CENG 6309 - Highway Drainage and Slope Protection [3]

Discusses the surface drainage, Identification of favorable location of drainage areas;

Highway drainage structures; Sediment and erosion control, maximum velocity when
channel erosion is to be prevented; Hydrologic considerations; Hydraulic design of
highways drainage structures;
Subsurface drainage; Under-drain; Legal aspect of drainage; Drainage economic
consideration.
Stability of fills and cuts slope; stabilizing the unsupported slope; improving the stability
of slope such as riprap and grouted riprap, hand laid rock embankment, gabions, geonets with vegetation, geo-synthetic materials.