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Geometric Design of Transport Systems - ZACM3213
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Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  UC Aerospace, Civ and Mech Eng
 
 
Course Outline: UNSW@ADFA Student Gateway
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ZACM2211
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course covers the geometric design of rural roads, airfields and railways and basic considerations for over the shore operations. Topics include survey requirements, horizontal and vertical alignment theory; road, airfield and railway design standards; route planning, design of the final alignment, ports and tide calculations and digital information systems.

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