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ENGI44L10: Transportation Infrastructure Engineering 4

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Type	Tied
Level	4
Credits	10
Availability	Available in 2023/24
Module Cap	None.
Location	Durham
Department	Engineering

Prerequisites

Corequisites

As specified in programme regulations.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

As specified in programme regulations.

Aims

This module is designed solely for students studying Department of Engineering degree programmes.
To provide an overview and describe the methods used in the design and construction of transportation infrastructure.
To explain the principles of highway design and maintenance.
To explain the principles of railway design and maintenance.
To explain the principles of airport runway design and maintenance.
To explain the principles of ground improvement and the use of this technique in transport infrastructure engineering.

Content

Pavement and road layout design.
Design of infrastructure earthworks.
Tunneling.
Design of runways.
Ground improvement techniques.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

A knowledge of benefits and limitations of technologies currently used or being developed for ground improvement for transportation infrastructure engineering.
An appreciation of the factors that impact the design of transportation infrastructure.
An understanding of tunnelling design and construction methods and their relevance to transportation infrastructure engineering.
An understanding of rail track design and construction methods and their relevance to transportation infrastructure engineering.

Subject-specific Skills:

An awareness of current technology, analysis methods and industrial practices along with the ability to apply those methods in transportation infrastructure engineering.
An in-depth knowledge and understanding of specialised and advanced technical and professional skills, an ability to perform critical assessment and review and an ability to communicate the results of their own work effectively.

Key Skills:

Capacity for independent self-learning within the bounds of professional practice.
Mathematics relevant to the application of advanced engineering concepts.
Engineering problem solving skills.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

The module content is delivered in lectures and is reinforced by problem sheets, equipping students with the required problem solving capability.
Students are able to make use of staff 'Tutorial Hours' to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one-to-one basis. These are sign up sessions available for up to one hour per week per lecture course.
Written timed examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of analytical, in-depth material covered in this module and allow students to demonstrate the ability to solve advanced problems independently.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total
Lectures	20	Typically 1 per week	1 Hour	20
Tutorial Hours	As required	Weekly sign-up sessions	Up to 1 Hour	10
Preparation and Reading				70
Total				100

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Examination	2 hours	100

Formative Assessment

N/A

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