Highways, Motorways and Intersections

Course guarantor:

Josef Kocourek

Lecturer:

Josef Kocourek, Petr Kumpošt, Tomáš Padělek

Tutor:

Jan Gallia, Daniela Götzová, Tomáš Padělek

Supervisor:

Department of Transport Engineering

Synopsis:

Roads and motorways network, transport output. Types of direction curves. Hairpin bend. Stopping sight distance and overtaking sight distance. Levels of traffic service. Design elements of crossroads and intersections. Crossroads. Roundabouts. Intersections. Special types of junctions. Capacity of crossroads and intersections. Structure of pavement of roads and motorways. Road engineering structures. Assessment of route alternatives.

Requirements:

basic knowledge of road design

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Acquisition of deeper knowledge in the field of designing roads, motorways, crossroads and intersections considering complex design practice and environmental aspects.

Study materials:

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. Transportation Research Board. Highway capacity manual: interrupted flow: a guide for multimodal mobility analysis. Volume 3. Washington: Transportation Research Board, 2016. ISBN 978-0-309-37000-4.

SLABÝ P., UHLÍK M., HAVLÍČEK T.: Dopravní inženýrství I. 2., přeprac. vyd. V Praze: ČVUT, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04856-6.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• specializace DOS bak.prez.od 22/23 (compulsory course)
• specializace DOS bak.prez.od 23/24 (compulsory course)
• specializace DOS bak.prez.od 24/25 (compulsory course)