CIV6177 Road engineering
Faculty of Engineering
CIV6177 Road engineering is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV6177
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After CIV6177
No unit lists CIV6177 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
This unit is available only to Engineering PhD students.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit introduces the fundamentals of road engineering theory and practice. It examines a number of issues related to the planning, design and construction of roads, including road planning, the road traffic environment, road design issues, road construction and road pavements, with due consideration to relevant economic, social and environmental considerations.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design road geometry with due consideration to horizontal and vertical alignment, cross-section profile, earthworks and cost implications.
- 2
Assess different components of a road project, within the context of a safe systems approach to design, based on economic, social and environmental considerations.
- 3
Design flexible and rigid road pavements giving consideration to economic, social and environmental factors.
- 4
Communicate professional decisions to specialist and/or non-specialist audiences.
Workload and teaching
2 hours online activities, 2 hours workshop and 8 hours of private study per week.
Where it fits
CIV6177 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Dong Ngoduy
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV6177?
CIV6177 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV6177 offered?
In 2020, CIV6177 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
Which majors and minors include CIV6177?
CIV6177 is part of Engineering PhD program.