Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | The road use-characteristics. Measurement of traffic flow. Use of statistical techniques, before and after studies. Planning and location of highways. Geometric design of highways. Highway types, capacities and standards. Capacities and design of intersections. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have developed an understanding of the analytical approach to the composition and behaviour of traffic, its demands on the road system, and a working knowledge of the functional design of highways. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Nikraz, H. R., 2003, 'Transportation Engineering 461', Curtin University Bookshop. AustRoads, Rural Road Design -Guide to the Geometic Design of Rural Roads, 2002. Underwood, R. T., 1995, 'Road Engineering Practice', MacMillan Education Australia. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 10%, Examination 90%. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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