Course Details
Road Design
Academic Year 2023/24
NMA008 course is part of 1 study plan
NPC-SIK Winter Semester 1st year
Preliminary design and final design of grade separated interchange. Horizontal and vertical geometry (situation, longitudinal profiles), typical sections (category width, superelevation, road widening in curves), earth construction (typical cross section and detailed operative cross sections). Creation of 3D model and contours project. Simplified visualization. Drainage of roads (hydro technical computation). Earthwork, calculation of its volume, soil transport. Constructions on roads. Traffic safety.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
Detailed road and grade separated interchange design, road structures and constructions, earth construction and earthworks, highway drainage, safety equipment, necessary view distances, road aesthetics.
Knowledge
Students are able to find routing of highway under complicated conditions. Moreover they are able to complete a detailed project lay-out. They are able to design road equipmetn and essential road structures. Students are able to design both single level intersections and fly-overs.
Syllabus
1. Czech road network.
2. At-grade intersections.
3. Roundabouts and unconventional interchange.
4. Grade-separated interchange I.
5. Grade-separated interchange II.
6. Design category of roads.
7. Cross sections, earthworks, its measurement, volume diagram.
8. Water drainage of roads.
9. Culverts.
10. Constructions on roads.
11. Safety equipment.
12.–13. Environmental.
2. At-grade intersections.
3. Roundabouts and unconventional interchange.
4. Grade-separated interchange I.
5. Grade-separated interchange II.
6. Design category of roads.
7. Cross sections, earthworks, its measurement, volume diagram.
8. Water drainage of roads.
9. Culverts.
10. Constructions on roads.
11. Safety equipment.
12.–13. Environmental.
Prerequisites
Complete highway route design, computation of highway geometry, knowledge of used road materials and typical pavement constructions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
4 credits
Semester
winter
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Czech road network.
2. At-grade intersections.
3. Roundabouts and unconventional interchange.
4. Grade-separated interchange I.
5. Grade-separated interchange II.
6. Design category of roads.
7. Cross sections, earthworks, its measurement, volume diagram.
8. Water drainage of roads.
9. Culverts.
10. Constructions on roads.
11. Safety equipment.
12.–13. Environmental.
Exercise
13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Horizontal design of grade-separated interchange.
2. Vertical design of grade-separated interchange.
3. Cross sections, earthworks.
4. Water drainage and culvert design.
5. At-grade intersection design.