Report

Examination

Critical evaluation of transport infrastructure and its importance in national economy Land, air and water transportation systems.
Land transportation: Highways, railways and airports
Transport infrastructure developments. Current development programmes and design concept.
General considerations of highway drainage systems. Types of drainage structures. Design and construction of surface drainage and sub-soil drainage.
Railway development. Railway capacity. Railway alignment. Rail joints and ballast.
Airport activity systems. Airport planning procedure, runway orientation, and runway length and layout design.
Port construction: basic design principles, and construction methodology. Infrastructure specification: Drawings, detailing and specification.
Methods and control of construction: Construction process, plant and equipment.
Field data collection exercises will be undertaken and case studies will augment this module.

Design and Construction of Transport Infrastructure - 7506PGSL

Design and Construction of Transport Infrastructure

Undertake modelling analysis and evaluate the results for a range of transport infrastructure scenarios.

Evaluate and apply the design principles of transport infrastructure for different modes of transport including highways, railways, airports and ports.

Analyse information requirements for transport projects and develop a construction plan for a transport infrastructure project using appropriate tools and techniques.

Design and critically evaluate an integrated transport project.

Evaluate the impact of construction methodology and practice to the delivery of transport infrastructure projects.