CEIE 490/565 Syllabus

George Mason University

CEIE 490/565 Design of Transport Systems

Course Syllabus

Lecture Date	Text Readings
Week 1	Intro to Course/Highway Functions
Week 2	Driver Characteristics/Design Vehicles (Green Book p. 15-18, 43-56)
Week 3	Speed Issues/Stopping Sight Distance (Green Book p. 56-72 and 109-128)
Week 4	Horizontal/Vertical Alignment (Green Book p. 131-177 and 269-282)
Week 5	Cross Section Elements (Green Book p. 309-323) Dave Ey presents
Week 6	Mid-Term Team Term Project Mid-Point Presentations
Week 7	Freeway Design (Green Book p. 507-530) Guest Lecturer Melany presents
Week 8	Interchange Design (Green Book p. 774-792) Anna presents
Week 9	Intersection Design (Green Book p. 562-578 and p. 654-657) Guest Lecturer Brook presents
Week 10	Roadside Design (Green Book p. 335-354)
Week 11	ASCE Banquet, no formal class, attend banquet
Week 12	Traffic Calming (To be distributed) Harshit presents Parking Lot Design (To be distributed)
Week 13	Pedestrian/Bicycle/Transit Design Issues (Green Book p. 361-377) Brian presents
Week 14	International Design Issues (To be distributed) Final Team Term Project Presentations Final Exam Review
Week 15	Final Exam

Course Text

A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 2001, 5^th Edition

Policy Regarding Homework and Assignment Due Dates:

Late homework and assignments will not be accepted.

Course Requirements
Weekly in-class presentations (1 per student)	10%
Mid-term Exam	20%
Term Project: Consists of: Progress Report Memo (2) , Mid-point presentation, Final presentation, Final report (see below for more detail)	35%
Final Exam	20%
Summary of Assigned Readings (6) Class Participation	15%
Total	100%

Term Project Description

The term project will require teams of three students to work together to gather information on a challenging intersection or segment of highway in Northern Virginia and to propose design improvements to help improve a) operations or b) safety.