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FHWA Highway Safety Programs

Highway Engineering (CIVL 482)

Principles of geometric design of highways, intersections, interchanges, and terminals. Practical issues of vertical and horizontal curvature, highway evaluation, driver and vehicle dynamics, and traffic safety are also addressed. Computer-aided design and modeling. View course on website

Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School: School of Engineering
Department/Program: Civil Engineering
Level: Undergraduate