Overview
Advanced Transportation Engineering Design will prepare you to analyse and solve complex transportation problems. You will develop strategies for managing and controlling traffic, identifying safety issues and recommending solutions. You will also analyse and design intersections using the appropriate software. In this unit, you will apply design codes to solve common design problems involving intersection design and pavement design in an ethical and professional manner by considering stakeholders and sustainability requirements. You are required to work, learn and communicate effectively in a professional manner, independently and in project teams. If you are enrolled in distance mode, you will be required to attend a compulsory residential school during the term.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Anti-Requisite: ENEC14016 Traffic and Transportation Engineering
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2018
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Analyse traffic flows and describe the effects of key traffic flow parameters and their inter-relationships
- Apply systematic approaches to conduct capacity analysis and level of service of roadways and intersections
- Evaluate the pavement sublayer materials properties using appropriate Australian guidelines
- Design structural road pavements using appropriate Australian guidelines
- Formulate, plan, manage and complete projects individually or in teams in an ethical and professional manner considering stakeholder requirements and principals of sustainable development
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication and leadership.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 30% | ||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 30% | ||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 10% | ||||||
| 4 - Examination - 30% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||||
| 4 - Research | ||||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 30% | ||||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 30% | ||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 10% | ||||||||
| 4 - Examination - 30% | ||||||||
Textbooks
Traffic and Highway Engineering, SI Edition
Edition: 5 (2015)
Authors: Nicholas J. Garber & Lester A. Hoel
Cengage Learning US
Stamford, CT 06902 Stamford, CT 06902 , USA
ISBN: 9781133607083
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Pavement Design Software CIRCLY
- SIDRA Software
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.egwurube@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Traffic Flow Relationships
Chapter
- Traffic & Highway Engineering by Garber and Hoell SI Edition Chapter 6
- Guide to Traffic Management Part 2: Traffic Theory (AGTM02-15) Chapter 2 pages 3 to 9
- Guide to Traffic Management Part 2 Traffic Theory (AGTM02-15) Chapter 7 Pages 50 to 72
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Capacity and Level of Service Concepts
Chapter
- Highway Capacity Manual (2016)
- Guide to Traffic Management Part 3: Traffic Studies and Analysis (AGTM03-13) Chapter 3 & 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Quiz 1:Traffic Flow Relationship due on Friday 16/03/2018 @ 17:00
- Traffic Flow Relationship workbook due on Friday 16/03/2018 @ 17:00
Module/Topic
Highway Capacity Analysis
Chapter
- Highway Capacity Analysis (2016) Chapters 14 &15
- Guide to Traffic Management Part 3: Traffic Studies and Analysis (AGTM03-13) Chapter 4
- Traffic & Highway Engineering by Garber and Hoell SI Edition Chapter 9 pages 465 to 493
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 2:Capacity Analysis of two lanes and multilanes due Friday 23/03/2018 @ 17:00
Module/Topic
Basic Segment Freeway Capacity Analysis
Chapter
- Highway Capacity Analysis (2016) Chapters 10 &11
- Guide to Traffic Management Part 3: Traffic Studies and Analysis (AGTM03-13) Chapter 4
- Traffic & Highway Engineering by Garber and Hoell SI Edition Chapter 9 pages 447 to 465
Events and Submissions/Topic
Task 1: Capacity Analysis release
Module/Topic
Merge, Diverge and Weaving Segment Freeway Capacity Analysis
Chapter
Highway Capacity Analysis (2016) Chapters 12 & 13
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intersection Capacity Analysis
Chapter
- Guide of Traffic Management Part 3: Traffic Studies and Analysis (AGTM03-13) Section 6.1 & 6.2 pages 66 to 79
- Guide of Traffic Management Part 6: Traffic Studies and Analysis (AGTM06-13) Chapter 4 pages 60 to 79
- Guide of Traffic Management Part 6: Traffic Studies and Analysis (AGTM06-13) Chapter 5
- Traffic & Highway Engineering by Garber and Hoell SI Edition Chapters 8 & 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Quiz 3: Freeway Capacity due on Friday 20/04/2018 @ 17:00
- Task 1: Capacity Analysis due on Friday 20/04/2018 @ 17:00
Module/Topic
Introduction to Pavement Design
Chapter
Australian Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2 (AGPT02-17)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Task 2: SIDRA Report due on Friday 27/04/2018 @ 17:00
Traffic Engineering Portfolio Due: Week 7 Friday (27 Apr 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Flexible Pavement Design
Chapter
Australian Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2 (AGPT02-17) Chapter 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Rigid Pavement Design
Chapter
Australian Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2 (AGPT02-17) Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Pavement Overlay Design
Chapter
Australian Guide to Pavement Technology Part 5 (AGPT05-11) Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Thickness Design of Stabilisation Treatment
Chapter
Australian Guide to Pavement Technology (AGPT05-11) Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Review
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Quiz 4 due on Friday 01/06/2018 @ 17:00
- Laboratory Report due on Friday 01/06/2018 @ 17:00
- Pavement Design Portfolio due on Friday 01/06/2018 @ 17:00
Pavement Design Portfolio Due: Week 12 Friday (1 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Laboratory Report Due: Week 12 Friday (1 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
General Information
- Answer Moodle quiz in the relevant modules.
- Additional unit details are provided in the Moodle unit page
Communication with Lecturer
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All unit related questions must be asked through appropriate forums or during the scheduled class
time. No email will be responded for any quarries related to this unit unless those are private in
circumstances. -
All emails related to this unit should have the unit code (ENEC20004) in the subject line. Any email
without unit code in the subject line may not be responded.
Example: ENEC20004: Moodle Quiz
Laboratory Time Table
Detail of the laboratory timetable will be available from unit website separately in Week 2.
1 Portfolio
This portfolio contribute 30 marks out of 100 marks. It consist of three independent assessment task. This assessment focus on weeks 1 to 6 content.
- Workbook Task (6 marks out of 30): This is an individual activity. You will be required to complete 3 Moodle quizzes. For each quiz you will have only two attempts that would have time limit. You will also complete one workbook question
- Capacity Analysis Task (18 marks out of 30): This is an individual activity. Each student will be provided individual data for each of the questions categories. This will be generated through Moodle Quiz.
- SIDRA Analysis Task (6 marks out of 30): This is a team activity. You will be expected to apply SIDRA software to analyse selected intersections
More details are provided in Moodle
Week 7 Friday (27 Apr 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
10 working days
The marking matrix shall be based on the content consisting of the following principles. Each sequential step shall be allocated marks proportionately
- Accuracy of Input parameter for each computation step with appropriate unit. Marks will only be awarded for correct input
- 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 answer with appropriate unit. Zero mark will be awarded with error in either Input or methodology.
- If answers to any proceeding steps are inaccurate. Zero mark be awarded for subsequent answers.
Additional information should be obtained from the Moodle Unit web-page
- Analyse traffic flows and describe the effects of key traffic flow parameters and their inter-relationships
- Apply systematic approaches to conduct capacity analysis and level of service of roadways and intersections
- Formulate, plan, manage and complete projects individually or in teams in an ethical and professional manner considering stakeholder requirements and principals of sustainable development
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication and leadership.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Portfolio
This portfolio contribute 30 marks out of 100 marks. It consist of five independent assessment task.
- Quiz (3 marks out of 30)
- Laboratory Activity and Report (3 out of 30 marks)
- Design Task 1: Flexible Pavement Design (12 marks out of 30)
- Design Task 2: Rigid Pavement Design (6 marks out of 30)
- Design Task 3: Structural Overlay Design (6 marks out of 30)
Refer to Moodle for details
Week 12 Friday (1 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
10 working days
The marking matrix shall be based on the content consisting of the following principles. Each sequential step shall be allocated marks proportionately
- Accuracy of Input parameter for each computation step with appropriate unit. Marks will only be awarded for correct input
- 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 answer with appropriate unit. Zero mark will be awarded with error in either Input or methodology.
- If answers to any proceeding steps are inaccurate. Zero mark be awarded for subsequent answers.
Additional information should be obtained from the Moodle Unit web-page
- Evaluate the pavement sublayer materials properties using appropriate Australian guidelines
- Design structural road pavements using appropriate Australian guidelines
- Formulate, plan, manage and complete projects individually or in teams in an ethical and professional manner considering stakeholder requirements and principals of sustainable development
- Demonstrate a professional level of communication and leadership.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
3 Practical Assessment
- You will complete the practical activities and the laboratory report as a team.
- Each team should check their schedule timetable as shown in Moodle
- All teams will upload a single team report due as per the Unit Profile.
- The required practical activities are as follows
- Sample Preparation
- Compaction
- Permanent deformation
- Resilience Modulus
- Lime demand
Week 12 Friday (1 June 2018) 5:00 pm AEST
10 working days
The marking matrix shall be based on the content consisting of the following principles. Each sequential step shall be allocated marks proportionately
- Accuracy of Input parameter for each computation step with appropriate unit. Marks will only be awarded for correct input
- 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 answer with appropriate unit. Zero mark will be awarded with error in either Input or methodology.
- If answers to any proceeding steps are inaccurate. Zero mark be awarded for subsequent answers.
Additional information should be obtained from the Moodle Unit web-page
- Evaluate the pavement sublayer materials properties using appropriate Australian guidelines
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
Examination
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