Course detail

Engineering and traffic structures

FAST-MD1Acad. year: 2024/2025

The principals of traffic and construction engineering with regard to the road design and railway design.
Function of transportation, significance of traffic constructions for the society development.
Planning and design of traffic constructions.
Environmental impact of transportation, its reduction, multicriterial assessment of traffic constructions.
Computer-aided design, planning, traffic control and management.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jan Kudrna, CSc.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Entry knowledge

Linear algebra, derivative of a function, basic principles of descriptive geometry - projection of curves and solid geometry, mechanics of particle, kinetic energy, work and power.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Basic principles of road design, engineering structures on highways, basic knowledge of standards and their fundaments, basic road surveying methods.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Krajčovič, M. a Jůza, P.: Dopravní stavby I. - návody na cvičení. VUTIUM 1998
Krajčovič, M. a kol.: Dopravní stavby I.. CERM Brno 1998

Recommended literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Kudrna, CSc.