Course detail

Road Construction

FAST-0M4Acad. year: 2019/2020

Materials and technologies for the road and motorway construction. Getting knowledge about basic materials which are used in the road construction (soils, aggregates, asphalts etc.), their properties and quality demands. In connection with the material properties production and bulding-in technologies of particular construction layers of flexible and rigid pavements are going over, futher also test systems for quality control. Principles of the road dimensioning, design according to cataloog and with the computer porgramme LAYEPS. Road distresses and road material recycling technologies.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Basic general knowledge about construction materials is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Soils and rocks, earth works
2. Improvement of soils
3. Aggregate and unbound layers
4. Hydraulically bound layers
5. Bituminous binders
6. Asphalt mixtures - properties and design
7. Asphalt mixtures - sorts
8. Bituminous tack coats, surface dressings and slurry seals
9. Paved roads, concrete block pavements
10. Cement concrete roads
11. Design of road constructions - general
12. Design of rigid and flexible road constructions
13. Road maintenence and repair, recycling

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective is to gain the basic information about the road construction materials, its use for particular layers, system of testing, various road construction and maintenance technologies and dimensioning of flexible and rigid road constructions.

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

Varaus, M: Písemné podklady k přednáškám. ftp://student@147.229.19.137/Varaus/

Recommended reading

Kaun, M., Luxemburk, F.: Pozemní komunikace 30.
Kudrna, J., Varaus, M.: Technické podmínky TP170 – Navrhování pozemních komunikací.
Shell Bitumen U.K. Ltd.: The Shell Bitumen Handbook.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer