DE6202                             HIGHWAY ENGINEERING 2

Level 6                                             Credits 15                                            Version July 2010

LEARNING TIME

RECOMMENDED PRE-REQUISITE

DE5204 Highway Engineering 1

RECOMMENDED CO-REQUISITE

Nil

AIM/PURPOSE

To develop knowledge of road design, roading project evaluations and maintenance management.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1             Evaluate the feasibility of roading projects.

2             Design the geometrical and structural components of a road.

3             Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of asset management and road

4             Understand the role of human capabilities and vehicle characteristics in geometric and traffic design

INDICATIVE CONTENT

●          Benefit cost ratio, projects costs, project benefits, time value of money, project evaluations

●          Characteristics and applications of a range of wearing surfaces, design of sprayed seal surfaces, flexible pavement design using standard design charts, introduction to mechanistic analysis, road geometrics, horizontal alignment, transition curves, vertical alignment, ancillary services (safety rails, pavement marking, signage, street lighting)

●          Asset management fundamentals, road performance data acquisition and analysis, life cycle costing, maintenance management strategies