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ES3G6-15 Transport Engineering

Department
School of Engineering
Level
Undergraduate Level 2
Module leader
Cate Anthony
Credit value
15
Module duration
24 weeks
Assessment
100% exam
Study location
University of Warwick main campus, Coventry
Introductory description

ES3G6-15 - Transport Engineering

Module web page

Module aims

This module introduces students to the principles and current practice of Highway and Transportation Engineering for roads in the UK. The aim is to gain advanced knowledge and understanding of this topic and to develop appropriate analysis and design skills through undertaking a road junction design, supported with commercial software used widely by practitioners.

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

Introduction, scope and need for traffic and transport management
Traffic management and information on inter-urban highways * Traffic management and information in urban networks
Demand management, including access control, road pricing and congestion charging
Public transport management
Environmental traffic management
Parking management and control
Speed management and traffic calming
In-vehicle management systems for driver support, control, safety and information
Evaluation of applications, including the use of macroscopic, mesoscopic and microscopic network modeling
Options and opportunities for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Case studies

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

  • Analyse traffic operations on roads and at junctions.
  • Select and design roads and junctions according to requirements/specifications.
  • Critique key issues in Highway and Transportation Engineering
  • Propose and critically analyse alternative designs and options for transport engineering projects.
  • Analyse road traffic flow and growth.
  • Demonstrate critical awareness of traffic management and safety.
Indicative reading list

Morgan, S. (2015) Transportation Engineering and Technology, Vols. 1-3. Clanrye International.
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (1994). Transport in the urban Environment.
Salter, R.J. and Hounsell (1996). Highway traffic Analysis and Design. Palgrave.
Daganzo, F. C. (1997). Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations. Pergamon Press.

Subject specific skills

No subject specific skills defined for this module.

Transferable skills

No transferable skills defined for this module.

Study time

Type Required
Lectures 20 sessions of 1 hour (13%)
Other activity 19 hours (13%)
Private study 111 hours (74%)
Total 150 hours
Private study description

111 hours of guided independent learning (including VLE use and support from Employer)

Other activity description

7 hours of example classes
2 hours of revision classes
10 hours of webinars

Costs

No further costs have been identified for this module.

You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Assessment group B
Weighting Study time
Online Examination 70%

~Platforms - AEP


  • Online examination: No Answerbook required
  • Students may use a calculator
  • Graph paper
Transport Engineering Online Moodle Quiz 30%
Feedback on assessment

Model solutions of questions for exam preparation.
Cohort level feedback on the online examination.
Individual feedback on the online Moodle quiz.

Past exam papers for ES3G6

Pre-requisites

1 (Core)

Courses

This module is Core for:

  • Year 4 of DESA-H221 Undergraduate Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (Non-integrated Degree Apprenticeship)