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University of Alberta Calendar 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CIV E 315 - Transportation Engineering

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 4
Approved Hours 3-0-2
Fee index 8
Faculty Engineering
Department Civil & Environmental Eng
Typically Offered either term

Description
Transportation systems and their elements. Principles of transportation planning. Traffic volume, capacity, speed, density, and safety. Fundamentals of traffic control. Principles of highway planning. Highway and terrain. Vehicular motion. Horizontal and vertical geometric design. Cost/benefit analysis in highway design. Earthwork and mass diagram. Flexible and rigid pavement design. Prerequisite: CIV E 250.