CEC603 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

1.Highway development and planning -Classification of roads,
road development in India, Current road projects in India;
highway alignment and project preparation.

2.Geometric design of highways-: Introduction; highway cross
section elements; sight distance, design of horizontal and vertical
alignment; Grade compensation

3.Traffic engineering & control- Traffic Characteristics, traffic
engineering studies, traffic flow and capacity, traffic regulation
and control; Design of signals, design of road intersections;
design of parking facilities; highway lighting; problems

4.Design of pavements- Introduction; flexible pavements, factors
affecting design and performance; stresses in flexible
pavements; design of flexible pavements as per IRC; rigid
pavements- components and functions; factors affecting design
and performance of CC pavements; stresses in rigid pavements;
design of concrete pavements as per IRC; problems

5.Pavement materials- Materials used in Highway Construction -
Soils, Stone aggregates, bituminous binders, bituminous paving
mixes; Portland cement and cement concrete: desirable
properties, tests, requirements for different types of pavements.
Problems