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Unit Code: 613

Fundamentals of Road Construction

  • Unit Duration:

    One semester

  • Credit Points:
    1

This unit provides students with the underpinning knowledge for road and street construction and as a pathway to further Units in the Program. It will impart cognitive skills to think critically about the differences between streets and roads, the application of GIS and total station control and the selection of materials and the methods used to construct a range of road facilities. The unit will enable the development of technical and creative skills relevant to current and future professional practice in road and street construction. It will introduce the practical and theoretical knowledge of the practices, procedures and equipment necessary for road and street construction.

Unit Topics

  • Topic 1

    Roads and Streets

  • Topic 2

    Surveying for Roads and Streets

  • Topic 3

    Overview of Construction Project Control

  • Topic 4

    Stabilisation, Modification, Geosynthetics

  • Topic 5

    The Road Formation and Subgrade

  • Topic 6

    Designing for Water and Moisture Ingress and Drainage

  • Topic 7

    Stakeholders and Road and Street Construction Projects

  • Topic 8

    Building Streets and Roads

  • Topic 9

    Site Management

  • Topic 10

    The Roadside

Prerequisites and Corequisites

  • Pavement Technology
    Master and Graduate Certificate
    Prerequisites: Nil
    Corequisites: 600: Fundamentals of Roads and Pavements

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