Course detail

Technology of Road and Street Construction (R)

FAST-NMB007Acad. year: 2020/2021

Principles of conventional road machinery, mechanisms and production facilities. Technological procedures, basic mechanisms and their use in earthworks, soil treatment and improvement, for the implementation of underlying pavements of unstable materials, stabilized and treated materials by hydraulic binders, asphalt and cement concrete layers. Techniques of blending, transport, laying, compaction and quality control are discussed. Technology and mechanisms for maintenance, repair and recycling of pavements. Documenting major mistakes in performing technological work. In the exercise, according to a specific project, each student will individually design a set of machines and mechanisms for the assigned earthworks, substrates, asphalt layers and other details of road construction and urban communications.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students get knowledge of road construction technologies, used tools, mechanisms, device and plants with planning of the systems of these devices for construction and maintenance of roads and streets.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of subjects: Technology of building structures. Foundation of buildings. Technology of building construction. Machine Mechanisms. Factory control management

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. The system of regulations and road construction technologies, principles of tools, machines and plants.
2. Earth work technology and machines.
3. Soil improvement and stabilization, treated mixtures in subgrade.
5. Unbond and bound mixtures and layers, grouted layers – technology of constructions.
6. Hot mix asphalts.
7. Thin-layer asphalt treatment
8. Portland cement pavement technology.
9. Repair, maintenance and recycling of pavements.
10. Excursion - mixing plant and written exam (test).

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The knowledge of road construction technologies, used tools, mechanisms, device and plants with planning of the systems of these devices for construction and maintenance of roads and streets.

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 NPC-SIR Master's, 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. The system of regulations and road construction technologies, principles of tools, machines and plants. 2. Earth work technology and machines. 3. Soil improvement and stabilization, treated mixtures in subgrade. 5. Unbond and bound mixtures and layers, grouted layers – technology of constructions. 6. Hot mix asphalts. 7. Thin-layer asphalt treatment 8. Portland cement pavement technology. 9. Repair, maintenance and recycling of pavements. 10. Excursion - mixing plant and written exam (test).

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Individual task dealing with earth work. 2. Consultation of earth work solutions. 3. Standardization and Quality control. 4. Individual task dealing with different technologies of base laeyrs. 5. Consultation of base layers solutions. 6. Individual task dealing with hot mix technology. 7. Consultation of hot mix asphalt solutions. 8. Presentation of earth work and base courses tasks. 9. Presentation of hot mix asphalt technologies. 10. Excursion of mixing plant. Written exam – test