ROAD GEOMETRIC DESIGN USING AUTODESK CIVIL 3D

Design based on Road Projects (Kasasa Peter-Geometric Highway Engineer)

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GEOMETRIC DESIGN
Welcome to an easy-to-follow course designed as a practical companion to learning. It is tailored to
assist civil engineering practitioners, regardless of their skill levels, in swiftly mastering the tools and
workflows essential for Geometric Highway Design within Autodesk Civil 3D.
We shall discuss the highways design methodology for both Paved and unpaved (gravel) roads,
understand the data needed to design a road project in a phased manner, i.e., preliminary stage, draft
and final stage.
The content discusses pertinent aspects of highways design methodology for both Paved and unpaved
(gravel) roads and it will help to understand the data needed to design a road project in a phased
manner, i.e., preliminary stage, draft and final stage.

LEARNING OUTCOMES.

This course is designed transform you into a professional highway designer

capable of.
✓ Collecting inventory data for highways and cross drainage structures.
✓ Preparing the following reports in relation to geometric design (inception
report, design base statement, design option and final detailed design
report.
✓ Choose a design class and design criteria that you will use to design
horizontal and vertical alignments.
✓ Prepare high quality drawings (Plan & Profile, Cross-Sections)
✓ Out putting data required for setting out.
✓ Calculating quantities for “earth works, pavements)
✓ Interpreting drawings provided to you

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MODULE 01
USER INTERFACE TOUR
The interactive session shall introduce the Civil 3D interface. It takes a guided tour of the available
menus and the screen layout and introduces the basic functions associated with opening, navigating,
closing, saving, and creating new files as a
demonstration of the product's capability.
This course requires you to have a
The following learning objectives are covered: background AutoCAD and theory of
Highway Engineering
➔ Basic setup of the environment
➔ The ribbon and user interface terminology
➔ Tabs, panels, and tools
➔ Using the tool space, panorama, design center and the properties palettes
➔ Navigate the model, different file formats and their uses
➔ We shall also look at the settings on the designer need to make before starting any project.

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MODULE 02
INTRODUCTION TO STYLES
This module introduces styles, in Civil 3D styles are a collection of settings that control the appearance
and behaviour of a Civil 3D object. Styles are applied to points, labels, objects and allow for the
customisation of output and corporate image, such as drawing creation.
The following learning objectives are covered:
➔ Introduction to styles
➔ Object and point styles
➔ Label and surface styles
➔ Dynamic relationships and BIM

MODULE 03
POINT FILES AND POINT GROUPS
This module introduces the concept of Field to Finish, the process of transforming raw field data into
a finished drawing. It considers the first activities that are typically performed on a land development
project, namely the definition of the existing topography from existing survey data, namely points and
description keys.
The following learning objectives are covered: Sometimes you can be provided with
➔ Working with point files (survey and COGO points) AutoCAD point and you have to
➔ Point settings and creating points convert them to COGO points
➔ Managing point groups
➔ Point reports and point label styles
➔ Description keys
➔ Importing survey data

MODULE 04
SURFACE CREATION, MODIFICATION, AND MANIPULATION
This module begins with creating surfaces, adding points, and editing surface definitions. It continues
with exploring the annotation of surface data to better communicate with other team members and
concludes by explaining surface analysis options, and the tools to perform several visual checks on the
terrain model.
The following learning objectives are covered:
During preliminary stage we
➔ Surface components and the surface creation process use software addons like
➔ Surface types and surface rebuilding Google earth Pro, Cad-Earth,
➔ Adding Points to a surface and editing surface Plex-Earth or Spatial Manger
definitions to obtain XYZ data that can be
➔ Annotating surfaces, surface analysis and visual checks used to create a DTM
➔ Creation of and Checking a DTM “Digital Terrain We create a base-plan
Model”

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MODULE 05
GEOMETRIC DESIGN – HORIZONTAL DESIGN
This module introduces the concept of alignments, and begins by exploring the tools available to help
create alignments, and the application of statutory design requirements to create an alignment. It
continues by considering the options for editing an alignment before discussing design speeds and
finally, we discuss displaying the alignment information using annotation styles and tables.
The following learning objectives are covered:
Understanding of Design factors
➔ Horizontal alignments (design speed, curves, transition
➔ Alignment creation and design criteria curves, super-elevation and widening
➔ Editing alignments of curves)
➔ Design speeds and annotating alignments

Manuals to be used for Geometric Design

Manuals provide guidelines, standards, and best practices for designing roadways
to ensure standardization, safety, efficiency, functionality etc. Here's an
overview of the importance of manuals in geometric design

Standard Geometric Parameters to be used

These are parameters that define the physical characteristics and layout of
roadways to ensure safe and efficient traffic flow. While parameters may vary
by country or region, there are common geometric parameters that are typically
considered in road design: Below is an extract of geometric parameters from the
Uganda Geometric Design Manual corresponding to a given road design class

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MODULE 06
GEOMETRIC DESIGN – VERTICAL DESIGN
This module begins by introducing some of the common terminology used, it considers the concept of
vertical design using profiles, profile views and the various ways to display this information. It explores
the types of layouts and the variety of editing, annotating, and labelling tools available.
The following learning objectives are covered:
We shall discuss how to design
➔ Surface profile layout and profile views professional and presentable
➔ Design profile layout and editing profiles profiles. Including creation of
➔ Design criteria and annotating profiles custom band and view styles
➔ Display design information in data bands

MODULE 07
GEOMETRIC DESIGN – CORRIDOR DESIGN
The two previous modules considered horizontal geometry with alignments, and vertical geometry
with profiles, this module combines these with a
cross section to develop a 3D corridor design.
We shall look at code-set styles and
The following learning objectives are covered: how to create custom styles, slope
pattens-Learn Data short cut
➔ Assemblies and subassemblies
➔ Learn Use subassembly composer
➔ Baselines, regions, and targets
➔ Corridor surfaces, offset parameters and lane widening
➔ Design validation with drive analysis
➔ Intersections

MODULE 8
QUANTITY CALCULATIONS AND CROSS SECTIONS
This module begins by distinguishing the difference between sample lines and frequency lines. It
introduces the section editor and sample line creation, and how these are used to generate section
views, single and multiple. It considers the computing of materials for use in volume table calculations.
Finally, it explains quantity take-off criteria, cut and fill factors and the implications they have when
calculating material quantities. T
The following learning objectives are
covered:
➔ The section editor
➔ Frequency, and sample lines We shall create custom cross-section view
➔ Single and multiple section views and plot styles
➔ Quantity take-off criteria
➔ Cut and fill factors
➔ Cross-section data
➔ Volume tables

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MODULE 9
PRODUCTION DRAFTING AND DRAWING LAYOUTS
This module explores the plan production tools available to transform our 3D design to 2D drawings.
It begins by introducing the plan production tools and objects, then it explores view frames and match
lines before considering the editing options. It continues with creating sheets and concludes with sheet
sets, their structuring, editing and properties.
The following learning objectives are Communication is part of Engineering; our
covered: final designs have to be communicated to
➔ Plan production using tools others through presentation in drawings.
➔ Creating view frames We shall learn how to create professional
➔ Plan production object edits drawings that can approved by the
➔ Creating drawing sheets consultant.
➔ Sheet sets and their properties

BONUS:
We shall discuss in detail about road marking and signage which shall be
based on Uganda signs Manual.
Design of at grade intersections and presentation.
GOOD LUCK

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