CIVL 261 Roadway Design and Layout

4 credits

Fundamentals of roadway design. Students will learn the basics of design specifications, horizontal and vertical alignment and layout, rights-of-way, and plan detail.

Prerequisites: CIVL 232 or instructor permission.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Apply proper design standards from local and federal government to plan roadways
Apply design standards to calculate the length and superelevation of a curve
Draw horizontal alignment and layout projects
Apply design standards to calculate elevation of a vertical curve
Draw vertical alignment and layout projects
Properly apply design standards in roadway design projects