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Design of Highways and Motorways

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Course Unit Code227-0453/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KRI74doc. Ing. Vladislav Křivda, Ph.D.
PET368doc. Ing. Jan Petrů, Ph.D.
Summary
Lectures and practices of object are centred on choice questions of highway and motorway designing. Attention is aimed namely on solution of flyover junctions on highway and motorway net, on capacity evaluation, and to ensure road safety. Students make the acquaintance of registering method of highway and motorway net by the help of GIS applications, with using of orientation road signaling and traffic telematic. It is presented software which is used at road designing, that is currently on the institute.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Analyze enter data for highway or motorway design.
Propose optimal highway or motorway parameters.
Design interchanges of highways and motorways.
Design traffic signalling and elements of telematic systems.
Assess quality traffic level on highways and motorways.
Assess design elements of highways and motorways from safeness viewpoint.
Course Contents
1st Quality of traffic on roads and highways, determine congestion
2nd Level of quality of service (LOS) on two-lane road and the roads and highways vícepruhových
3rd Grade-separated interchanges (GSI), the choice and arrangement of the type of flyover, at the crossroads ÚKD
4th Designing intersections on roads and highways, lanes in intersections
5th The objects and branches GSI, capacity at the point of dividing and connection
6th Lateral branches of the organization and capacity of GSI, the branches ÚKD junctions
7th The spacing of intersections, průplet, ÚKD and sizing
průpletových sections collector belt
8th Roundabouts on the roads, design principles, software using
9th Approximate road signs (CGI) on the road
10th Variable traffic signs (PDZ) and for traffic information (ZPI)
11th Equipment for traffic telematics
12th GIS applications for registration and management of road and highway networks, design documents obtained from the web portal
13th Measures for safe transport infrastructure, road safety audit and road safety inspection
14th Excursion to the database and the Road to the National Traffic Information Centre
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
- HCM2010: highway capacity manual. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board, 2010. ISBN 978-0-309-16077-3.
- ČSN 73 6101 Projektování silnic a dálnic
- ČSN 73 6102 Projektování křižovatek na pozemních komunikacích
- HCM2010: highway capacity manual. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board, 2010. ISBN 978-0-309-16077-3.
Recommended Reading:
- WALSH, Ian D., ed. ICE manual of highway design and management. London: ICE, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7277-4111-0.
- 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/
- SLABÝ, Petr a Eva DLOUHÁ. Dopravní stavby a systémy 20, 30. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2002. ISBN 80-01-02453-9.
- KAUN, Miroslav a František LUXEMBURK. Pozemní komunikace 30. Vyd. 3. přeprac. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2002. ISBN 80-01-02486-5.
- KRAJČOVIČ, Marián. Silnice a dálnice I: návody na vypracování cvičení. Brno: CERM, 2001. Učební texty vysokých škol. ISBN 80-214-1863-x.
- JIRAVA, Petr a Petr SLABÝ. Mimoúrovňová křižovatka. Projekt křižovatky. ČVUT, Praha, 1991.
- MEDELSKÁ, Viera a kol. Dopravné inžinierstvo. Bratislava: Alfa, 1991. Edícia stavebníckej literatúry (Alfa). ISBN 80-05-00737-x.
- Chochol Š. a kolektiv: Cesty a diaľnice I - projektovanie. ALFA, Bratislava, 1989.

Technické podmínky Ministerstva dopravy ČR:
TP 65 Zásady pro dopravní značení na pozemních komunikacích
TP 100 Zásady pro orientační dopravní značení na pozemních komunikacích
TP 133 Zásady pro vodorovné dopravní značení na pozemních komunikacích
TP 141 Zásady pro systémy proměnného dopravního značení a zařízení pro proměnné provozní informace na PK
TP 165 Proměnné svislé dopravní značky a zařízení pro provozní informace
TP 182 Dopravní telematika na pozemních komunikacích
TP 188 Posuzování kapacity křižovatek a úseků pozemních komunikací
TP 189 Stanovení intenzit dopravy na pozemních komunikacích
TP 225 Prognóza intenzit automobilové dopravy

Metodiky:
- STRIEGLER, Radim a Eva SIMONOVÁ. Audit bezpečnosti pozemních komunikací - metodika provádění. Brno: Centrum dopravního výzkumu, v.v.i., Brno, 2012. ISBN 978-80-86502-44-1.
- STRIEGLER, Radim a kol.: Bezpečnostní inspekce pozemních komunikací – metodika provádění. Brno: Centrum dopravního výzkumu, v.v.i., Brno, 2013. ISBN 978-80-86502-49-6.
- 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/
- WALSH, Ian D., ed. ICE manual of highway design and management. London: ICE, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7277-4111-0.
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