College roadway design project Auto Cad

The Pennsylvania State University

Department of Civil Engineering

CE 321: Highway Engineering

Dr. Venky Shankar, Professor

Jung Yeol Hong, TA.

Preliminary Rural Collector Design,

Connecting SR 20 and SR3

Spring 2015

Section [#]

[Your Name Here]

Due Date: April 24, 2015

1. Introduction

Introduction and Project objectives

1. Alignments analysis

· Analysis of geographical information, topography/surface

· Criteria used in design (horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, cross section, etc.)

· Horizontal and vertical alignment characteristics, impacts displayed by the footprint (effects on forest, roads, waterways, etc.)

· Compare all alignment attributes: length, earthwork volumes, foot print area, environmental impacts, and houses displaced

· Show the 5 separate costs and total cost for each alignment and discuss cost effects

1. Earthwork

1. Safety

1. Pavement

1. Right of Way Acquisition

1. Habitat

1. Total cost for each alignment

Refer to the table

Design Analysis Summary

· Discuss the qualitative performance measures (traffic operation, safety, environment)

Which alternative is predicted safer? Why?

Is delay going to be an issue on either or both alternatives?

Do these performance measures weigh on the final decision?

1. Conclusion

As a result of the comparison, recommend the “best” alternative and describe the reasons

Note:

· Must use the Contour map and Existing Features from ANGEL in this semester (Spring 2015) –CAD drawing, and use this word file for the summary report

· Use bold print section titles

· Report must be written in third person (Do not use I)

· Include page numbers (not necessary for appendices and drawings)

· Refer to all tables or figures that are discussed in the text. There should not be a Table or Figure that is included that is not discussed and called out in the text.

· Minimum 3 pages text

· Please bind report (Cover, text, Appendix A, B, C, and 7 CAD drawings)

Appendix A

(Horizontal Curve Reports)

The horizontal curve report generation function in Civil 3D does not work in this version. Instead of generating a report like you do for the Vertical Curves, copy the information from the “grid view” under “Edit Alignment Geometry.”

· Select the alignment you want to generate a report for

· Right click and select “Edit Alignment Geometry”

· Click the “Alignment Grid View” icon as shown below

· Right click in any cell and select “Copy All”

· Paste table to a new Excel file

· You can delete the following columns

· Start Point

· End Point

· Center Point

· Pass Through Point

· Direction at Through Point1

· Direction at Through Point2

· Attainment Method

· Curve Group Index

· Curve Group Sub-Entity Index

· Pi Point

· Use the remaining table as your Horizontal Curve Report

· Do this for East and West, make sure they are labeled and include them in this appendix

Appendix B

(Vertical Curve Reports)

To generate Vertical Curve Reports:

· Go to your Toolspace menu on the left hand side of the screen (If you don’t see it type “showts” and hit enter)

· Select the “Toolbox” tab on the right side of the Toolspace

· Open the “Reports Manager” group, then open the “Profile” subgroup, then select “Vertical Curve Report” by double clicking. Select both your East and West Profiles and click “Create Reports”

· Print out and include these reports in this appendix

Appendix C

Spreadsheets for cost estimation and earthwork:

Safety Function

Safety Cost

Pavement Cost

Right of Way Cost

Earthwork Table

(You will have a set of these for the EAST and another set for the WEST, make sure all are labeled clearly)

List of Drawing

East Alternative Horizontal Alignment 1 of 7

West Alternative Horizontal Alignment 2 of 7

Typical Cross Section 3 of 7

East Alternative Plan/Profile 4 of 7

West Alternative Plan/Profile 5 of 7

East Alternative Cross Section 6 of 7

West Alternative Cross Section 7 of 7