Module manager: Dr Yue Huang
Email: Y.Huang1@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
The standard qualifications (or equivalent) set by the School of Civil Engineering for entry to any of its JBM accredited UG programmes.
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module covers Highway Engineering process including planning and route location, geometric design and structural design, construction, condition monitoring, and maintenance.
This module has the following objectives:
- To establish a sound understanding of highway design process and fundamental principles such as sight distance and design speed
- To facilitate acquisition of key knowledge in highway geometry design, vehicle performance and road
pavements.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject (contributing to the AHEP4 learning outcomes indicated between brackets):
1- Knowledge and understanding of different road types in the highway network, awareness of fundamentals of road pavements and developing technologies related to vehicles (M1);
2- Apply a knowledge of mathematics and engineering principles to analyse individual components of highways, such as horizontal and vertical alignment, and discuss the limitations of design approaches, such as land use and road safety (M2 and M3);
3- Design solutions for highway geometry considering social, environmental and economic matters following applicable industry standards and international recognised methods (M4 and M5);
4- Evaluate highway design solutions using an integrated approach and by including life-cycle considerations (M6 and M7).
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
a- Academic language
b- Problem solving
c- Systems thinking
d- Anticipatory / Future thinking
e- Core literacy
- Highway planning process
- Hierarchy and functionality of highways
- Principles of route location
- Design speeds and speed limits
- Road geometry including horizontal and vertical alignments
- Pavement design and materials, including maintenance
- Highways construction and maintenance
Methods of assessment
The assessment details for this module will be provided at the start of the academic year
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 80 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Students' learning progress will be monitored by in-class responses and the coursework process. Students will be fully supported during the process of completing their coursework via a variety of channels including physical discussions as well as virtual environment (e.g. VLE forums, e-mails etc). Feedback on coursework performance will be provided assisting the students to understand weakness in the submitted work and suggesting ways that work can be improved.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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