Municipal and highway engineering
R T Underwood
5 points * 39 lecture hours, 26 tutorial hours * Second semester * Caulfield
Institutional arrangements for roads: agencies involved and their relationships with each other. Road classification and road hierarchy. Local government: Local Government Act, municipal councils and their relationships with other agencies. Municipal organisation. Powers and duties of a municipal engineer. Garbage collection and disposal. Footpaths. Parks and gardens. Municipal depots. Rural and urban road construction: methods, performance and selection of plant, clearing, excavation, earth moving, drilling and explosives, lifting and transporting, compaction, shaping and grading. Pavements: types, design, construction. Bituminous surfacing. Drainage. Road maintenance. Roadsides.
Assessment
Written (2000 words): 20% * Examinations (3 hours): 80% * Seminar participation
Prescribed texts
Underwood R T Road engineering practice Macmillan, 1994