ECTS - Computer-Aided Highway Design
Computer-Aided Highway Design (CE508) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer-Aided Highway Design | CE508 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To expose students to the role of probability in highway engineering discipline. To teach students elementary concepts of highway engineering. Introduce and solve practical highway engineering problems trough InRoads software. To make students very familiar with basic highway engineering terms in details like superelevation, transition lengths, typical sections, roadways etc. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to MicroStation CAD platform, introduction to InRoads platform, digital terrain model and point types symbology and feature creation for DTM, horizontal alignment and profile extraction, vertical alignment, typical cross sections, roadway modeling, superelevation, final evaluation of the course. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAD Platform & Introduction to InRoads | MicroStation Training Document |
| 2 | CAD Platform & Introduction to InRoads | MicroStation Training Document |
| 3 | CAD Platform & Introduction to InRoads | MicroStation Training Document |
| 4 | Digital Terrain Model | InRoads Training Document |
| 5 | Digital Terrain Model | InRoads Training Document |
| 6 | Digital Terrain Model | InRoads Training Document |
| 7 | Geometric Design for Alignment | Referance |
| 8 | Geometric Design for Alignment | Referance |
| 9 | Geometric Design for Alignment | Referance |
| 10 | Geometric Design for Alignment | Referance |
| 11 | Geometric Design for Alignment | Referance |
| 12 | Profile, Crosssection and Volumes | Referance |
| 13 | Profile, Crosssection and Volumes | Referance |
| 14 | Profile, Crosssection and Volumes | Referance |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets,AASHTO Metric 2001 Edition. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Data Book For Civil Engineers by Elwyn E. Seelve. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 15 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems analytically. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems numerically. | |||||
| 3 | An ability to use the technology and the literature effectively in the civil engineering research domain. | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to conduct qualitative research in civil engineering and publish articles in conferences and journals in the area. | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process. | |||||
| 6 | To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||