Unit of Study CIVL1011 Road and Pavement Design (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

6
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces fundamental aspects of urban and rural road system design including layout, geometric requirements, safety considerations, pavement drainage, design, and maintenance.

Unit content

Geometric design of roads
Road safety
Design of rigid pavements
Design of flexible pavements
Pavement management and maintenance strategies
Road drainage design

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Perform basic calculations related to analysis of road geometry design

Apply principles of pavement safety, drainage, design and rehabilitation

determine appropriate strategies for pavement maintenance.

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