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CE4 - HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD ENGINEERING  COURSE GUIDE COURSE NUMBER CE 4 COURSE TITLE Highway and Railroad Engineering COURSE DESCRIPTION This course presents the method and underlying principles for the design and control of the el...

CE4 - HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD ENGINEERING  COURSE GUIDE COURSE NUMBER CE 4 COURSE TITLE Highway and Railroad Engineering COURSE DESCRIPTION This course presents the method and underlying principles for the design and control of the elements of roads and railroads 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 Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 4  COURSE GUIDE COURSE CREDIT 3 units PREREQUISITE CE 1 NO. OF HRS/WEEK 3 hours per week (54 hours per semester) BSCE 3C - MTh 5:30 - 7:00 PM BSCE 3D - TF 5:30 - 7:00 PM Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 5  COURSE OUTCOMES At the end of the course, the students shall be able to: Define the basic concepts of highway and railroad transportation and present how to apply them in civil engineering practice Recognize the concepts associated with the geometric and structural design of highway and railway engineering systems. Explain the basic service requirements of highway and detail the procedure to conduct level of service analysis. Develop basic traffic stream parameters and models, traffic flow models, and apply the queueing theory. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 6  COURSE OUTLINE Chapter 1 Importance of transportation, modes of transportation, characteristics of road transport, scope of highway and traffic engineering. Highway development and planning Design criteria for highways and railways Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 7  COURSE OUTLINE Chapter 2 Geometric design for highways and railways Structural design of railways and pavements Chapter 3 Failures, maintenance and rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure Traffic engineering Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 8  COURSE OUTLINE Chapter 4 Traffic flow and analysis of roads including queueing analysis level of service assessment Pavement materials and Design Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 9  COURSE EVALUATION Mid-Term/Final 30% Examination Written Output 30% Performance Output 40% TOTAL 100% Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 10  COURSE POLICIES Learning Management System (LMS) Google Classroom / Facebook Group / Messenger Chat - main LMS for the course There will be an upload of all lecture notes and slides to the selected LMS. Reproduction, distribution, or sale of the course pack are prohibited for students. All announcements, course requirements, standing, or updates relevant to the course will be posted on the chosen LMS. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 11  COURSE POLICIES Communication Plan Engr. Reina Mae B. Chong: email me at [email protected] or message me at https://www.facebook.com/reina.chong.2024 Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 12  COURSE POLICIES Communication Plan Please observe the appropriate time and communication etiquette when sending emails to your instructors. When referring to the course materials, state explicitly the page or slide number. Your course instructor will try reply to your queries within 24 hours. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 13  COURSE POLICIES Absences Students with reasonable absences from the class either face-to- face or online classes will be given consideration for the missed quizzes/examinations upon presentation of duly signed excuse letter. Students who incurred more than 20% of the required number of hours shall be dropped from the rolls. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 14  COURSE POLICIES Submissions Submission of projects (hard and soft copies) shall be on or before the due date and through the platform agreed upon by the students and the faculty. Late submission will earn a grade of 3.0. Failure of students to submit the given requirements or inadequate submissions shall be marked INC. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 15  COURSE POLICIES Cheating Cheating and plagiarism are strictly prohibited. Students caught doing these acts shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions in the Student Handbook. Cheating is defined as: ⚬ Copying or providing the means to copy a classmate’s exam answers, assignment, computational exercise, etc. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 16  COURSE POLICIES Cheating ⚬ Allowing classmate to copy from one’s own exam answer, assignment, computational exercise, etc.; and, ⚬ Allowing another person to take an examination or quiz in one’s name, and/or impersonating another student or allowing someone to impersonate oneself in an academic activity. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 17  COURSE POLICIES Other policies Cellphone use during face-to-face classes is strictly prohibited specially during major exams. Wearing of appropriate or decent clothing and ID shall be implemented during classes. Students are always required to bring their Vaccination Card in the school premises. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 18  REFERENCES PYRGIDIS, CHRISTOS N. (2016) Railway transportation system JEAN-PAUL RODRIGUE (2020) The Geography of Transport Systems, 5th edition BOQUET Y. (2017) Transportation in the Philippines. In: The Philippine Archipelago. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 19  REFERENCES KUHN, BEVERLY T. (2019) Transportation Engineering: A Practical Approach to Highway Design, Traffic Analysis, and Systems Operations, 1st Edition GARBER, NICHOLAS J. (2020) Traffic and Highway Engineering BESAVILLA, VANANCIO I., JR. (2016) Basic Fundamentals of Transportation, Highway Engineering and Surveying Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 20  ASSIGNMENT Look for the references given in our course guide Bring 1/4 sheet of index card and 1x1 ID picture Engr. Reina Mae Chong | Highway and Railroad Engineering| Catanduanes State University | 23  Course: CE 4 Section:BSCE – 3C/3D 1x1 ID LAST NAME, FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME Nickname Student Number Birthday Mobile Number Email address FB Account / fb link Current Address Guardian’s Name Guardian’s Contact Number  Consent Form This is to give consent to my CE 4 instructor to: Include my name or student number in announcements of exam results Include my student number in the public list of student class standing in the said course, posted online or in hard copy By not checking the above options, I understand that I have the responsibility to consult with the instructor within one week of release of class standing. ________Date_________ Name and signature of student