Highway and Traffic Engineering

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Select and design roads and junctions according to requirements/specifications
• Identify /recall the key issues in Highway and Transportation Engineering
• Propose and evaluate alternative designs and options for Highways
• Report Design processes and outcomes
• Interpret Computer Aided Design outputs
• Carry out practical Highway Design work

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Road pavement construction
• The geometric design of highways
• Analyse traffic operations on roads and at junctions
• Traffic Management and Intelligent Transport Systems
• Road junction types, operations and design
• Road vehicle characteristics and performance
• The structural design of road pavements
• Traffic flow theory, traffic analysis and queuing processes
• Materials for Highway Engineering

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Collate and synthesise/prioritise information
• Manipulate and analyse data
• Learn and study/research independently
• Report your work effectively
• Manage your time
• Use creativity and innovation in problem solving

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Produce junction design drawings
• Use junction design software (ARCADY and/or LINSIG) effectively

The Transportation Planning and Engineering process.

Traffic Parameters and traffic flow theory.

Road and junction types and layouts.

Traffic analysis and design for highways and road junctions.

Route location and geometric design of roads.

Case study: Road junction design.

Traffic management and Intelligent Transport Systems.

Designing for buses, cyclists and pedestrians.

Intelligent Transport Systems for road traffic.

Structural design and maintenance of road pavements.

Teaching methods include: Lectures, Seminars, simulation demonstrations, tutorials with worksheets and audio-visual presentations; Learning activities include: Individual design work, literature review/analysis, use of software and directed reading. The examination will assess your knowledge and understanding of highway and transportation engineering and your abilities of analysis and problem solving. The other learning outcomes should be achieved through the junction design exercise.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.