227-0103 – Roads (PK)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Transport Constructions
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Ivana Mahdalová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Subject version
Version codeYear of introductionYear of cancellationCredits
227-0103/01 2006/2007 2020/2021 4
227-0103/02 2015/2016 2020/2021 4
227-0103/03 2015/2016 2020/2021 4

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Purpose of this subject is to spread knowledge about designing of roads construction section, qualitative requirements of structural materials and modern technology that are used in roadworks.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

Subject engaged in technology roads and motorways. Whitin lectures students are acquaint with materials that are used in roadworks, their characteristics, qualitative requirements and basic testing.

Compulsory literature:

- R. Srinivasa Kumar: Pavement Design: Universitiespress,2013 - Tahar El-Korchi and Rajib B. Mallick: Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice, Second Edition: CRC Press,2013 - Norbert J. Delatte: Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance, Second Edition: CRC Press, 2014

Recommended literature:

- Walsh, I. D.: ICE manual of highway design and management. ICE Publishing London, United Kingdom, 2011 - The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. The Highways Agency, Department for Transport, United Kingdom, http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/ - A policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 2009. - Roger Brockenbrough, Kenneth J. Boedecker, jr.: Highway Engineering Handbook, 3.ed, Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2009.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.