Course detail

Special Topics of Highways

FAST-CM054Acad. year: 2018/2019

The subject covers problem solving, which are met in the practice.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Hýzl, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge of type testing of asphalt mixtures, new technologies for road construction and maintenance, requierements for road building, environmental aspects of transportation and another special topics.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of road design and construction, technologies of road onstruction

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching method consists lectures and special seminars (exercises).

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Attendance

Course curriculum

1. Traffic in the world
2. Functional tests of bitumens
3. Functional tests of asphalt mixtures
4. Asphalt mixtures production
5. Practical problems of road construction management, tenders, and asphalt mixtures
6. Functional tests of soils
7. The use of waste materials in road constructions
8. Traffic and environment EIA, SEIA, Conclusions, credit

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Type testing of asphalt mixtures, new technologies for road construction and maintenance, requierements for road building, environmental aspects of transportation.

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

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch K , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-P-E-SI (N) Master's

    branch K , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-K-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch K , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Hýzl, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Traffic in the world
2. Functional tests of bitumens
3. Functional tests of asphalt mixtures
4. Asphalt mixtures production
5. Practical problems of road construction management, tenders, and asphalt mixtures
6. Functional tests of soils
7. The use of waste materials in road constructions
8. Traffic and environment EIA, SEIA, Conclusions, credit

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Hýzl, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Traffic in the world
2. Functional tests of bitumens
3. Functional tests of asphalt mixtures
4. Asphalt mixtures production
5. Practical problems of road construction management, tenders, and asphalt mixtures
6. Functional tests of soils
7. The use of waste materials in road constructions
8. Traffic and environment EIA, SEIA, Conclusions, credit