Construction Practices: Highways (CONS 2004)
Students examine the classification of highways with an emphasis on function. Topics studied include horizontal and vertical alignments including spiral curves and and super elevation, highway safety, including calculation of barrier length of need, pavement structure, highway aesthetics, intersections, channelization and roundabouts, acceleration and deceleration lanes, truck climbing and passing lanes, and highway terminology.
Credits:
| Credit Hours | Contact Hours | Lecture Hours | Lab Hours | Other |
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3.000 |
42.000 |
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[+] Prerequisites:
[+] Corequisites and Concurrent Prerequisite(s):
None
[+] Equivalents:
[-] Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:
Post Secondary
Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors:
(CVTN) Civil Eng Techn - Construction
(CVTY) Civil Engineering Technology
(CVET) Civil Engineering Technician