Transport Engineering

Module code: CEU33A07 · Semester: Semester 1

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

Questions by Year

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• 2025/26
• 2024/25
• 2023/24
• 2022/23
• 2021/22
• 2020/21
• 2019/20
• 2018/19
• 2017/18 (old code CE3A7)
• 2016/17 (old code CE3A7)
• 2015/16 (old code CE3A7)
• 2014/15 (old code CE3A7)
• 2013/14 (old code CE3A7)
• 2012/13 (old code CE3A7)

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Topics

• Unbound pavement materials; bitumen properties and tests; bituminous materials LO1
• Flexible pavement design LO2
• Rigid (concrete) pavements LO1–2
• Geometric design: forces on curves, horizontal and vertical alignment LO4
• Railway track design and geometry; switches, sleepers and ballast LO5
• Traffic flow measurement, capacity and level of service LO7
• Traffic signal timing and urban traffic control LO6
• Urban congestion: public transport, demand management, integrated policy LO8–9

Learning outcomes

1. Select and assess road pavement materials
2. Design and analyse road pavements
3. Plan road monitoring and maintenance
4. Interpret geometric design fundamentals
5. Understand the basics of railway engineering
6. Design traffic signal timings for junctions
7. Carry out traffic studies before changing infrastructure
8. Appreciate the multidisciplinary input needed for congestion policy
9. Research solutions to urban congestion

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.