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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Civil and Environmental Engineering

421-340 Transport Engineering

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Dr Russell Thompson

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

26 lectures and 13 hours practice classes

Objectives:

This subject aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of traffic engineering and planning. At the conclusion of this subject, students should have an appreciation of the transport planning process and role engineers plays within that process. They should be able to plan and conduct common types of traffic surveys. They also be should be able to calculate basic performance measures associated with unsignalised and signalised intersections.

Content:

Transport systems, the transport planning process, traffic survey methods, traffic flow theory, capacity of unsignalised intersections, traffic management and transport models.

Assessment:

A two-hour written examination (80%) and two assignments of 2000 words or equivalent.
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