Course detail

Highways I

FAST-BM01Acad. year: 2013/2014

Introduction to the road transportation. History, evolution and future of roads and road transportation. Basic design work, design documentation on the level of study. Highway routing, design elements of route. Choice of technical category, design elements for horizontal and vertical alignment, width configuration of a road in a cross section. Derivation of the minimal design parameters. Transitive curves, clothoid and its computation. Computation of curves. Computation of vertical alignment. Optimization of route, relation of horizontal and vertical alignment, aesthetics of road. Vehicles, motion resistance, dynamic factor, interaction of wheel and road surface. Assessment and evaluation of route design, alternatives, environmental assessment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Holcner, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Complete highway route design, calculation and surveying of highway geometry.
Horizontal route geometry, deriving of transition curves.
Vertical alignment, vertical curve features.
Highway history and development.
Traffic flow and road capacity.
Physical conditions of vehicle motion, vehicle characteristics.
Economy, safety, external traffic impact.

Prerequisites

Linear algebra, derivative of a function, basic principles of descriptive geometry - projection of curves and solid geometry, mechanics of particle, kinetic energy, work and power.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
After learning the basic computation methods of horizontal and vertical alignment the project of a highway in a training map is the fundamental method of education.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Practises are finished with a credit classification with condition of adequate attendance (max three absences), supply of all computational exercises and of a complete project in extent described in classes (simplified project at the level of study).
Evaluation of examination is based on test with twenty questions in a Faculty testing program (minimum of points is acquired to admit to next exam parts), written exam and oral exam.

Course curriculum

1. Highway network and its development.
2. Origin and evolution of the traffic demand. Traffic flow.
3. Intensity of the traffic flow, highway capacity, highway categories.
4. Highway routing, principles for design and surveying of roads.
5. Horizontal curves, minimal radius, transition curves.
6. Calculation and surveying of clothoidical transition curves.
7. Symmetrical curves.
8. Unsymmetrical curves and combined curves.
9. Vertical alignment, principles, design and calculation.
10. Design of horizontal alignment for the feasibility study.
11. Width configuration and the template cross section.
12. The assessment of design alternatives.
13. Vehicles for road transportation, the interaction between tyre and carriageway.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Complete highway route design, computation of highway geometry.
Highway history and development, Traffic flow and road capacity.
Physical conditions of vehicle motion, vehicle characteristics.
Economy, safety, external traffic impact.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Krajčovič Marián a kol.: Dopravní stavby I.. VUT Brno, FAST, 1998.
Transportation Research Board: Highway Capacity Manual 2000; Metric Version. Transportation Research Board; ISBN 0-309-06681-6, 2000.
A.S. Narasimha Murthy, R. Henry Mohle: Transportation Engineering Basics. American Society of Civil Engineers; ISBN: 0-7844-0464-X, 2001.
Krajčovič Marián, Jůza Petr, Holcner Petr, Řezáč Miloslav: Silnice a dálnice I - Návody na vypracování cvičení. VUT v Brně, 2001.
Roger Brockenbrough: Highway Engineering Handbook 2ND Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; ISBN: 007140080x, 2003.
Petr Holcner: BM01 Pozemní komunikace I. modul 01. FAST VUT v Brně, 2005.
Petr Holcner: BM01 Pozemní komunikace I. modul 02. FAST VUT v Brně, 2005.

Recommended reading

(CS)
Chochol Štefan, Lehovec František, Pošvář Jiří, Rondoš Ľudovít: Cesty a diaľnice I - projektovanie. Alfa Bratislava, 1989.
AASHTO: A Policy on Geometric design of Highways and Streets. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 1990.
Robert Genat: Road Construction. Motorbooks International, 1995.
Krajčovič Marián, Jůza Petr: Dopravní stavby I. - návody na cvičení. VUTIUM, 1998.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch K , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-MI Bachelor's

    branch MI , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Holcner, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Highway network and its development.
2. Origin and evolution of the traffic demand. Traffic flow.
3. Intensity of the traffic flow, highway capacity, highway categories.
4. Highway routing, principles for design and surveying of roads.
5. Horizontal curves, minimal radius, transition curves.
6. Calculation and surveying of clothoidical transition curves.
7. Symmetrical curves.
8. Unsymmetrical curves and combined curves.
9. Vertical alignment, principles, design and calculation.
10. Design of horizontal alignment for the feasibility study.
11. Width configuration and the template cross section.
12. The assessment of design alternatives.
13. Vehicles for road transportation, the interaction between tyre and carriageway.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Holcner, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Circle arcs
2. Clothoidical transition curves
3. Vertical arc calculation
4. Horizontal arc composed of more elements
5. Vertical alignment - calculation, drawing
6. Instructions for complete project
7. Project - horizontal alignment
8. Project - vertical alignment
9. Project - cross sections
10. Project - detailed cross sections
11. Project - transfer of details from cross sections to situation and longitudinal profile
12. Multicriterial analysis
13. Complete project