Online Courses Handbook 2003

302798 (v.1) Transportation Engineering 461

Area:	Department of Civil Engineering
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Develops an understanding of the analytical approach to the composition and behaviour of traffic and its demands on the road system, and a working knowledge of the functional design of highways. Highway Design. Highway types, capacities and design standards. Capacities and design of intersections. Elements of road design, traffic-stream characteristics, components of the traffic system, sight distance, horizontal, alignment of highways, vertical alignments and climbing lanes.