Design of Transport Infrastructure CPD
This course provides an extensive overview of the design of transport infrastructure.
Design of Transport Infrastructure programme
Key dates and times
Monday 13 - Friday 17 March 2023
Venue: Newcastle University
About the programme
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 and 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
Please note, A Level Mathematics or equivalent, or a good working knowledge of algebra and trigonometry are strongly recommended in order to benefit from this module.
Tutors
Newcastle University School of Engineering
Mr Roger Bird (Course Leader)
Lectures
Lectures provide:
- necessary information on the design of highways and other transport infrastructure
Reference is made to the background and practice of current design procedures. This will concentrate principally in the UK, but also with reference to practice and examples in many other countries.
Small group teaching (tutorial) assistance is made available to assist with the understanding of numerical techniques and other issues as required. Computer aided design is taught at computer terminals in a tutorial setting.
For further information
If you have any queries about our CPD programme please email llahub@ncl.ac.uk.