Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5CE381Highway Engineering2+2+03529.07.2024
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Civil Engineering
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Giving the basic design and projecting information about highway engineering and to enable the students to plan and design all components of the highways in terms of traffic safety and economic aspects, to meet the traffic loads and fulfill the intended functions and conditions.
Course Content Introduction and basic concepts. Characteristics of road users. Stopping-Visibility distance. Vehicle movements. Overtaking distance and duration. Characteristics of highway traffic. Capacity of roads.Service Level of roads. Geometric properties of the road and selection of standards. Route research. Horizontal curves. Superelevation. Transition curves. Longitudinal section. Vertical curves.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Şafak Tercan
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Lecture notes
Course Notes Introduction to Highway Engineering (Unpublished Lecture notes), Dr. Mustafa Sinan Yardım,YTU, ISTANBUL, 2012.

Course Category
Engineering %50
Engineering Design %50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 3 % 20
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
5
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 13 4 52
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 13 6 78
Assignments 3 1 3
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,5 137

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To learn the design criteria for road construction.
2 To learn the design standards required for road construction.
3 Max. slope, project speed, project traffic, route research, zero polygon, horizontal and vertical curves, cross-section design criteria such as road construction using a road design.
4 To reach the level that will construct or control the road construction

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction and Basic Concepts
2 Characteristics of road users
3 Vehicle characteristics and movements.
4 Characteristics of highway traffic
5 Capacity of roads
6 Geometric properties of the road
7 Route research
8 Lecture notes
9 Horizontal curves
10 Superelevation
11 Transition curves
12 Superelevation andTransition curves
13 Longitudinal section
14 Vertical curves

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5 5
C1 5 5 5
C2 5 5 5
C3 5 5 5
C4 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant