Course detail

Practical Applications in Road Construction

FAST-BM52Acad. year: 2013/2014

Design of urban road. Horizontal and vertical geometry (situation, longitudinal profiles), typical sections (category width, superelevation, road widening in curves). Residential zone design.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Design of urban roads and traffic calming.
Environmental impact assessment.
Integrated traffic system.
Civil engineering law.
Diagnostics of pavement.

Prerequisites

Complete road design, computation of highway geometry, knowledge of used road materials and typical pavement constructions.

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.
Project of a urban road in a training map is the fundamental method of education.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Practices are finished with 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).
Exam is written. Questions agree with lectures through semester.

Course curriculum

1.-5. Construction lien, Guideline for documents of road structures etc.
6. Knowledge test I.
7.-11. Road drainage, Geographical information systems, Enviromental impact assesment (EIA) etc.
12. Knowledge test II.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Knowledge about road design and design documents, construction lien, enviromental impact assesment, geographical information systems etc.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Příslušné ČSN, TP a Vzorové listy. (CS)
Směrnice pro dokumentaci staveb pozemních komunikací. (CS)
Stavební zákon, Silniční zákon. (CS)
www.pjpk.cz. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch K , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 4. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 4. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 4. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.-4. Civil engineering law.
5. Guideline for documents of road structures.
6. Road drainage.
7. Environmental impact assessment (EIA).
8. Integrated traffic system.
9.-12. Diagnostics of pavement.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.-2. Horizontal design of urban road.
3. Cross sections.
4. Vertical design of urban road.
5. Consultation.
6. Residential zone and traffic calming - horizontal design.
7. Residential zone and traffic calming - vertical design.
8. Residential zone and traffic calming - Cross sections.
9.-12. Consultation.