Highway Design, Construction, and Maintenance

• Route surveying
• Geometric design, including horizontal and vertical alignment and intersections
• Properties of road-making materials
• Asphalt mix design
• Structural design for flexible and concrete pavements
• Earthworks and drainage
• Pavement management, including condition evaluation, maintenance, and rehabilitation

Suggested Reading Materials

Pavement Analysis and Design
Huang, Yang H. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1993.

AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), 1993.

The Asphalt Handbook. Manual Series # 4 (MS-4)
Asphalt Institute, Lexington, Kentucky, 1989.

Manual of Geometric Design Standards for Canadian Roads
Roads and Transportation Association of Canada, Ottawa, 1986.

Modern Pavement Management
Haas, R, Hudson, W.R., and Zaniewski, J. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida, 1994.

Pavement Management for Airports, Roads and Parking Lots
Shahin, M.Y. Chapmaan & Hall, New York, 1994.