Designing Roads, Highways and Motorways

Course guarantor:

Lecturer:

Josef Kocourek, Polina Zayats

Tutor:

Petr Červenka, Jan Gallia, Josef Kocourek, Petr Kumpošt, Tomáš Padělek, Polina Zayats

Supervisor:

Department of Transport Engineering and Transportation Planning

Synopsis:

Definition, types, ownership, maintenance, management and categorization of roads and highways. Curve and transition curve. Sinuosity 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:

not defined

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

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

Study materials:

Kočárková D., Kocourek J., Jacura M.: Základy dopravního inženýrství. Praha: ČVUT, 2009. 126 s., 20 s. příl. ISBN 978-80-01-04233-5.

Slabý P., Uhlík M., Havlíček T.: Dopravní inženýrství I. 2. přeprac. vyd. V Praze: ČVUT, 2011. 107 s. ISBN 978-80-01-04856-6.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomHO:A-345 Gallia J. 16:45–18:15 (parallel nr.231) Horská 3 (stará budova)
Tue	roomHO:A-344 Padělek T. 09:45–11:15 (parallel nr.230) Horská 3 (stará budova) roomHO:B-404 Padělek T. 13:15–14:45 (parallel nr.234) Horská 3 (nová budova) roomHO:A-349 Červenka P. 09:45–11:15 (parallel nr.233) Horská 3 (stará budova) roomHO:A-345 Kumpošt P. 09:45–11:15 (parallel nr.235) Horská 3 (stará budova)
Wed	roomHO:A-345 Kumpošt P. 11:30–13:00 (parallel nr.232) Horská 3 (stará budova)
Thu	roomHO:B-005 Kocourek J. 13:15–14:45 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1) Horská 3 (nová budova) roomKO:107c Zayats P. 15:45–17:30 (parallel nr.588) Konviktská 20 roomKO:107c Zayats P. 14:00–15:45 (lecture parallel588) Konviktská 20
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• DOS bak.prez.21/22 (compulsory course)
• bak.prez.od 23/24 (pro TET) (compulsory course)