CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

COURSE GUIDE
Course / CE331 – HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD ENGINEERING Credit 3
Section Units
Term Offered FIRST SEMESTER, SY 2023-2024 Total 54
Hours
Instructor ENGR. JOHN LE CARRE A. ENERLAN
Pre-Requisite/s CE262 (Fundamentals of Surveying 2), CE232 (Dynamics of Rigid Bodies)
Co-Requisite/s None
Course Description
Presents the methods and underlying principles for the design and control of the elements of road
and railroad infrastructure. Students also become familiar with transportation system terminology,
flow analysis, driver, vehicle and road characteristics, and aspects of road geometrics, road
construction, drainage, pavements and maintenance.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
CLO1. Define the basic concepts of highway and railroad transportation and present how to apply
them in civil engineering practice
CLO2. Recognize the concepts associated with the geometric and structural design of highway and
railway engineering systems
CLO3. Explain the basic service requirements of highway and detail the procedure to conduct level
of service analysis.
CLO4. Develop basic traffic stream parameters and models, traffic flow models, and apply the
queuing theory
Topics / Modules
Topic 1: Introduction and Orientation
Topic 2: Importance of transportation, different modes of transportation, characteristics of road
transport, scope of highway and traffic engineering
Topic 3: Highway development and planning: Importance, classification of roads, road patterns,
planning surveys; highway alignment and surveys
Topic 4: Design criteria for highways and railways
Topic 5: Geometric design for highways and railways, including cross sections, horizontal and
vertical alignments, super-elevation and earthworks.
Topic 6: Structural design of railways and pavements
Topic 7: Failures, maintenance and rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure.
Topic 8: Traffic Engineering: Traffic characteristics - Traffic studies-speed, volume, speed and delay,
origin-destination, parking and accident studies; capacity of urban roads and highways; traffic
operations regulation and control; design of intersections- at grade and grade separated
Topic 9: Traffic flow and analysis of roads including queuing analysis and level of service
assessment.
Topic 10: Pavement Materials and Design: Specifications and tests on pavement materials,
pavement design factors, design of flexible and rigid pavements as per IRC

MADE4Learners FRAMEWORK
Distance
Approach Distance Online / Face-to-Face
Blended
Technical
Requirements o Hardware: Desktop/ laptop, and/or Smartphone, and/or Tablet, Scientific
Calculator, Printer (Optional)
o Software/App: PDF and Documents reader, Email
o Materials, etc: Wifi connection at home, Notebook, Drawing tools,
bondpaper and pens
Communication o MS Teams chat
Means o Back-up Platform: MS Teams (Apps or Webage)
Reminders o It is expected that students have the maturity and discipline to do self-
directed learning and that the Instructor facilitates the learning through
consultation and/or elaboration of topics.
o The course has major topics and some lecture activities that must be
completed for the whole Term: Assignments/Exercise, Quizzes, Major Exam
(Prelim and Midterm Exams) for the first half; Assignments/Exercise,
Quizzes, Major Exam (Pre-final and Final Exams) for the second half; and
several laboratory outputs for the whole term.
o PDF materials will be sent or can be googled and downloaded as
references of the course at the start of the Term.
o Videos and PowerPoint (PDF) course materials will be sent before/after
each scheduled meetings.
o Quizzes and major exams will be sent through ON-SITE and the student will
be given due time to answer problems and submit it on the designated time
through the same medium.
o Results of quizzes/exams will be sent to each student through ON-SITE.
GRADING SYSTEM
Midterm Grade Midterm Grade, MG = 30% Formative Assessment (for Midterm Period) +
70% (Prelim Exam and Midterm Exam)
where:
Formative Assessment (for Midterm Period) = 50% Quiz Average + 20% Lecture
Activities/ Exercises)
Summative Assessment = Midterm Exam + Prelim Exam
Passing Rate: 60%
Final Grade Final Grade, FG = 40% Midterm Grade + 15% Formative Assessment (for
Final Period) + 45% (Pre-final Exam + Final Exam)
where:
Formative Assessment (for Final Period) = 50% Quiz Average + 20% Lecture
Activities/ Exercises)
Summative Assessment = Final Exam + Pre-final Exam
Passing Rate: 60%
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Guidance Center Online Guidance Consultation / Counseling:
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Library Online Library Service Request
Resources & https://bit.ly/BeyondBorders-eLibraryIsHereForYou
Activity Center