Science, Engineering and Technology

KNE314

2010  KNE314  Transportation Engineering

Unit Level: Advanced

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter KNE314 H Key Semester Dates Semester Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 1 22-FEB-2010 23-MAR-2010 12-APR-2010 28-MAY-2010 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

Transport modes and planning; economics of transport; traffic and highway engineering including vehicle characteristics, collection of traffic data, parametric and non parametric tests applied to traffic engineering problems, headway distributions, gap and delay models, speed and flow relationships, roadway capacity -- uninterrupted and interrupted flow, isolated traffic signals, coordinated traffic signals, traffic accidents; environmental problems associated with roads, road design standards, geometric design of roads, pavement materials, design and evaluation of road pavements, maintenance strategies.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: assignments (30%), final exam (70%)

TEACHING PATTERN: 3 lectures, 1 tutorial, 1 hr prac weekly, 13 weeks

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq	KMA152, KMA154, KNE151 (or KNE112)
M.Excl	ACC445

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 1) will be available from mid November 2009

STAFF: TBA

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