INTRODUCTION
Each one of us spends more than two hours of his time daily driving, never mind walking or enjoying self. Making roads a better and safer place, while still maintaining a green and healthy environment is a wide field of study. In this course, participants will learn what they need to know about road design, construction and safety. They will also be exposed to issues related vehicles passing on this roads as well as humans.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
- Being familiar with the principles of road construction
- Recognizing the movement of transportation
- Understanding the basics of city planning
- Being able to make roads a safer place
- Maintaining a balance between urban and natural life in the heart of the city
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Transportation and Roads engineers
- Construction engineers
- Technical engineers
- Project managers
PROGRAM OUTLINE
- Introduction to transportation
- Traffic Engineering
- Process of transportation planning
- Measuring the performance of public transport
- Static and dynamic transportation network
- Environmental effects on transportation
- Transportation effects on Environment
- Introduction to Roads
- Main Roads specifications and technical standards
- Roads drawing
- Pavement types and design
- Rehabilitation and maintenance Roads
- Surface street network control
- Highways and Motorways Engineering
- Roads furniture
- Environmental effects on roads
- Roads effects on Environment
