Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Highway Engineering	INS208	4. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	3.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bekir ÇOMAK
Instructors	Bekir ÇOMAK
Assistants
Goals	To know transportation terms, traffic capacity, highway elements and geometrical characteristics.
Course Content	History of highways and transportation, classification of highways, terminology of highway engineering, specifications of traffic, annual daily traffic, composition of traffic, estimations of traffic, design speed, types of vehicles, min. curves for turning, curves, lanes, transition curves, horizontal and vertical curves, intersections
Learning Outcomes	- Interpret and use the information gained about road traffic in daily life. - Having capability of comment of socio-economic of transportation systems - Having knowledge of elements and functions of them of transportation - Having knowledge about parameters used in design of highways

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction, History of Transportation	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
2. Week	Transportation Systems, Basic Terms of Highways	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
3. Week	Basic Terms of Highways	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
4. Week	Driver-Pedestrian-Vehicle Characteristics, Motor and Nonmotorized Vehicles	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
5. Week	Resistances to Movement, Sight Distances, Vehicle Following Distance	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
6. Week	General Characteristics of Road Traffic	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
7. Week	Highway Classification, Geometric Standards, Design Velocity, Design Traffic, Road Capacity and Road Service Level	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
8. Week	Highway Classification, Geometric Standards, Design Velocity, Design Traffic, Road Capacity and Road Service Level	Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
9. Week	Practice for Route, Prior Review	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week	Horizontal Curves and Superelevation Applications	Practice Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
11. Week	Horizontal Curves and Superelevation Application	Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression
12. Week	Profiles of highways, Vertical Curves and Applications	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
13. Week	Vertical Curves and Applications	Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation Course Hours
14. Week	Planning of urban roads, intersections	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Practice

Karayolu Mühendisliği, N. Yayla, Birsen Yayınevi, 2008

M. Vefa Akpınar. Örneklerle Karayolu Tasarımı. Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul , 2017.

Argun Tunç, Yol Tasarımının Esasları ve Uygulamaları, Asil Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2004.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	Measurement Method
PY1	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY2	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY3	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY4	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY5	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY6	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY7	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY8	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY9	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY10	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY11	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY12	0	0	0	0	0	40,60

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours	14	3	42
Preparation, After Class Study	14	1	14
Research	12	1	12
Practice	5	2	10
Midterm 1	1	2	2
Homework 1	1	20	20
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			102
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 3.0