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Road asset management concepts, levels and functions; data requirements; evaluation of functional and structural performance; intervention criteria; deterioration models; rehabilitation and maintenance strategies and priorities.
This course will cover the theories behind the appropriate management of road assets. It will also provide practical tools and techniques for the actual management of, and planning for, maintenance of the pavement asset. Such tools and techniques include using multi-year programming and predictive pavement deterioration modelling, with specific reference to the recent implementation of the NZ dTIMS system in New Zealand and the latest variant of the World Bank’s HDM model. The course will be particularly beneficial to those currently working in, or intending to work in, road and pavement asset management.
At the end of the course, students should: Understand the key principles of road and pavement asset management. Be familiar with asset management tools such as dTIMS and HDM Be able to undertake simple deterioration modelling of road/pavement assets. Be able to manage the treatment selection, optimisation and prioritisation of network roading maintenance projects. Be able to evaluate the economic life-cycle costs and benefits of a network asset management programme.
Subject to approval of the Programme Director.
Mofreh Saleh
Dr Theuns Henning (University of Auckland)
More information will be provided on the assignment work during the course.The final exam will be a 3-hour closed-book exam designed to test students’ understanding and application of the material presented during the course and covered in the lecture notes. Students from outside of Christchurch will be able to arrange to sit this exam in their home town with a suitable local supervisor.While a minimum 50% overall grade for the year is the usual benchmark for passing, to guarantee a pass in the course you must also achieve at least 40% in both coursework and examination total marks.
Target Audience:This course is available to full-time and part-time students enrolled in Canterbury’s postgraduate transport programme (i.e. MET, MEngSt or PGCertEng; see the website www.met.canterbury.ac.nz for more information). Other undergraduate or postgraduate students at Canterbury (e.g. in engineering, forestry, etc) may also apply to enrol and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.The course will also benefit industry professionals and practitioners involved in pavement/asset management but with little theoretical experience. The course can be undertaken for a one-off Certificate of Proficiency (COP) or as part of a larger qualification such as MET.Some previous training in basic pavement engineering/asset management is desirable, e.g. the B.E. course ENCI415 (background reading references can be provided if necessary).
Domestic fee $1,059.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .