Course detail

Design of Pavements Regarding Security and Environment

FAST-NMA018Acad. year: 2023/2024

Types of traffic in agglomeration, pavement design concept in agglomeration with regard to traffic safety, traffic calming in agglomeration, pavement management in cities with regard to disabled persons with reduced mobility, pavement design concept of roads in cities, the usage of secondary materials and tar binder issue, traffic environmental aspects, EIA assessment procedure, skid resistance characteristics, traffic accident rate, usage of GIS, traffic noise emissions, design manuals and software – the capacity evaluation, safety and overall geometrical design of roads in critical situations, traffic safety of urban mass transport, road safety audit and traffic safety.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of road design and construction, technologies of road construction.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-MI Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Types of traffic in agglomeration. 2. Pavement design concept in agglomeration with regard to traffic safety. 3. Traffic calming in agglomeration. 4. Pavement management in cities with regard to disabled persons with reduced mobility. 5. Pavement design concept of roads in cities. 6. The usage of secondary materials and tar binder issue. 7. Traffic environmental aspects, EIA assessment procedure. 8. Skid resistance characteristics, traffic accident rate, GIS. 9. Traffic noise emissions. 10. Design manuals and software – the capacity evaluation, safety and overall geometrical design of roads in critical situations. 11. Traffic safety of urban mass transport. 12. Road safety audit. 13. Road safety audit and traffic safety.