Course detail

Technologies of Road Construction

FAST-CM03Acad. year: 2024/2025

Principles and main parts of machines, mechanisms and plants. Technological processes, main mechanisms and their usage in earth works, improved subgrade, base course of unbound materials, stabilised and hydraulically bound materials, asphalt courses and Portland cement pavements. Technology of mixing, transportation, construction, compaction and quality control are presented. Furthermore pavement maintenance, repair and recycling technology and mechanisms are presented. Main mistakes in road constructions are documented. In exercises each student individually prepares the system of mechanisms for specified earth works, bitumen courses and different details of road and street construction and reconstruction.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of subjects. Design of Road, Design and Construction of Road Rtructures, Urban Roads

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The knowledge of road construction technologies, used tools, mechanisms, device and plants with planning of the systems of these devices and quality management
Students gain knowledge of road building technologies and they can design the road construction. They understand processes in soil structures and in subgrade, they know technologies for soil improvement and stabilization, road reconstruction, recycling and rehabilitation technologies.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kudrna Jan: Technologie stavby a údržby PK. VUT FAST, 2003. (CS)

Recommended literature

TKP staveb pozemních komunikací. MDS ČR, 2002. [www.pjpk.cz]
Soubor ČSN EN Silniční materiály. ČSNI, 2004.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. The regulation system for road construction, principles of tools, machines and plants 2. Earth work technology and machines I 3. Earth work technology and machines II 4. Soil improvement and stabilization, hydraulically bond mixtures 5. Unbound and grouted base layer 6. Hot mix asphalts 7. Cold mix asphalt technology 8. Portland cement pavement technology 9. Brick and panel pavements 10. Rehabilitation and recycling of pavements 11. Maintenance and marking of pavements 12. Excursion to road building company 13. Excursion to road building company

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Group tasks dealing with earth work 2. Consultation of earth work solutions 3. Standardization and Quality control 4. Individual task dealing with different technologies detailes 5 Individual task dealing with hot mix technology. Presentation of earth work tasks 6. Presentation of earth work tasks 7. Presentation of technologies detailes 8. Presentation of technologies detailes 9. Presentation of technologies detailes 10. Presentation of hot mix technologies 11. Presentation of hot mix technologies 12. Excursion to road building company 13. Excursion to road building company