Designing Roads, Highways and Motorways

Lecturer:

Jiří Čarský (gar.), Petr Kumpošt, Tomáš Padělek, Otakar Vacín

Tutor:

Jiří Čarský (gar.), Dagmar Kočárková, Jana Košťálová, Petr Kumpošt, Ivo Novotný, Tomáš Padělek, Jan Tillinger, Otakar Vacín

Supervisor:

Department of Transporting Systems

Synopsis:

Definition, types, ownership, maintainance, management and categorization of roads and highways. Curve and transition curve. Sinusoity and standard speed. Route in rural areas. Range of vision for stopping and overtaking. Road body - shapes and proportions, bottom and superstructure. Drainage and components of roads. Safety device. Crossings, junctions, intersections.

Requirements:

transition curve - clothoid, types of roads and highways, structural elements of roads and motorways, project speed, designing by CAx applications

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

The goal is to teach students how to design roads, highways and motorways in lanscape as well as urban areas and crossings including the project.

Study materials:

Kočárková D., Kocourek J., Jacura M.: Introduction to Transportation Engineering, Prague, CTU in Prague 2009

Kaun M., Lehovec F.: Roads and Highways 20, Prague, CTU 2004

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• bak.prez.10/11 (compulsory course)
• PIL bak.prez.10/11 (compulsory course)
• TUL bak.prez.10/11 (compulsory course)
• MED bak.komb.10/11 (compulsory course)
• MED bak.komb.11/12 (compulsory course)
• PIL bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course)
• bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course)
• TUL bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course)
• AUT bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course)
• DOS bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course)
• ITS bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course)
• LED bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course)
• MED bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course)