Course detail

Urban Engineering I

FAST-TM01Acad. year: 2012/2013

In encyclopedic form summary of the main principles of the draft municipal (local) roads based on traffic engineering documents.
Principles of organization and management of urban transport (road transport, public, pedestrian and bicycle traffic and static).
The influence of urban transport on the environment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Martin Smělý, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the principles of road and urban transport engineering and public transport, with the design principles of the design and layout of roads and possible impacts of urban transport on the environment urbanized areas.
Vehicles, vehicle movement geometry, theory of traffic flow.

Prerequisites

PC work, excellent knowledge of at least one of the CAD software and a software for the design of roads

Co-requisites

MEMO reading a magazine (magazine dealing with urban mobility)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Resolving mainly from the transport point of view one particular place.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Krajčovič a kol.: Dopravní stavby I., VUT Brno, FAST, 1998. VUT Brno, 1998. (CS)
Krajčovič a kol.: Silnice a dálnice I - Návody na vypracování cvičení,. VUT v Brně, 2000. (CS)
Pavlíček Jan: Městské komunikace, VUT v Brně, 1998. VUT v Brně, 1998. (CS)
Surovec Pavel: Tvorba systému mestskej hromadnej dopravy,. Žilinská univerzita, 1999. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-A Master's

    branch ARS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Smělý, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.Historický development of urban transport and urban roads
2.Dopravní resources
3.Geometrie movement wheeled road and rail vehicles, driving resistances
4.Teorie traffic flow, speed, intensity, density, spacing vehicles
5.Kapacita section between junctions
6.Kapacita controlled intersections
7.Kapacita uncontrolled intersections
8.Městské communication, distribution and design elements of communications
9.Městské level and grade-separated junctions, crossroads simple, streamlined and controlled
10.Silniční buildings, tunnels, bridges, walls,
11.Individuální motor transport
12.Statická transport - parking and stopping of vehicles, garages
13.Aktuální topic

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Smělý, Ph.D.

Syllabus

The output of the seminar will be:
- Calculation of directional arc axis.
- Calculate the height arch leveling.
- Sample cross-section of local roads.
- Processing surveillance solution level urban intersection.