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Transportation Systems and Infrastructure I
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Galway
Location: Galway, Ireland
Primary Subject Area: Civil Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: CE344
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 2.5
Contact Hours: 36
DESCRIPTION
Learning Outcomes
1. Identify the issues that influence highway planning and find suitable data sources
2. Use models that enable future traffic flows to be predicted. These include trip generation models, trip distribution models, modal choice models and traffic assignment models
3. Carry out fundamental cost benefit analyses and environmental appraisal of highway schemes
4. Carry out geometric design and alignment of highways including sight distances and alignments
5. Detail various pavements and materials used in highway construction and understand the fundamentals of pavement structural design
6. Understanding the principles associated with junctions and roundabouts
7. Engineering considerations for improved road safety
8. Carry out fundamental analysis and appraisal of the sustainability of transport projects
9. Development of Environmental Impact Assessments for infrastructural projects
1. Identify the issues that influence highway planning and find suitable data sources
2. Use models that enable future traffic flows to be predicted. These include trip generation models, trip distribution models, modal choice models and traffic assignment models
3. Carry out fundamental cost benefit analyses and environmental appraisal of highway schemes
4. Carry out geometric design and alignment of highways including sight distances and alignments
5. Detail various pavements and materials used in highway construction and understand the fundamentals of pavement structural design
6. Understanding the principles associated with junctions and roundabouts
7. Engineering considerations for improved road safety
8. Carry out fundamental analysis and appraisal of the sustainability of transport projects
9. Development of Environmental Impact Assessments for infrastructural projects
