SRVY 273 - Route Surveying

Credit(s): 2

Prerequisite(s): SRVY 270.
Corequisite(s): SRVY 247, SRVY 271.
Instruction and practice in basic road design techniques: review of horizontal and vertical curve calculations; spiral curves; P-line staking; earthwork and mass diagram calculations; slope staking. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Perform field work associated with basic road design and construction.
Calculate and stake out horizontal, vertical, and spiral curves.
Perform office work associated with basic road design to include reducing notes, plotting X-sections, calculating areas and volumes, and preparing plan/profile/mass diagram drawings.