CE 410 - Transportation Engineering

Institution:

Point Park University

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Description:

A course in highway and bridge route location and safety design. The route location elements of the course include topics from: travel demand and factors affecting preliminary route location, types of highway, use of topo maps for the selection of tangents, circular curve design and layout, vertical curves, and spirals. The safety topics include: reaction times, stopping distances, passing distances, superelevation and widening. Brief coverage of the use of influence lines for the structural analysis of beam and truss bridges will also be covered. Highway design computer applications will be used on selected assignments. Prerequisites: CE 205. CE 209, ME 102, and MATH 330. Course Description 1) List the technologies involved in Highway design and how they should be applied. 2) Identify highway networks. 3) Process speed and accident data. 4) Calculate the capcity of existing highway networks given traffic data. 5) Use topographic maps and software to select preliminary Route locations. 6) Develp staking plans for circular curves, compound and reverse curves,and spirals. 7) Develop plans for vertical curves. 8)Calculate safe site distances for breaking and passing. 9) Select safe vehicle design speeds. 10) Use 3D topgraphic software program for the layout and location of routes. 11) Use computer spreadsheets to quickly develop route staking plans.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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