This document appears to be homework instructions from a civil engineering course on geometric design of highways. The homework asks students to define key highway design concepts, including geometric design of highways, highway classification based on function, terrain classification and its impact on design, the difference between design and posted speeds, design vehicles and which characteristics are used, and how to calculate 20-year design hourly volume based on current traffic data and growth projections. The homework is due to the teaching assistant by October 15, 2015.
This document appears to be homework instructions from a civil engineering course on geometric design of highways. The homework asks students to define key highway design concepts, including geometric design of highways, highway classification based on function, terrain classification and its impact on design, the difference between design and posted speeds, design vehicles and which characteristics are used, and how to calculate 20-year design hourly volume based on current traffic data and growth projections. The homework is due to the teaching assistant by October 15, 2015.
This document appears to be homework instructions from a civil engineering course on geometric design of highways. The homework asks students to define key highway design concepts, including geometric design of highways, highway classification based on function, terrain classification and its impact on design, the difference between design and posted speeds, design vehicles and which characteristics are used, and how to calculate 20-year design hourly volume based on current traffic data and growth projections. The homework is due to the teaching assistant by October 15, 2015.
Faculty of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering
CE416: GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS
Homework # 1
1. What do we mean by "Geometric Design of Highways"
2. What is the function of Highway related to its classification
3. What is meant by "terrain classification" and what impact it has on
the highway design
4. Differentiate between design speed and posted speed explaining
how each of them is determined
5. What is a "Design Vehicle" and which of its characteristics are
used in the design
6. Given that, the current average daily traffic on a highway is
2200 vpd and the percentage of peak hour traffic is 0.12. Using a directional split of 50% and annual growth of 5% determine the 20-year design hourly volume.