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Unit of Study ENG62004 - Road and Pavement Design (2020)

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Unit description

Introduces fundamental aspects of urban road system design including layout, geometric requirements, safety considerations, pavement design, and pavement maintenance.

Unit content

Geometric design of roads
Road safety
Design of rigid pavements
Design of flexible pavements
Pavement management
Road drainage design

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Not currently available in 2020

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 perform basic calculations related to analysis of road traffic
2 design a section of highway by appropriately applying geometric design, safety and pavement design principles
3 employ appropriate strategies for pavement maintenance.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. perform basic calculations related to analysis of road traffic
    • GA4:
  2. design a section of highway by appropriately applying geometric design, safety and pavement design principles
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. employ appropriate strategies for pavement maintenance.
    • GA4: