Course detail

Urban Engineering 1

FAST-NMA019Acad. year: 2025/2026

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

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

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-ARS Master's

    specialization ARP , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

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, means of transport
  • 2. Urban roads, classification and design elements of these roads.
  • 3. Design elements of roads I. - design speed, directional routing
  • 4. Design elements of roads II. - height guidance of the route, length of viewpoints for stopping
  • 5. Design elements of roads III. - width layout of urban roads
  • 6. Design elements of intersections
  • 7. City intersections, level and elevated, simple, directed and controlled intersections.
  • 8. Design parameters of pedestrian crossings and crossing points
  • 9. Modification of buildings for people with reduced mobility
  • 10. Road structures, tunnels, bridges, walls.
  • 11. Individual motor transport.
  • 12. Static transport - parking and parking of vehicles, garages.
  • 13. Current topic.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Smělý, Ph.D.

Syllabus

The output of the course will be:

  • Design of traffic solution of the city street - situation.
  • Longitudinal profile of the specified street.
  • Example cross section of local road.
  • Elaboration of situational solution of city intersection.