Course detail

Roads 1

FAST-BMA001Acad. year: 2025/2026

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

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

Complete highway route design, computation of highway geometry.
Highway history and development, Traffic flow and road capacity.
Physical conditions of vehicle motion, vehicle characteristics.
Economy, safety, external traffic impact.
Students are able to find routing of highway under uncomplicated conditions and draw and print a lay-out of plans. Students finalize basic project documentation according to czech standards. They are able to assess alternative solutions and find optimum.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization K , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPC-MI Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

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.