Civil / PE Exam
Highway Design, Construction, and Maintenance Course Syllabus
1. Course Overview
- Route surveying and geometric design, including horizontal and vertical alignment and intersections
- Properties of road-making materials and asphalt mix design
- Structural design for flexible and concrete pavements
- Earthworks and drainage, pavement construction and maintenance
2. Textbooks (latest editions recommended)
- Mannering, F. L. and Washburn, S. S. and Kilareski, W. P. Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis
- Roess, R. P. and Prassas, E. S. and McShane, W. R. Traffic Engineering
- AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures
- The Asphalt Handbook. Manual Series
- Geometric Design Standards for Canadian Roads
- Shahin, M.Y. Pavement Management for Airports, Roads and Parking Lots
- Handbook of Steel Drainage & Highway Construction Products