METU | Course Syllabus

This course intended:

to introduce the basic types of highway facilities, their functions and characteristics
to outline the basic steps for the design of highway facilities covering location study and surveys
to study design inputs and parameters emphasizing the effect of vehicular performance, stopping sight distance and passing sight distance
to learn the basic features of highway geometry, elements of horizontal alignment, transition theory and superelevation, vertical alignment and vertical curves, sight distance considerations in alignment design
to study earthwork pay items and earthwork transportation by the use of mass curve
To learn the basics of pavement design and drainage practices
To practice highway geometric design by using one of a well-known highway design software (Autocad Civil 3D or Bentley Openroads)