| CODE | SPI5772 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Transport Engineering 2 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spatial Planning and Infrastructure | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of road transport policy, planning, design, construction and management. Through the concepts of resource efficiency, material whole life considerations and more efficient planning processes and construction methods, students will be able to appreciate how the policies of sustainable mobility can be actually implemented. Topics to be covered include: design of roadside elements, intelligent transport systems, designing safe roads and roadside environments, climate change adaptation measures and sustainable use of road materials. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of the study unit are to present students with a combined approach of policy and engineering principles and techniques in relation with the following topics: - Design of roadside elements; - Intelligent transport systems; - Designing safe roads and roadside environments; - Climate change adaptation measures; - Sustainable use of road materials. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the latest developments in each of the topics through adequate literature reviews; - Compare the business as usual approach versus elements of resource efficiency and a more sustainable approach through a review of latest policy and technical developments. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe and critically appraise the ways in which specific engineering developments are shaped by transport policy through a researched assignment; - Present and discuss the outcome of their research through a presentation; - Raise arguments on each specific topic through seminars. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - ICE Manual of highway design and management, Walsh, Ian D. (ed.), ICE Publishing, 2011. - Practical Road Safety Auditing, 2nd ed., Belcher, M.; Proctor, S.; Cook, P., 2008. - Adapting Urban Transport to Climate Change, GTZ, 2009. - Adaptation to Climate Change, CEDR, 2012. - The Asphalt Handbook, Asphalt Institute, MS-4, 7th ed. Standards: - CEN/TR 13201-1:2004 Road lighting - Part 1: Selection of lighting classes. - EN 13201-2:2003 Road lighting - Part 2: Performance requirements. - MSA EN 1317-1:2000 Road restraint systems. Terminology and general criteria for test methods. - MSA EN 1317-2:2000 Road restraint systems. Performance classes, impact test acceptance criteria and test methods for safety barriers. - MSA ENV 1317-4:2002 Road restraint systems - Part 4: Performance classes, impact test acceptance criteria and test methods for terminals and transitions of safety barriers. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar & Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Odette Lewis Audrey Testaferrata De Noto |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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