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of University Maryland Department of Civil Engineering ENCE 470 Fall, 2003 Professor David J. Lovell HIGHWAY ENGINEERING MW 10:00 - 10:50 a.m., Room EGR 1110 Lab W 2:00 - 3:50 p.m., Room CHE 2136 Text: Wright, Paul H. Highway Engineering, 6th Edition. J. Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996. This book is available at the Maryland Book Exchange and the University Book Center. DATE Sept. Sept. 3 8 10 15 17 22 24 Oct. 29 1 6 8 13 15 20 22 27 29 Nov. 3 5 TOPIC Introduction Plane differential geometry Plane differential geometry Highway design elements Horizontal alignment Horizontal alignment Horizontal alignment Sight distance Sight distance Vertical alignment Vertical alignment Earthwork Earthwork Bezier curves Bezier curves Driver characteristics Vehicle characteristics Traffic characteristics Traffic studies 5 6 7 (19-21) 7 (22-26) 13 (16-18) 8 9 (1-3) READING ASSIGNMENT 1 2 7 (1-12) 7 (13-18) DATE Nov. 10 12 17 19 24 26 Dec. 1 3 8 10 20 TOPIC Highway capacity Highway capacity Highway capacity Traffic flow Delays, queues Traffic signals Highway Economics / Evaluation Highway Economics / Evaluation Uncertainty Traffic safety READING ASSIGNMENT 6 (6) 12 (5-6) 4 (1-7) 6 (7-10) FINAL EXAM!! Saturday 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. University of Maryland Department of Civil Engineering ENCE 470 Fall, 2003 Professor David J. Lovell HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Lab W 2:00 - 3:50 p.m., Room CHE 2136 Lab / Date 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 9/3 9/10 9/17 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3 12/10 Topic Introduction Route selection / horizontal alignment Horizontal design alignment design Sight distance Sight distance Test 1 Vertical alignment design Earthwork Earthwork Finish design labs Test 2 Class projects Class projects Class projects Class projects Class projects Class projects University of Maryland Department of Civil Engineering OTHER REFERENCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ENCE 470 Fall, 2003 Professor David J. Lovell American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets. AASHTO, Washington, D.C., 1994. Transportation Research Board, Special Report 209, Highway Capacity Manual, Washington, D.C., 1994. Federal Highway Administration, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, FHWA, U.S. DOT, Washington, D.C., 1988. Papacostas, C.S. and P.D. Prevedouros. Transportation Engineering and Planning. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1993. Hickerson, Thomas F. Route Location and Design. McGraw-Hill, 1964. Schoon, J.G. Geometric Design Projects for Highways: An Introduction. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 1993. Institute of Transportation Engineers. Traffic Engineering Handbook, 4th edition. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1992. Institute of Transportation Engineers. Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1994. Institute of Transportation Engineers. Transportation Planning Handbook. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1992. GRADING Test 1 Test 2 Final exam Quizzes / HW Labs 20% 20 % 25% 10% 25% Brief quizzes (~ 5 minutes) may be given on any Wednesday, covering reading assignments.

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