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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Transportation Engineering

  • Unit Code

    ENS5214

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit provides an introduction to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of highway and airport pavements. An overview of railway track engineering, and the economic and environmental aspects of transportation engineering is also included.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS5242

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse pavements and railway tracks incorporating geosynthetics.
  2. Describe appropriate construction and maintenance techniques for various pavement types.
  3. Describe geometries for typical highway and airport pavements and design them to meet required performance and safety standards.
  4. Interpret the appropriate design standards and codes of practice related to pavement construction.
  5. Model and analyse traffic flow models and highway capacity.
  6. Research technological developments in transportation engineering and reflect on their significance to engineering practice.
  7. Specify the technical details of railway tracks.
  8. Work with appropriate software tools to assist in the design and construction of pavements.

Unit Content

  1. Design of flexible highway and airport pavements.
  2. Design of rigid highway and airport pavements.
  3. Economic and environmental aspects of transportation engineering.
  4. Geometric design standards.
  5. Pavement construction and maintenance.
  6. Pavement drainage systems.
  7. Pavement materials and their properties.
  8. Pavements and railway tracks with geosynthetics.
  9. Railway track engineering.
  10. Soil subgrade and stabilised soil pavements.
  11. Traffic engineering elements and facilities.
  12. Traffic flow models and highway capacity analysis.
  13. Transportation development, planning and route selection.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseQuizzes and design exercises20%
Laboratory WorkLaboratory work and reports20%
Examination ^End of semester examination60%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Mannering, F. L., Washburn, S. S., & Kilareski, W. P. (2013). Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
  • Shukla, S.K. (2012). Handbook of geosynthetic engineering (2nd ed.). London: ICE Publishing.
  • SAI Global. (2002). HB 153:2002 urban road design: a guide to the geometric design of major urban roads. SAI Global.
  • Thom, N. (2008). Principles of pavement engineering. London: Thomas Telford.
  • Malik, R. B., & El-Korchi, T. (2009). Pavement engineering: Principles and practice. London: Taylor and Francis.
  • Mannering, F. L., Washburn, S. S., & Kilareski, W. P. (2013). Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Transportation Engineering

  • Unit Code

    ENS5214

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit provides an introduction to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of highway and airport pavements. An overview of railway track engineering, and the economic and environmental aspects of transportation engineering is also included.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS5242

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse pavements and railway tracks incorporating geosynthetics.
  2. Describe appropriate construction and maintenance techniques for various pavement types.
  3. Describe geometries for typical highway and airport pavements and design them to meet required performance and safety standards.
  4. Interpret the appropriate design standards and codes of practice related to pavement construction.
  5. Model and analyse traffic flow models and highway capacity.
  6. Research technological developments in transportation engineering and reflect on their significance to engineering practice.
  7. Specify the technical details of railway tracks.
  8. Work with appropriate software tools to assist in the design and construction of pavements.

Unit Content

  1. Design of flexible highway and airport pavements.
  2. Design of rigid highway and airport pavements.
  3. Economic and environmental aspects of transportation engineering.
  4. Geometric design standards.
  5. Pavement construction and maintenance.
  6. Pavement drainage systems.
  7. Pavement materials and their properties.
  8. Pavements and railway tracks with geosynthetics.
  9. Railway track engineering.
  10. Soil subgrade and stabilised soil pavements.
  11. Traffic engineering elements and facilities.
  12. Traffic flow models and highway capacity analysis.
  13. Transportation development, planning and route selection.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseQuizzes and design exercises20%
Laboratory WorkLaboratory work and reports20%
Examination ^End of semester examination60%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Mannering, F. L., Washburn, S. S., & Kilareski, W. P. (2013). Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
  • Shukla, S.K. (2012). Handbook of geosynthetic engineering (2nd ed.). London: ICE Publishing.
  • SAI Global. (2002). HB 153:2002 urban road design: a guide to the geometric design of major urban roads. SAI Global.
  • Thom, N. (2008). Principles of pavement engineering. London: Thomas Telford.
  • Malik, R. B., & El-Korchi, T. (2009). Pavement engineering: Principles and practice. London: Taylor and Francis.
  • Mannering, F. L., Washburn, S. S., & Kilareski, W. P. (2013). Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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