227-0202/01 – Highway Engineering (SS)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Transport ConstructionsCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Ivana Mahdalová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Ivana Mahdalová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year3Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2007/2008Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesFASTIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
MAH10 doc. Ing. Ivana Mahdalová, Ph.D.
PET368 doc. Ing. Jan Petrů, Ph.D.
PLO0019 Ing. Kristýna Plocová
SIR0035 Ing. Zuzana Široká
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 16+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Purpose of this subject is to aquire basic knowledge about designing roads and roadworks. Subject is specialized in designing of road alignment in compliance with required parameters, road construction, method of realization and influence roads on environment.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

Lectures and exercises are direct to basic questions about designing of highways. Subject is specialized in designing of highroads, motorways and purposed roads. Teaching of exercises takes place on a computer classroom with the use of specialized software.

Compulsory literature:

The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. The Highways Agency, Department for Transport, United Kingdom, http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/

Recommended literature:

Design Manual. Washington State Department of Transportation, USA, http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/m22-01.htm

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

At least 70% attendance at the exercises. Absence, up to a maximum of 30%, must be excused and the apology must be accepted by the teacher (the teacher decides to recognize the reason for the excuse). Tasks assigned on the exercises must be hand in within the dates set by the teacher.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Lectures: • Road transport and transport equipment. The development of automobiles and road development highway network. Grading of roads. Design parameters of ground communications. • Planning and designing roads. Route design, horizontal and vertical elements, road cross-section. • Type and parameters of transport to road transport. Basic theory vehicle movement, performance and pulling power of the motor vehicle, rolling resistance. Braking stopping distance and the effects of vehicles on the road. Horse and vehicle stability in a straight line and arc. • Directional design elements of roadways. Line and directional arcs clothoid design elements and its use in designing roads and highways. • Height design elements line roads and highways. Maximum and minimum slopes alignment and curvature of the polygon height quarries. • Alignment of the rudder and elevator design road routes. Visibility in direction and vertical curves. • Surround effect road routes, road aesthetics and integration of road routes communication in the country. Multicriteria evaluation of proposals for road route. • Layout of roads and highways in the cross section. Widths and gradients driving belts, strips, roadside bars and additives. Extension of lanes and bands, transverse, and concentric resulting gradient surface. • Proposal of road construction and natural body shape and slopes of excavations and embankments. The calculation of earthwork volumes, Transport Vehicle Routing moment and distance. Road Drainage housing, road and highway facilities. Culverts, design and structural elements of the culverts. • Related safety equipment and other equipment, roads and highways. Locating and collecting safety equipment, traffic signs and traffic equipment. Vegetation treatment as a safety and aesthetic element of roads. • Types and road construction, classification, functions, properties and materials road construction. Design of structural layers of roads, and solid design flexible pavement. • Construction of base and base layers of roads. Cemented construction technology and unbound base layers of roads. • Light dome of roads, subdivision roads covers the view of the structural layers. Covers asphalt, cement concrete and pavement. Technology covers the building of roads and quality assessment covers. • Maintenance and repair of road and highway pavements. Violations of roads, distribution failures, systems management roadways, technology, maintenance and repair of roads. Exercise: • Calculation of the basic elements of the rudder and elevator management road route. • Calculation setting out elements of the detailed points of directional arcs. Proposal of the polygon and calculate the height alignment. • A study of road routes in three variants. • Technical, transport and economic evaluation of proposals for road route. • Report and accompanying research study road route. • Select simplified route for the project. • Proposal of a standard cross-section of the specified categories of technical road. • Proposal of structural layers of pavement.

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2012/2013 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35  18
        Examination Examination 65  16 3
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2020/2021 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3647R020) Transport Constructions K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B3607) Civil Engineering (3607R042) Traffic Engineering K Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



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