Purdue University
School of Civil Engineering
CE 361 Introduction to Transportation Engineering
Mon. 12 October 2020
Lesson on Sight Distance and Braking
Instructional Objectives:
By the end of this lesson,
the student will be able to ...
Design vertical and horizontal curves using safe stopping sight distance.
Prep:
Read FTE Chapter 7 Section 2
Courses at Purdue:
CE303 Route and Construction Surveying
CE562 Geometric Design of Highways
Theme music:
The Mountain's High (and the Valley's So Deep) by Dick and DeeDee,
1961, 2:10.
I Can See for Miles by The Who, 1967, 4:24.
One Headlight by The Wallflowers, 1966, 4:45
Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot, 1974, 3:45.
Down In The Valley by The Head and the Heart, 5:04.
Photo source:
Public Roads,
September/October 1997, p. 44
Outline of Possible Topics
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Stopping Distance on Vertical Curves
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Stopping Distance on Horizontal Curves
