Traffic Structures II
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 227-0502/03 |
| Abbreviation | DS2 |
| Course title | Traffic Structures II |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Transport Constructions |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Vladislav Křivda, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. Junction of roads.
2. Parking and parking areas, garages.
3. Non-motorized and mixed-traffic roads.
4. Principles of calming traffic on local roads.
5. Introduction to the subject. Tracks and equipment, basic structural elements of railway track. Switches and turnout structures.
6. Safety of railway transport, external safety equipment and construction solutions.
7. Railway crossing, crossing with drain hole etc.
8. Railway infrastructure for urban transport. Railway yard industrial plants.
9. Substructure (railway construction. Substructure, drainage ...).
10. Railway station (types, purpose, equipment). Rail infrastructure and personal storage stations. Infrastructure sorting station, the main sorting station Hills, engineering and construction equipment humps, automation
11. Constructions of railway equipment. Railway nodes (history, purpose, location, equipment).
12. Railway system in EU, increasing speed on railway lines, railway modernization in Czech Republic.
13. Construction machines and mechanisms in transport construntions.
2. Parking and parking areas, garages.
3. Non-motorized and mixed-traffic roads.
4. Principles of calming traffic on local roads.
5. Introduction to the subject. Tracks and equipment, basic structural elements of railway track. Switches and turnout structures.
6. Safety of railway transport, external safety equipment and construction solutions.
7. Railway crossing, crossing with drain hole etc.
8. Railway infrastructure for urban transport. Railway yard industrial plants.
9. Substructure (railway construction. Substructure, drainage ...).
10. Railway station (types, purpose, equipment). Rail infrastructure and personal storage stations. Infrastructure sorting station, the main sorting station Hills, engineering and construction equipment humps, automation
11. Constructions of railway equipment. Railway nodes (history, purpose, location, equipment).
12. Railway system in EU, increasing speed on railway lines, railway modernization in Czech Republic.
13. Construction machines and mechanisms in transport construntions.
E-learning
MS Moodle (VSB-TUO): 227-0502 Traffic Structures II
Literature
Advised literature
Walsh Ian D., ed. ICE manual of highway design and management. London: ICE, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7277-4111-0.
Rodrigue, Jean-Paul, Notteboom Theo, Shaw Jon, ed. The SAGE handbook of transport studies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2013. ISBN 978-1-84920-789-8.
Kutz Myer, ed. Handbook of transportation engineering. Volume I, Systems and operations. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2011. ISBN 978-0-07-161492-4.
Kutz Myer, ed. Handbook of transportation engineering. Volume II, Applications and technologies. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2011. ISBN 978-0-07-161477-1.
Rodrigue, Jean-Paul, Notteboom Theo, Shaw Jon, ed. The SAGE handbook of transport studies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2013. ISBN 978-1-84920-789-8.
Kutz Myer, ed. Handbook of transportation engineering. Volume I, Systems and operations. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2011. ISBN 978-0-07-161492-4.
Kutz Myer, ed. Handbook of transportation engineering. Volume II, Applications and technologies. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2011. ISBN 978-0-07-161477-1.