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Roads

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 227-0402/01
Abbreviation PK
Course title Roads
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator Ing. Denisa Cihlářová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Origin and development of infrastructure. Automotive development, development of road and motorway networks.
2. Sorting of roads, design parameters, categories of roads.
3. Directional design elements of the road. Vehicle stability and view in directional arcs.
4. Height design elements roads. View ensure in elevation arcs. Route design, control line.
5. The cross arrangement of roads. Passage profile. Extension of lanes in the directional arc, tilting of the road, resulting slope.
6. Design and construction of the ground body of roads, modification of slopes.
7. Types and construction of road pavements, design principles, subsoil treatment.
8. Drainage of roads, culverts.
9. A security devices and other equipment of roads.
10. Spatial solution of the route, objects in the route. Multi-criteria evaluation of variants.
11. Crossroads.
12. Parking and parking areas, garages.
13. Non-motorized and mixed-traffic roads. Principles of calming traffic on local roads.

E-learning

LMS Moodle (VŠB-TUO): 2270402 Roads

Literature

Design Manual. Washington State Department of Transportation [on-line], USA, 2017, https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/M22-01/design.pdf

Advised literature

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