CIVL2720
Transportation Engineering and Design
10 Units
Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Presents the methods and underlying principles for the design and control of the elements of road and railway infrastructure. Students also become familiar with transportation system terminology, flow analysis, driver, vehicle and road characteristics, and aspects of road geometrics, road construction, drainage, pavements and maintenance.
| Objectives | A1 Understand the basic concepts of transportation and know how to apply them in civil engineering practice. A2 Understand the concepts associated with the geometric and structural design of highway and railway engineering systems. A3 Understand the basic service requirements of highway and railway engineering. A4 Become familiar with terminology of the highway and railway transportation industries. |
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| Content | 1. Institutional structures. 2. Design criteria for highways and railways. 3. Geometric design for highways and railways, including cross sections, horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation and earthworks. 4. Structural design of railways and pavements. 5. Failures, maintenance and rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure. 6. Traffic flow and analysis of roads including queuing analysis and level of service assessment. |
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| Replacing Course(s) | N/A. | ||||
| Transition | N/A. | ||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Content covered in courses SURV1110, SURV1120. | ||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for CIVL2720 |