{"id":20916,"date":"2025-07-28T13:27:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=20916"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:04:06","slug":"ce532-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/ce532-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CE532"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Credits : 2<\/p>\n

Prerequisites : CE318<\/span><\/p>\n

Compulsory\/Optional : Optional<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aim(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
To introduce functions and types of highways, highway planning, design criteria, highway construction materials and techniques, and highway evaluation and maintenance and computer application of highways. Design component aims at designing a comprehensive highway section with given parameters.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Intended Learning Outcomes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Predict traffic loading for the design life using standard methods.<\/li>\n
  2. Design flexible and rigid pavements.<\/li>\n
  3. Choose basic physical properties of highway materials for proper design and construction.<\/li>\n
  4. Select appropriate construction materials for flexible and rigid pavements based on environmental factors.<\/li>\n
  5. Determine the appropriate maintenance and rehabilitation techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Course content\/Course description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Introduction to highway planning and route planning<\/li>\n
  2. Pavement design (flexible and rigid using mechanistic approach)<\/li>\n
  3. Highway construction material improvements<\/li>\n
  4. Highway construction techniques<\/li>\n
  5. Basic introduction to highway structures (culverts, bridges, tunnels, interchanges, toll gates, ramps, viaducts, etc.)<\/li>\n
  6. Highway evaluation and maintenance<\/li>\n
  7. Introduction to computer applications in highway engineering (e.g. HDM 4)<\/li>\n
  8. Highway design exercise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Recommended Texts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Huang, YH 2003, Pavement Analysis and Design, 2nd edn, Prentice Hall.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    Time Allocation<\/th>\nHours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Lectures<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tutorials<\/td>\n02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Design<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignments<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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    Assessment<\/th>\nPercentage Marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    In-course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tutorials\/Fieldwork\/<\/span>Design Exercise<\/span><\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    End-semester<\/strong><\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Highway Engineering and Design – CE532 Credits : 2 Prerequisites : CE318 Compulsory\/Optional : Optional Aim(s) To introduce functions and types of highways, highway planning, design criteria, highway construction materials and techniques, and highway evaluation and maintenance and computer application of highways. … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20916","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20916\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}