TRANSPORT AND PLANNING

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
96	70675 	S2  	X 	TRANSPORT AND PLANNING    	1.00

Contents

STAFFING:

Examiner: R. AYERS
Moderator: B. GARSDEN
Instructional design: M. DORMAN

SYNOPSIS:


The planning, construction and operation of civil engineering works is
critical to the well being of societies within the modern world. It is
important,  therefore, that the graduate civil engineer have  a  broad
understanding  of urban and regional planning, and in  particular  the
role  and  planning  of transport systems.  As the majority  of  civil
engineers  working  in the transport sector are  concerned  with  road
transport,  a  greater  emphasis  will  be  placed  on  this  mode  of
transport.   Students of this unit will be assumed  to  have  a  basic
understanding  of statistical techniques, soil mechanics,  engineering
materials and technical drafting skills.

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this unit, the student should be able to:

  1. outline the role of transportation systems within modern societies and the relationship between transport and land use;
  2. describe and apply the techniques of modern town planning practice;
  3. describe the legal requirements for the establishment and amendment of a town plan;
  4. describe current transportation planning practice (with particular emphasis on road network planning) and carry out simple planning studies;
  5. recommend on testing procedures for road pavement material selection, and design road pavement courses;
  6. carry out the geometric design of a road, including the geometric design of intersections of the road with other roads;
  7. describe the normal procedures for road construction and road maintenance;
  8. list and discuss the factors influencing road traffic operation, and determine the level of service of a road section.
  9. organise and execute simple traffic studies;
  10. design parking facilities for road vehicles;
  11. design traffic control facilities for road vehicles;
  12. describe the basic characteristics of railway engineering, and air and water transportation systems;
  13. carry out simple economic analyses of transport network improvement proposals.

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)
    

  1. Transport and Land Use                                                3.00

    

  2. Regional Planning                                                     2.00

    

  3. Urban Planning                                                        12.00

    

  4. Transport Planning                                                    15.00

    

  5. Road Pavement Materials                                               10.00

    

  6. Road Pavement Design                                                  12.00

    

  7. Road and Intersection Design                                          12.00

    

  8. Road Construction and Maintenance                                     4.00

    

  9. Traffic Operation and Studies                                         7.00

    

  10. Provision for Stationary Vehicles                                     4.00

    

  11. Traffic Control and Management                                        5.00

    

  12. Railway Engineering                                                   6.00

    

  13. Air and Water Transport                                               4.00

    

  14. Transport Economics and the Future of Transport                       4.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Nil.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Lay M G, "Source Book for Australian Roads", 2nd Ed, Australian Road
Research Board, Vermont South, Victoria, 1984.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Residential School                            	14
Directed Study                                	138
Examinations                                  	3
Assessments                                   	20

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No	*F/S	Marks		Due		Description					Wtg(%)		LBL
1 	S 	150.00  	30/08/96	PLANNING ASSIGNMENT                     	15.00   	Y
2 	S 	150.00  	04/10/96	DESIGN ASSIGNMENT                       	15.00   	Y
3 	S 	100.00  	18/10/96	RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL REPORT               	10.00   	Y
4 	S 	600.00  	END S2  	3 HOUR CLOSED BOOK FINAL EXAMINATION    	60.00   	N

F=Formative, S=Summative

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students  must achieve at least 40% of maximum possible marks  in
     each assessment, and at least 50% of total maximum possible marks
     for a pass in the unit.
2    Late  assignments and practical reports will not  be  marked  but
     their submission will be recorded.  Consequently late assignments
     and/or practical reports may result in a F grade in the unit.
3    Residential school is compulsory for this unit.
4    It  is the policy of the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying NOT
     to  accept  submission  of assignments  by  facsimile  or  email.
     Students  in remote locations who do not have regular  access  to
     postal services may be given special consideration.
This information is accurate as at 02/12/96