Forest Engineering

FE3143Natural Resources Geotechnique I4 ch (3C 3L)

The fundamentals of low volume resource road layout and design are covered: evaluation of existing road networks, layout of new networks including detailed road alignment, testing and interpretation of construction related soil properties, design of subbase, base, and side slopes, development of road maintenance strategies, impact assessment of resource roads 

Prerequisites: GEOL 1001 , 1026 , CE 2023 and either CE 2703 or CHE 2703