Highway

Engineering
Syllabus Outline

Nadika Keshan Jayasooriya

MPhil (Reading), BSc (Hons) Eng
(Moratuwa), CIMA Exams Complete UK,
AMIE(SL)

Syllabus Outline
Chapter 1 - Geometric Design:
Highway functional classification, principle
of highway location, factors influencing
highway design, sight distance, design of
alignment, horizontal & vertical curves,
cross sections, super elevation, pedestrian
& bicycle facilities, use of Geometric
design codes and guidelines, and
introduction to geometric design software

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Chapter 2 - Capacity Design:
Highway capacity, design of two lane roads, service
flow rate, volume/capacity ratio, level of service
Chapter 3 - Pavement Analysis and
Mechanistic Design:
Types of pavements, structural components of
flexible pavements, estimation of design loads,
Stresses and strains in pavement, introduction of
design guidelines, asphalt pavement design, rigid
pavement design, drainage design and drainage
structures.

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Chapter 4 - Highway Materials:

Properties of soils, aggregate, and bitumen used

in highway construction, Standard specifications
and test methods for road construction
materials, quality control and acceptance criteria
Chapter 5 - Asphalt Mix Design:

Volumetric properties of asphalt (Volume Mass

Diagram) Finding the optimum binder content
using Marshall Mix design

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Chapter 6 - Construction methods:

Preparation of subgrade, embankments,

earthwork in cutting and filling, grade and level
control, compaction, subbases, use of natural
materials, soil stabilization, bases, aggregate
and bitumen bound base types, surfacing,
asphalt concrete, surface dressing, rigid
pavement construction, tests for quality
assurance of construction, low cost construction
methods, use of appropriate technology and
locally available marginal materials, construction
of drainage structures

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Chapter 7 - Highway Maintenance:
Periodic and routine maintenance of roads.
Failure identification and remedial
measures, rehabilitation methods, asphalt
concrete overlay, single and multiple
surface dressing for periodic maintenance,
sand seals, fog seals, and slurry seals, pot
hole repair and sealing cracks, maintenance
of road markings and road signs,
maintenance of structures

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Chapter 8 - Site Management:
Site management, safety at road works,
cost control and cost record, maintenance
of plant and equipment, standards for
inspection of construction plant
Chapter 9 - Road Asset
Management:
Introduction to pavement management
systems

Thank you