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W Young
5 points
* 39 lecture hours and 26 tutorial hours
* Second semester
* Caulfield
Objectives The student is expected to develop basic understanding and skills relating to the principles and practice of municipal and highway engineering.
Synopsis 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%
* Examination
(3 hours): 80%
* Seminar participation
Prescribed texts
Underwood R T Road engineering practice Macmillan, 1995
Back to the Engineering Handbook, 1998
Published by Monash University, Australia
Maintained by wwwdev@monash.edu.au
Approved by R Chaffey, Faculty of Engineering
Copyright © Monash University 1997 - All Rights Reserved -
Caution