Course detail

Urban Engineering I

FAST-TM01Acad. year: 2024/2025

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)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

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)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Smělý, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Historical development of urban transport and urban roads Second Vehicles 2. Vehicles 3. Geometry movement wheeled road and rail vehicles, driving resistances 4. Theory of traffic flow, speed, intensity, density, spacing vehicles 5. Capacity section between junctions 6. Capacity controlled intersections 7. Capacity uncontrolled intersections 8. Urban communication, distribution and design elements of communications 9. Urban level and grade-separated junctions, crossroads simple, streamlined and controlled 10. Road buildings, tunnels, bridges, walls, 11. Individual motor transport 12. Static transport - parking and stopping of vehicles, garages 13. Current 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.