Esveld, C. Modern Railway Track, MRT-Productions, 2001, ISBN 90-800324-3-3
Highway Design Manual, California Transport Department.
Terminated in academic year 2020/2021
Transportation Structures
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 227-0051/02 |
| Abbreviation | DST |
| Course title | Transportation Structures |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Transport Constructions |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Miloslav Řezáč, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. Introduction. Development of transport infrastructure.
2. Road structures: introduction, legal regulations.
3. Vehicle dynamics.
4. Types of road structures. Capacity.
5. Drainage of road constructions.
6. Bridges.
7. Security devices. Environmental aspects of transport infrastructure.
8. Railwais: introduction, history, legal regulations.
9. Railway vehicles dynamics and kinematics.
10. Railway supertructure.
11. Railway substructure.
12. Railway stations.
13. Building structures on railways.
14. Railway transport in urban centers.
2. Road structures: introduction, legal regulations.
3. Vehicle dynamics.
4. Types of road structures. Capacity.
5. Drainage of road constructions.
6. Bridges.
7. Security devices. Environmental aspects of transport infrastructure.
8. Railwais: introduction, history, legal regulations.
9. Railway vehicles dynamics and kinematics.
10. Railway supertructure.
11. Railway substructure.
12. Railway stations.
13. Building structures on railways.
14. Railway transport in urban centers.
Literature
Advised literature
Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2000, ISBN 0-309-06681-6.
Design Manual M 22-01.06, (WSDOT) Washington State Department of Transportation, December 2009.
Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), The Highways Agency, The Scottish Office Development Department, TheWelsh Office Y SWYDDFA GYMREIG, The Department of Environment for Northern Ireland, February 2008.
Design Manual M 22-01.06, (WSDOT) Washington State Department of Transportation, December 2009.
Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), The Highways Agency, The Scottish Office Development Department, TheWelsh Office Y SWYDDFA GYMREIG, The Department of Environment for Northern Ireland, February 2008.