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CIV6302 - Traffic engineering and management

0 points, SCA Band 2, 0.000 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Organisational Unit

Department of Civil Engineering

Coordinator(s)

Dr Alexa Delbosc

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)

Notes

This unit is available only to Engineering PhD students.

Synopsis

This unit exposes the student to the fundamentals of the three components to the traffic system: the vehicle, the driver and the road environment. The emphasis is on the application of theory to practice in solving traffic related problems. The unit covers the road traffic system, traffic networks, traffic design elements, intersection design and control and advacned analytic techniques.

Outcomes

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

explain the interactions and role of driver, vehicle and road system
apply traffic theories to solve practical traffic related problems
analyse a variety of traffic facilities, their capactiy and level of service
evaluate the operational performance of each facility
develop methods of traffic management and control

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 50%
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.

Workload requirements

On-campus - 2 hours lectures, 2 hours practice class and 8 hours of private study per week.
Off-campus - 150 hours study

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker