ES3G6-15 Transport Engineering

Department: School of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Module leader: Cate Anthony
Credit value: 15
Module duration: 24 weeks
Assessment: 30% coursework, 70% exam
Study location: University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

Introductory description

ES3G6-15 - Transport Engineering

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 D3

	Weighting	Eligible for self-certification
Case study written report	30%	Yes (extension)
Case study written report (6 pages)
Online Examination	70%	No
~Platforms - AEP Students may use a calculator Engineering Data Book 8th Edition Online examination: No Answerbook required

Feedback on assessment

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

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)