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Road Structures Design

Civil Engineering · Level 6  ·  6 Chapters

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Chapters

1
Conduct site visit
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Design pavement structures
28 topics
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3
Carry out road geometric design
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4
Design drainage and hydraulic structures
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Design pedestrian and cyclist paths
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6
Design Road furniture
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What Road Structures Design covers: 37 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Conduct site visit

  1. 1.1 Identification of Location of Road Structures
  2. 1.2 Site Visit Preparation
  3. 1.3 Preliminary Site Visit
  4. 1.4 On-site Data Collection

2. Design pavement structures

  1. 2.1 Resource Mobilization
  2. 2.2 Traffic Load Estimation
  3. 2.3 Pavement Type Determination
  4. 2.4 Pavement Structure Design
  5. 2.5 Pavement Structural Drawings
  6. 2.6 Materials Schedules
  7. 2.7 Detailed Report and Specifications

3. Carry out road geometric design

  1. 3.1 Resource Mobilization
  2. 3.2 OGL Analysis
  3. 3.3 Horizontal and Vertical Alignment Design
  4. 3.4 Road Intersection Design
  5. 3.5 Drawings Production
  6. 3.6 Digital Report Preparation

4. Design drainage and hydraulic structures

  1. 4.1 Surface Run-off Estimation
  2. 4.2 Sustainable drainage principles
  3. 4.3 Drainage Structures Design as per RDM 2025, 2.2 4.3.1. Water bars
  4. 4.4 Hydraulic Structures Design as per RDM 2025, 2.2 4.4.1. Bridges
  5. 4.5 Retaining Walls Design with eco-friendly solutions
  6. 4.6 Construction Materials Determination
  7. 4.7 Green design and implementation

5. Design pedestrian and cyclist paths

  1. 5.1 Resource Mobilization
  2. 5.2 Renewable or recycled road furniture
  3. 5.3 Pedestrian and Cyclist Traffic Estimation
  4. 5.4 Pedestrian and Cyclist Path Location
  5. 5.5 Pedestrian and Cyclist Path Design
  6. 5.6 Drawings Production
  7. 5.7 Report and Material Specifications

6. Design Road furniture

  1. 6.1 Resource Mobilization
  2. 6.2 Road Furniture Type Determination
  3. 6.3 Road Furniture Location
  4. 6.4 Road Furniture Design
  5. 6.5 Digitised Drawings Production
  6. 6.6 Digital Report and Material Specifications

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions Quick recall — check you know the facts
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Oral exam preparation What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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