Course detail

Highways II

FAST-BM02Acad. year: 2024/2025

Materials and technologies for the road construction. Getting knowledge about basic materials which are used in the road construction (soils, aggregates, bitumens, asphalts, concretes etc.), their properties and quality demands.
In connection with the material properties production and building-in technologies of particular construction layers of flexible and rigid pavements are going over, further also test systems for quality control.
Principles of the road construction design according to catalogue.
Road distresses and road material recycling technologies.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Dr.techn. Ing. Michal Varaus

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Entry knowledge

Basic general knowledge about construction materials and construction physics are required.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The objective is to gain the basic information about the road construction materials, its use for particular layers, system of testing, various road construction and maintenance technologies and dimensioning of flexible and rigid road constructions.
The student is able to manage the goal of the subject by getting a complex overview over the quality system in road construction, particular technologies and necessary machinery, which are used for the construction, maintenance, rehabilitation and recycling of the road structures.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Varaus Michal: Pozemní komunikace II - přednáškové listy. 2013. [http://www.fce.vutbr.cz/PKO/varaus.m] (CS)

Recommended literature

Harvey J., Prof., Dr.: Asphalt Mix Design and Analysis. Vienna University of Technology, 2006. (EN)
Shackel B., Prof. Dr.: Pavement Design. Vienna University of Technology, 2006. (EN)
Nové platné evropské normy. ÚNMZ, 2008. [www.unmz.cz] (CS)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Dr.techn. Ing. Michal Varaus

Syllabus

1. Soils and rocks, earth works 2. Improvement of soils 3. Aggregate and unbound layers 4. Hydraulically bound layers 5. Bituminous binders 6. Asphalt mixtures - properties and design 7. Bituminous tack coats, surface dressings and slurry seals 8. Paved roads, concrete block pavements 9. Cement concrete roads 10. Design of rigid and flexible road constructions 11. Road diagnostics 12. Road maintenance and repair 13. Recycling of flexible and rigid pavements

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Dr.techn. Ing. Michal Varaus

Syllabus

1. Introduction 2. Example - soil classification 3. Demonstration - laboratory and field soil tests 4. Example - Proctor test and CBR test 5. Demonstration - aggregate tests 6. Demonstrace - bituminous binder tests 7. Example - design of asphalt mixture 8. Demonstration - production, compaction and testing of asphalt mixtures 9. Basic information on road construction design 10. Example - design of flexible pavements 11. Example - design of rigid pavements 12. Diagnostic survey 13. Credit