Module Title:Highway Engineering & Surveying
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 5
NFQ Level:7
Module Delivered In No Programmes
Teaching & Learning Strategies: Lectures Practicals Private study Blackboard
Module Aim: The aims of the module are: (1) to produce graduates capable of working with minimal supervision in a modern road construction environment; (2) to provide graduates to the workplace capable of participating in the pavement design process, using the most up to date methods and procedures; (3) to provide graduates with sufficient knowledge and skills to continue to degree level in the highways and civil engineering areas
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Understand basic highway elements including link roads, roundabouts and junctions to meet current Irish standards using appropriate ICT tools to prepare drawings.
LO2 Design drainage systems and drainage elements used in road projects.
LO3 Calculate information necessary to set out vertical and horizontal curves using traditional setting out and coordinate methods.
LO4 Carry out detail surveys and manipulate survey data in software packages
Pre-requisite learning
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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Road Alignment (14 hours lectures, 8 hours practicals)
(a) Horizontal and vertical allignment- design methods (b) Roundabout design (c) Application of ICT 3D software packages to road design
Road Drainage (18 hours lectures, 4 hours practicals)
(a) Types of drainage systems (b) Design of surface systems (c) Disposal of drained water
Road Curves(12 hours lectures 4 hours practicals)
(a) Setting out of vertical curves (b) Setting out horizontal curves
Surveying (10 hours lectures, 16 hours practicals)
(a) Global Positioning Systems, (b) Geographic Information Systems, (c) Surveying Software Packages.
Materials In Pavement Design (4 hours Lectures)
(a) Pavement Design & Construction (Foundations, Pavement Construction Methods) (b) Surfacing & Surfacing Materials (Bituminous Surfacing Materials & Techniques)
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment10.00%
Project10.00%
Practical20.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Examination 5% Classroom Assessment 5% 1 on 1 Demonstration of Instrument Use Capability 1,2,3,4 10.00 n/a
Project
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project Road/Pipe Design Project 1,2,3,4 10.00 n/a
Practical
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Practical/Skills Evaluation 2 - 4 External Survey Practicals 2,3,4 20.00 n/a
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Formal Exam n/a 1,2,3,4 60.00 End-of-Semester

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture 30 Weeks per Stage 1.80
Practicals 30 Weeks per Stage 1.20
Estimated Learner Hours 30 Weeks per Stage 3.00
Total Hours 180.00