302808 (v.1) Transportation Engineering 462
| 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: | Understanding of the highway pavement as a load bearing system, including the theoretical background, the technology of component materials and construction and maintenance methods. Pavement design, choice of pavement types. Materials of construction forrigid and flexible pavement. Methods of test control. Surface water drainage design. Flexible and rigid construction and design. Maintenance. Surface dressing, repairs and riding - quality assessment. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | The student will gain an understanding of the highway pavement as a load bearing system, including the theoretical background, the technology of component materials and construction maintenance methods. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Underwood R T. 1995. Road Engineering Practice. MacMillan Education Australia. Additional references will be given during the course. |
| Unit Texts: | Pavement Design. Curtin University of Technology. AustRoads. 1992. Pavement Design - A Guide to the Structural Design of Road Pavement. |
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| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
CRICOS provider code 00301J
