Study Programmes 2016-2017
GCIV2066-1  
Fundamentals of transportation : transport planning
Duration :
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in civil engineering (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Mario Cools
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This course will tackle some of the fundamentals of transport. The following topics will be covered:
  • Introduction (Motivation why transportation engineering is important, three market model, etc)
  • Decision making
  • Geography/Networks
  • Modelling/forecasting
  • Evaluation (large focus on cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and multiple criteria analysis (MCA))
  • Transit (e.g. network design)
  • Multi-modal transport and networks
  • Traffic flow (traffic signals, traffic control)
  • Geometric design (vertical, horizontal curves)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
The student must have an understanding of basic transportation concepts and of how these concepts are relevant for construction engineers.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Elementary scientific notions: statistics, algebra
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The lectures will take place in the first term (first four weeks) on Tuesday.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
Lecture slides and additional materials provided via e-campus.
Assessment methods and criteria :
The evaluation is based on an oral exam.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Mario Cools Bât. B52/3, office: 0-546
e-mail: mario.cools@ulg.ac.be