This course provides students with an understanding of basic principles and techniques in order to develop skills in the highway geometric design process. It introduces design methods for three-dimensional layout for roadways, considering cross section (lanes and shoulders, curbs, medians, roadside slopes and ditches, sidewalks), horizontal alignment (tangents and curves), and vertical alignment (grades and vertical curves).
Geometric Design Of Highways
Host University
Old Dominion University
Semester
Summer 2025
Course Number
CEE 575
CRN
CRN 35476
Credits
3
Discipline
Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering
Instructor
Nayyeri Amiri, Shahin (snayyeri@odu.edu)
Times and Days
5:30-9:35pm
M, W
Course Information
Prerequisites
NA