This assessment task aims to allow the students to demonstrate their understanding of various concepts and theories delivered in the unit for traffic flow and capacity analysis using SIDRA. All students are required to submit their reports individually for this assessment. The report template and requirements will be made available on the Moodle.

This assessment will be assessed for the:

• Accuracy of the Input parameter for each computation step with an appropriate unit.
• Application of accurate methodology with appropriate referencing. Full mark will only be awarded for error-free computational steps with appropriate explanation to be understood by an independent person;
• Accuracy of the answer with the appropriate unit;
• If answers to any preceding steps are inaccurate. Partial mark is awarded for subsequent answers;
• Correct application of mathematics and arithmetic;
• Clearly identified answers; and
• Correct results.

In addition, the assessment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Evidence of correct procedures;
• All necessary steps in the analysis are present in the correct order;
• Clear presentation of the mathematical and arithmetical working linking is given;
• Details of the problem with the results are obtained; and
• Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logic common sense) are presented.

Evidence of an understanding of the topic:

• Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is the procedure required, why this particular procedure); and
• Interpretation of results

A similarity check will be always done before marking the submitted assignments for all students. Upon detection of any plagiarism including i) similarity between submitted reports within the same cohort or ii) with the previous cohorts or iii) submitted works to other institutes or iv) using the material provided by cheating websites will result in failing that assignment without marking and the student will be reported to the CQU Academic Misconduct team for further actions.

Practical exercises assist students in achieving the Learning Outcomes for this unit. For this assessment item, students will be formed into teams of generally 2-3 members. Students are required to complete the laboratory activities as per instructions given in the Practical Instruction Sheets. The Practical Instruction Sheets, report requirements, and more information about this assessment task will be made available on the Moodle. The practical report should be prepared and submitted as a team. The required practical activities are as follows

• Compaction and density test, AS1289.5.2.1 (2017) or AS1289.5.1.1 (2017)
• Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) test, AS1289.6.3.2 (2013)
• California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test, AS1289.6.1.1 (2014)
• Lime demand test, QTMR test method (Q133)

Please note that the practical activities duration on each campus may be slightly different from the other campuses. Practical sessions at all campuses will be finished by the end of Week 8.

• Students must prepare a technical description of the test and associated procedures and prepare a data sheet to record the test results.
• Students must prepare a short test report for each experiment. The test report includes calculations and discussion on the results and the test procedure description.
• Test reports must be short and precise to point out calculations/results/graphs and discussion. The limit for explaining the procedure, results and conclusions is a maximum of 3-5 pages (Word/PDF file).

A complete submission for practical assessment includes two files:

1. A PDF/MS Word report file to explain the procedure, results, interpretation, and conclusions (maximum of 3-5 pages).
2. An Excel File with all analysis and graphs. All cells must be formula-based to track the calculations. Sample calculations must be included in the PDF/MS Word report file.

Each report will be assessed separately for the criterion accuracy and correct procedure as required in the Instruction.

• Correct application of mathematics and arithmetic
• Results clearly identified and explained
• Correct results/explanation

In addition, the report as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:

Evidence of correct procedures

• All necessary steps in experiment and reporting are followed in the correct order
• Clear presentation of results obtained
• Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logic-common sense)

Evidence of the understanding of the topic

• Explanation of possible error in the experiment
• Interpretation of results

Professional presentation

• Appropriate use of diagrams, clear diagrams
• Correct use of terminology, conventions
• Clear English in the explanation of procedure and interpretation of results

Please note that the practical assessment is a team activity. All teams should upload a single team report. Each student should contribute towards the report preparation, testing, analysis and interpretations.

A similarity check will be always done before marking the submitted assignments for all reports. Upon detection of any plagiarism including i) similarity between submitted reports within the same cohort or ii) with the previous cohorts or iii) submitted works to other institutes or iv) using the material provided by cheating websites will result in failing that assignment without marking and the student will be reported to the CQU Academic Misconduct team for further actions.

This assessment task aims to allow the students to demonstrate their understanding of various concepts and theories delivered in the unit for rigid pavement and flexible pavement design using CIRCLY. All students are required to submit their reports individually for this assessment. The report template and requirements will be made available on the Moodle.

This assessment will be assessed for the:

• Accuracy of the Input parameter for each computation step with an appropriate unit.
• Application of accurate methodology with appropriate referencing. Full mark will only be awarded for error-free computational steps with an appropriate explanation to be understood by an independent person;
• Accuracy of the answer with the appropriate unit;
• If answers to any preceding steps are inaccurate. Partial mark is awarded for subsequent answers;
• Correct application of mathematics and arithmetic;
• Clearly identified answers; and
• Correct results.

In addition, the assessment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Evidence of correct procedures;
• All necessary steps in the analysis are present in the correct order;
• Clear presentation of the mathematical and arithmetical working linking is given;
• Details of the problem with the results are obtained; and
• Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logic common sense) are presented.

Evidence of an understanding of the topic:

• Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is the procedure required, why this particular procedure); and
• Interpretation of results

A similarity check will be always done before marking the submitted assignments for all students. Upon detection of any plagiarism including i) similarity between submitted reports within the same cohort or ii) with the previous cohorts or iii) submitted works to other institutes or iv) using the material provided by cheating websites will result in failing that assignment without marking and the student will be reported to the CQU Academic Misconduct team for further actions.

This assessment task consists of two Progressive Tests in the form of online Quizzes. Each test consists of a number of numerical questions.

Important Notes:

• Each test is set for 60 minutes. You have 60 minutes from when you start your attempt to submit your answers. If you start but leave a test and come back to it later, your 60 min time may have lapsed, and you will be scored zero for that attempt.
• You can attempt the quiz up to 2 times within the given timeframe (generally one week) specified in the schedule. The test will be automatically closed after the end of the given timeframe.
• The final mark will be the highest of all the attempts.
• Even though the tests are open for a few days, it is expected that your first attempt would be on the first day.
• Tests can not be deferred.

Due to the nature of the assessment, only the final answer will be considered. Full marks will be given for each correct answers, but there will be no partial marks.