Program Overview

Design of Transport Infrastructure

This course provides an overview of the design of transport infrastructure. You'll gain an understanding of:

• Highway design and its origins in safety research
  • Route choice, highway alignment design and detailed design
  • Road construction & maintenance issues
  • Aspects of vehicle speed

You'll also develop an awareness and appreciation of:

• The impact of transport infrastructure on the environment
• Railway design and the contrast with highways
• Constraints affecting airport infrastructure
• Research into vehicle speeds and consistency measures

During the course, learners will consider:

• Route Choice:
  • UK Design Standards – background and derivation of standards for horizontal Alignment, vertical alignment, overtaking
  • Applying Highway Link design – relaxations and departures from standard
  • Coordinated alignment design
  • Consistency analysis
  • Principles of Junction Design
  • Speed and consistency
  • Rail, Airports and Future transport infrastructure
  • Road Pavements Design, Materials and Maintenance
  • Detailed Design
  • Use of Highway design software

Prerequisites

A Level Mathematics or equivalent, or a good working knowledge of algebra and trigonometry are strongly recommended in order to benefit from this module.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will have:

• An understanding of UK highway design and its origins in safety research.
• An understanding of route choice, highway alignment design and detailed design.
• An appreciation of the impact of transport infrastructure on the environment.
• An awareness of railway design and the contrast with highways.
• An awareness of constraints affecting airport infrastructure.
• An understanding of road construction & maintenance issues.
• Comprehension of aspects of vehicle speed.
• An awareness of research into vehicle speeds and consistency measures.

Course Agenda

You'll learn through a combination of:

• Lectures
• Small group teaching
• Academic skills activities
• Reading materials