lab) Week 11: Intersections

    8. COURSE OUTLINE Week 12: Highway Characteristics/Environmental Issues (Guest Lecturer) Week 13: Applications of Geometric Design Principles Week 14: Review (2nd Presentation) Term Project Due on Thursday, May 3rd Term Paper (graduate students) Friday, May 4th

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

    10. Term Project Same team as for the laboratories Software: Civil 3D (will provide manuals) Covers all aspects of highway design and operations Project(s) to be determined Engineers will provide mentorship Computer output designs and technical report Two presentations (mid-term and at the end)

    11. 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%

    12. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Office Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday: 3:00 pm - 4:15 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 textbook Any modification to the content of the course will be discussed in class

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