Course detail
Roads 1
FAST-BM001Acad. year: 2018/2019
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
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
For the successful passing the examination the content of lectures and excercises are required. The examination is divided into the written and oral pa
Course curriculum
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
Work placements
Aims
Highway history and development, Traffic flow and road capacity.
Physical conditions of vehicle motion, vehicle characteristics.
Economy, safety, external traffic impact.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's
branch K , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme B-P-C-MI (N) Bachelor's
branch MI , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's
branch K , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's
branch K , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
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
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
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