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AR20521: Civil engineering infrastructure 1B: transportation

[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWPG 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • International infrastructure design group project (CWPG 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
AR20521 - Coursework - individual design report (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit, you will be able to:
  • Apply engineering principles to analyse the behaviour of� transport� infrastructure systems and their� components.(K1,K3)� 
  • Identify civil infrastructure solutions appropriate to the needs and constraints� of its direct users and wider society using� knowledge from multiple disciplines.� (K2, I3)� 
  • Evaluate implications of engineering decision making on the safe and sustainable design of infrastructure systems� (K4, PT2)� 
  • Integrate your knowledge of infrastructure design and construction in an unfamiliar design context and reflect upon your design choices as a team. (PT4, I3, PT5)� 
  • Communicate complex information effectively using a variety of methods to specialist and non-specialist audiences. (PT2)� � 



Synopsis: You will be introduced to the principles required to analyse and design transport infrastructure, including transport planning, road design, rail design and bridge design and analysis.

Content: Introduction to and history of transportation infrastructure;
Integration with urban design, safety, active travel and emissions reduction targets;
Fundamentals of traffic flow;
Geometric and structural design of roads;
Railway engineering - systems, constraints and opportunities;
Bridge engineering - systems, constraints and opportunities.

Course availability:

AR20521 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following courses:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • UEAR-AFB11 : BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEAR-AKB11 : BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
  • UEAR-AFB12 : BEng(Hons) Structural and Architectural Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEAR-AKB12 : BEng(Hons) Structural and Architectural Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
  • UEAR-AFM11 : MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEAR-AKM11 : MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
  • UEAR-AFM12 : MEng(Hons) Structural and Architectural Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEAR-AKM12 : MEng(Hons) Structural and Architectural Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)

Notes:

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