Transportation Engineering

Course aim

To provide students with the opportunity to understand the principles and concepts in traffic and transportation engineering.

Course content

Role of transport in society; transport technology, including modes of transport, transport terminals and rights-of-way; traffic flow theory; highway capacity analysis; traffic design, management and control; transport systems planning principles; road network planning principles; traffic studies; traffic signal capacity and timing analysis; intersection design principles. Environmental impacts of transport systems: noise, air pollution and intrusion. The principle of road safety audit.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 12 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Group assignment, Tutorial work

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.