Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Intersections

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	227-0212/01
Abbreviation	K
Course title	Intersections
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Ivana Mahdalová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1st Design of road intersections and the applicable regulations
2nd Crossroads - concepts and definitions
3rd Placement, types, types and designs of intersections
4th Design of intersections, traffic engineering materials
5th Accident Analysis
6th Design elements intersections - shifting and turning lane
7th Intersection design elements - branches, islands, pedestrian crossings
8th Level crossing
9th Intersections controlled by light signaling
10th Grade-separated interchanges
11th Drainage crossings - features, design
12th Lighting and utilities in the area of road crossings
13th Elements for traffic calming at intersections of local roads

Literature

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

Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2000, ISBN 0-309-06681-6.

Advised literature

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

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