Undergraduate - UnitCIV3283 - Road engineering

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Civil Engineering
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day) Malaysia Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	tba

Synopsis

Introduce fundamentals and role of road engineering theory and practice. Examine a number of issues related to the planning, design and construction of roads, including: road planning, the road traffic environment, road design issues, road construction and road environmental safety.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply traffic engineering knowledge and prepare forecasts of future demand
design the geometry of roads that includes design of horizontal alignment, vertical alignment and cross sections
estimate earthworks and associated costs in a road project
evaluate different alternatives of a project that includes economic, social and environmental comparison
write a detailed report including recommendations

Assessment

Project design: 50%
Final examination (3 hours): 50%.
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

2 hours lecture, 2 hours practical and 8 hours private study per week.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker

Prerequisites

CIV2282