Lesson 1 Careers in Civil Engineering ………………………………………………………… 3
Reading Material Specialties in Transportation Engineering ………………………………… 7
Lesson 2 Great Buildings and Structural Materials …………………………………………… 12
Reading Material(1) Structural Materials …………………………………………………… 17
Reading Material(2) High Performance Concrete ………………………………………… 19
Lesson 3 Highway Surveys ……………………………………………………………………… 23
Reading Material Aerial Photography ……………………………………………………… 27
Lesson 4 Philosophy of Structural Design ……………………………………………………… 32
Reading Material Structural Analysis ………………………………………………………… 36
Lesson 5 Civil Engineering Contracts ………………………………………………………… 40
Reading Material FIDIC Tendering Procedure ……………………………………………… 45
Part II Highway and Traffic Engineering
Lesson 6 Transportation Systems ……………………………………………………………… 53
Reading Material Highway Functional Classification ………………………………………… 57
Lesson 7 Highway Location …………………………………………………………………… 60
Reading Material Highway Cross Section …………………………………………………… 64
Lesson 8 Alignment Design …………………………………………………………………… 69
Reading Material Computer Application in Highway Design ……………………………… 73
Lesson 9 Grade Separations and Interchanges ………………………………………………… 77
Reading Material Intersections ……………………………………………………………… 81
Lesson 10 Pavement …………………………………………………………………………… 85
Reading Material Pavement Design ………………………………………………………… 88
Lesson 11 Bituminous Surface Courses ………………………………………………………… 92
Reading Material Soil Stabilization ………………………………………………………… 96
Lesson 12 Highway Drainage …………………………………………………………………… 99
Reading Material (1) Highway Drainage Structures ………………………………………