Course detail
Road Traffic and Environment
FSI-QDZAcad. year: 2011/2012
Students are acquainted with negative effects of road traffic on environment, with chances of minimisation the effects and with principles of sustainable traffic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Acquired knowledge’s make possible participate in active protection environment
Prerequisites
The student needs to have knowledge appropriate courses of theoretical basics of master study programme at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Brno
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
The exam checks the knowledge from lectures, consists of written and oral parts.
Course curriculum
Not applicable.
Work placements
Not applicable.
Aims
The course widens knowledge’s of Theory of combustion engines and complements knowledge’s from area environment.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The form of fulfilment by relevant reasons missed lessons is solved individually with subject guarantee person.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
- compulsory co-requisite
Tractors
Basic literature
NOVÝ R., KUČERA M. Snižování hluku a vibrací. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT Praha, 2009.
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
01. Ecology, applied ecology, personal ecology
02. Human and his environment
03. History of automobile and his negative action on humans environment
04. List of negative action of traffic on environment
05. Road death toll and systems of road safety
06. Exhaust emissions
07. Noise and vibrations
08. Traffic damages
09. Living nature and traffic
10. Minimization of negative action traffic
11. Technical principles
12. Thermo reactors, catalytic convectors
13. Organizational principles, legislative, alternative traffic
02. Human and his environment
03. History of automobile and his negative action on humans environment
04. List of negative action of traffic on environment
05. Road death toll and systems of road safety
06. Exhaust emissions
07. Noise and vibrations
08. Traffic damages
09. Living nature and traffic
10. Minimization of negative action traffic
11. Technical principles
12. Thermo reactors, catalytic convectors
13. Organizational principles, legislative, alternative traffic