Course Details

Practical Applications in Road Construction

Academic Year 2024/25

BMB005 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-SI / K Summer Semester 4th year

Design of road. Horizontal and vertical geometry (situation, longitudinal profiles), typical sections (category width, superelevation, road widening in curves).

Credits

4 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Ing. Michal Radimský, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Road Structures

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Entry Knowledge

Complete road design, computation of highway geometry, knowledge of used road materials and typical pavement constructions.

Aims

Knowledge about road design and design documents, construction lien, enviromental impact assesment, geographical information systems etc.
Students get familiarized with specialised CAD softwares. They are able to design details of traffic solution both in rural and urban area.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/282001

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1.–3. Civil engineering law.
  • 4. Guideline for documents of road structures.
  • 5. Road drainage.
  • 6. Environmental impact assessment (EIA).
  • 7. Integrated traffic system.
  • 8. Traffic engineering.
  • 9.–11. Diagnostics of pavement.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Horizontal design of urban road.
  • 2. Traffic calming
  • 3. Cross sections.
  • 4. Swept path.
  • 5. Vertical design of urban road.
  • 6. Sight triangles.
  • 7. Consultation.
  • 8. Accident analysis.
  • 9. Road safety audit/inspection.
  • 10.–12. Consultation.