Course detail

Urban Engineering 1

FAST-NMA019Acad. year: 2026/2027

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

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the principles of road and urban traffic engineering and urban transport, with the design principles of designs and modifications of local roads and with the possible impacts of urban transport on the environment of urbanized areas. Means of transport, geometry of vehicle movement, theory of traffic flow. The output of the course in the exercises will be: - Calculation of the directional arc of the axis. - Calculation of the elevation arc of the vertical line. - Sample cross-section of a local road. - Processing of a situational solution of a level urban intersection.

Study aids

This course uses materials in FAST Moodle e-learning from the Urban Communications BMA003 course.

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 hours, 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 hours, 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.