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BCE 3203: Highway Engineering: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
BCE 3203: Highway Engineering: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
BCE 3203: Highway Engineering: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
ENGINEERING
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Highway Engineering course trains students to acquiring knowledge and skills in the planning,
designing, supervision and maintenance of roads. The course generally covers the areas of road
construction materials like soil/gravel, binders, aggregates, stabilizers, filters, etc., stabilization
practice, mix design and structural design aspects for flexible and rigid pavements, drainage and
maintenance using machine and labor based methods.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course unit, students should be able to:
a) Conduct and analyze data from test methods used to assess materials used in road
construction.
b) Independently use various standard approaches in planning and designing of paved and
unpaved roads.
c) Understand the causes of deterioration and hence poor performance of roads.
d) Understand the methods used to assess road condition.
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e) Undertake design, and evaluate maintenance of surface and subsurface drainage.
f) Develop road maintenance and rehabilitation plans.
g) Oversee implementation of maintenance and rehabilitation plans of roads.
COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to Highway Engineering
History of road development,
Road development plans,
Types and classes of roads.
5. Pavement Drainage
Basic principles and concepts
Estimation of runoff from catchments — hydrological principles,
Design of hydraulic drainage facilities
Design of subsurface drainage systems
7. Practicals
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course unit, students should be able to:
a) Survey possible routes; assess traffic flow, measure subgrade strength.
b) design parking yard for a given institution
c) supervise the construction of road pavements
d) carry out structural design of pavements
e) develop knowledge and skills in pavement construction
MODE OF DELIVERY
The mode of delivery is through lectures, tutorials and practicals.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Continuous assessment tests 20%
Group project (course work) 20%
End-of-Semester Examination 60%
Total 100%
REFERENCES:
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7. Rogers, M., 2003, Highway Engineering, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
8. Singh, G, 2001, Highway Engineering, 3rd edition, Standard publishers and Distributors, Delhi.
10. Transport Research Laboratory, 1993, A Guide to Design of Bitumen Surfaced Roads in
Tropical and Sub Tropical Countries, Overseas Road Note 31, Crowthorne, England.
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