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2023/2024

Highways, Motorways and Intersections

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
12SDK Z,ZK 4 2P+2C Czech
Garant předmětu:
Jiří Čarský
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Supervisor:
Department of Transportation Systems
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

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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:
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