CIV4284

Transport systems ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: W Young

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: The traffic engineering profession, road hierarchy, design of road and street networks, traffic management, traffic and parking surveys, traffic impact analysis, treatment of hazardous road locations, parking, design, planning for pedestrians and cyclists, public transport, environmental and energy impacts of traffic systems, intelligent transport systems.

Assessment: Examination: 50% + Class tests: 5% + Tutorials: 10% + Projects: 35% + Students must pass both the examination and the combined progressive assessment tasks

Contact Hours: 26 lectures, 20 practice classes and a 4-hour site visit

Prerequisites: CIV2281