Highway and Traffic Engineering

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

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

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

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

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

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

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

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

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

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.