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Core Module Information
Module title: Transport Engineering
SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: CTR09926
Module leader: Faheem Ahmed Malik
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Built Environment
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

Unit 1 Introduction to Transport Engineering – history of transport, transport professions.Unit 2 Transport Planning – policy, modelling, appraisal.Unit 3 Traffic – characteristics, surveys, management.Unit 4 Intersection Design and Capacity -- priority junction design and capacity (including PICADY), roundabout design and capacity (including ARCADY), traffic signal design and grade separated junctions.Unit 5 Highway Geometric Design using DMRB – route location, cross-sections, capacity, sight distance, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment.Unit 6 Pavement Design using DMRB – traffic loading, foundation design, pavement construction design, surfacing.Unit 7 Pavement Maintenance.Unit 8 Road Safety – road safety engineering, road safety audits, speed management.Unit 9 Intelligent Transport SystemsUnit 10 Transport Development Management – development planning, transport assessment, designing streets.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Appreciate the role of transport engineering professionals.

LO2: Understand the principles of design and carry out capacity analysis for road junctions.

LO3: Carry out the geometric design of highway elements.

LO4: Undertake the design of the road pavement layers, understand construction methods, sustainability and road maintenance requirements.

LO5: Develop an understanding of road safety engineering, safety audits, and ITS applications.

LO6: Undertake a transport assessment for a new development.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2026/7, Trimester 1, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: EGYPT
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Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Faheem Ahmed Malik
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 36 LECTURE
Face To Face Tutorial 12 TUTORIAL
Face To Face Centrally Time Tabled Examination 3 Centrally Time Tabled Examination
Online Guided independent study 149 Guided independent study
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Practical Skills Assessment 30 2~3~4~5~6 Week 1 HOURS= 0 Practical Skills Assessment
Centrally Time Tabled Examination 70 1~2~3~4~5~6 Week 1 HOURS= 3 Centrally Time Tabled Examination
Component 1 subtotal: 30
Component 2 subtotal: 70
Module subtotal: 100

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