Course detail

Software for road design

FAST-5M0Acad. year: 2019/2020

Students get familiarized with computer aided design of roads. They work with one of specific interactive design systems in 2 and three dimensions. The road is designed in a digital terrain model. The design in a semestral work.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Complete highway route design, computation of highway geometry, detailed road design, road structures and constructions, earth construction and earthworks, highway drainage, road junction design, computer aided design - AutoCad.

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. CAD basics – layers, x_refs, layout, font sizes for diferent scales, scales and sizes of the drawing, drawing coordinates, ploting the drawings and creating *.plt (plot) files
2. Inroads – Introduction, preferences, digital terrain model, elements of digital terrain model – points, edges, contour lines
3. Inroads – Horizontal design
4. Inroads – Vertical desing
5. Inroads – Sections
6. Inroads – Sections
7. Reserve
8. RoadPac – Introduction, preferences, digital terrain model, elements of digital terrain model – points, edges, contour lines
9. RoadPac – Horizontal design
10. RoadPac – Vertical desing
11. RoadPac – Sections
12. RoadPac – Sections
13. Reserve

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

3D terrain model creation, algorithmization of route design, computerized horizontal and vertical alignment, cross section design, graphical output.

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

Uživatelské manuály a příručky k používanému SW.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer