CEE 411 OL3 - RR Project Design & Constr

Spring 2021

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
RR Project Design & ConstrCEE411OL371007ONL31230 - 1350 T R    C. Tyler Dick

Official Description

Critical elements in the development and planning of railroad construction projects; project economic justification; route alternative analysis procedures; cost estimation; site civil design; computer-aided track design; surveying; construction management; construction procedures for typical railroad projects. Design project covering a typical railroad capital construction projects. Field trip to observe the construction of a railroad capital project. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CEE 310.

Section Description

Students in this section will complete this course completely online except for the following which must be completed on-campus: Exams (will be completed in the classroom with the instructor/TA), Homework/exam sessions, Office Hours. Contact Becky Stillwell (rborden@illinois.edu), Meg Griffin (mgriffn@illinois.edu), and the course instructor for permission to register.

Subject Area

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Description

This course covers critical elements in the development and planning of railroad construction projects; project economic justification; route alternative analysis procedures; cost estimation; site civil design; computer-aided track design; surveying; construction management; construction procedures for typical railroad projects. Design project covering a typical railroad capital construction projects. Field trip to observe the construction of a railroad capital project.

Credit Hours

3 hours

Prerequisites

Last updated

11/4/2020