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Course Unit Code227-0402/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KRI74doc. Ing. Vladislav Křivda, Ph.D.
LIE01Ing. Denisa Cihlářová, Ph.D.
PET368doc. Ing. Jan Petrů, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will get acquainted with the roads sorting and with the categories types of roads and urban roads, with tracing principles (directional and height solutions) and with possibilities of width arrangement. The design principles of the ground solids and pavement structures and principles of drainage will be presented. Attention will also be paid to the use of security features and the possibility to calm urban roads. The course will also include pedestrian and bicycle transport and construction for transport at rest (parking, garages).
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to acquire basic knowledge about road design and road constructions, to master the principles of pavement design, to get acquainted with the ways of realization and to get an overview of the influence of the roads on surroundings and the environment.
Course Contents
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.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Design Manual. Washington State Department of Transportation [on-line], USA, 2017, https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/M22-01/design.pdf
ČSN 73 6101 Projektování silnic a dálnic
ČSN 73 6102 Projektování křižovatek na pozemních komunikacích
ČSN 73 6010 Projektování místních komunikací
ČSN 73 6114 Vozovky pozemních komunikací. Základní ustanovení pro navrhování
ČSN 01 3466 Výkresy inženýrských staveb - Výkresy pozemních komunikací

Design Manual. Washington State Department of Transportation [on-line], USA, 2017, https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/M22-01/design.pdf
Recommended Reading:
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/
KAUN, Miroslav a František LEHOVEC. Pozemní komunikace 20. Vyd. 2. přeprac. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2004. ISBN 80-01-02874-7.

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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/
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 16