About Courses
Highway Engineering
The Course
Modules are
designed to
help
students to
understand Highway
Engineering
&
Highway
Design.
Highway
Engineering involves
design,
construction,
operation
&
maintenance
of roads to
ensure safe
&
effective
transportation
of people
&
goods. The
Course
provides
various key
design
principles
and design
procedures
to assist
students to
understand
best design
and
construction
practices.
Please see
the
Promotional
Course
Videos for a
quick
flavour.
Highways
Design
module provides
the design
process of
highway link
design,
horizontal
alignment,
vertical
profile,
super-elevation,
stopping
sight
distance
analysis,
visibility
checks,
verge
widening
requirements,
departure
&
relaxation,
and various
design
checks. Also
covers kerb
and footway
development.
Pavement
Design
module provides
a detailed
process of
pavement
design and
covers full
depth
pavement
construction
process and
Overlay/
Inlay
treatment.
It covers
existing
pavement
improvement
process,
carriageway
widening,
and subgrade
improvement
process. it
also covers
high
friction
surface
(HFS)
treatment
process by
providing
details cold
HFS and Hot
HFS.
Junction
Design
module
covers the
design
process of
the 4-legged
junction,
3-legged
junction and
T-junctions.
It covers
junction
visibility,
junction
swept path
analysis,
cycle lane
design and
provisions
for disabled
road users.
It
also covers
the basic
concept of
grade-separated
junctions
such as half
cloverleaf,
Dumb-bell
Roundabout,
2-bridge
Roundabout,
etc.
Roundabout
Design
module
covers the
detailed process
of
Roundabout
Design. It
covers the
crown line
design.
entry/ exit
design,
deflection
radius
requirements
and various
value
engineering
solutions.
It also
covers
various
design
checks,
drainage low
point checks
and cycle
lane design
provisions.
It also
provides key
tips to
design a
safe
roundabout.
Standard
Details
Module
covers all
highway
details such
as Pavement
Details,
Kerbing
& Edging
details,
Footpaths
details, Bus
Stop
Details,
etc. These
standard
products are
generally
procured
from
suppliers
and
installed on
the site as
per the
standard
details
requirements
and
specifications.
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