E0008 ROAD DESIGN AND LOCATION

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
97	E0008 	S2  	X 	ROAD DESIGN AND LOCATION  	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

E4018+E0007

SYNOPSIS:

This unit is taken by students enrolled in the Bachelors of Technology
and associate diplomas in civil engineering and surveying.

Many  of  these  students  will be associated  with  road  design  and
construction after graduation and it is necessary for them to have  an
understanding of the principles involved.

The  unit  introduces students to the concept of  road  location  with
particular  emphasis on the design of the geometric  elements  of  the
road including horizontal and vertical curves.

The unit is comprised of three components; theory, manual drafting and
design by CAD.

The manual drafting element involves the use of freehand lettering  in
the interpretation of a surveyor's field book for plan production. All
work is in ink and correct standards of presentation are introduced.

The   CAD  component  is  an  introduction  for  the  student  to  the
flexibility  and  capability  of a civil engineering/surveying  design
software packages.

A  COMPULSORY residential school is held for external students  during
the semester.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit the student will be
capable of:

1. applying the basic design parameters and relevant geometric
   principles to enable the preliminary design of urban and rural
   roads;
   
2. understanding the concepts of horizontal and vertical road
   alignment and be able to apply these concepts in a theoretical
   design situation;
   
3. discussing the different design parameters as applied to urban
   vs rural roads;
   
4. preparing a survey drawing, working from surveyors field
   notes, to an acceptable standard;
   
5. designing long section and cross section elements;
   
6. understanding the procedures undertaken to enable road design
   by CAD systems.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Elements of road design                                               10.00

Theory of geometric design elements                                   50.00

Longitudinal section and cross section design                         10.00

Urban roads                                                           10.00

CAD design                                                            20.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Austroads 1989.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Any of the Introduction to Engineering Surveying textbooks.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Residential School                            	10
Private Study                                 	132
Examinations                                  	3
Assessments                                   	30

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL
1   S    100.00    18/08/97  ASSIGNMENT 1                              10.00     Y
2   S    100.00    15/09/97  ASSIGNMENT 2                              10.00     Y
3   S    200.00    13/10/97  RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT             20.00     N
4   S    600.00    END S2    3 HOUR RESTRICTED EXAM                    60.00     N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Because  it is normal practice to release model answers  promptly
     after the due date the penalty for late submission of assignments
     will normally be the loss of all marks for the assignment.
2    In order to successfully complete the unit the student : (i) must
     attend  the  compulsory residential school (ii) must achieve,  in
     aggregate, at least 50% of the total marks awarded for  the  unit
     (iii) must achieve at least 45% of the maximum possible marks  in
     the assignments and the final examination.
3    The three hour end of semester examination will be restricted. No
     books,  notes or study materials are permitted. Hand held battery
     calculators are permitted and required.
4    The   Faculty  of  Engineering  and  Surveying  will  NOT  accept
     submission  of  hand written or typed assignments  by  facsimile,
     email  or computer diskette. Students in remote locations who  do
     not  have regular access to postal services may be given  special
     consideration.
5    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.