| 1. Introduction to roadway design
2. Road classification and standards, road capacity, vehicle speeds and kinematics, road geometric characteristics 3. Roadway horizontal and vertical alignment, cross-section design 4. Stopping and passing sight distance analysis 5. Grading operations, excavation and embankment, earthwork calculations, Bruckner diagram 6. Road safety analysis 7. Flexible pavement design 8. Pavement materials, properties, composition, and testing. |
ROAD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
| SEMESTER | 7th |
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| eclass | https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/CIV1759/ |
| Details | https://www.civil.upatras.gr/index.php/odhgos/ |
| Instructor | CHRISTOFOROU ZOI |
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek |
| Credits ECTS | 6 |
| Teaching Hours | 4 |
| Erasmus+ | No |
| Code | CIV_7610Α |
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By the end of this course, the student will be able to: · Assess an optimal highway horizontal alignment and determine its geometric properties. · Assess an optimal highway vertical alignment and design the cross sections. · Estimate the earthwork quantities and determine appropriate movement strategies. · Develop the drawings for 3-D highway representation. · Utilise highway design software. · Identify pavement types, their properties, materials, and construction processes. · Design flexible pavements. · Apply methods for soil excavation and stabilization. · Apply construction methods for retaining walls and other concrete structures.
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