Course: Reconstruction and Maintenance of Road Structures

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Course title Reconstruction and Maintenance of Road Structures
Course code KDS/XARUP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lopour Pavel, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Borecký Vladislav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Organization of administration and maintenance of roads 2. Inspection of roads, winter maintenance 3. Construction layers of road pavements 4. Road defects. Road database 5. Repairs and reconstruction of road cover, underlays 6. Subsoil rehabilitation. Maintenance of road equipment 7. Maintenance, repair and reconstruction of traffic structures 8. Repair and restoration of asphalt pavements, reconstruction of asphalt pavements, repair, renovation and reconstruction of cement concrete pavements 9. Road recycling 10. Basic road building materials, requirements for them and their use in road construction. Temporary markings and closures 11. Road bearing capacity (measurement, diagnostics) 12. Road surface properties - unevenness, skid resistance (measurement, diagnostics) 13. Road cover failure condition (measurement, diagnostics)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work-related activities
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
  • Practical training - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory work and processing of results - 75 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
to acquaint students with roads administration and maintenance, current methods of diagnostics and methods of design and implementation of maintenance, repair and reconstruction of roads
After completing the course, student is familiar with the area of reconstruction and maintenance of roads.
Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites are required

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

Required attendance in seminars (full-time study only) Elaboration and submission of all tasks assigned Passing the exam
Recommended literature
  • TP 62 - Katalog poruch vozovek s cementobetonovým krytem. Praha: Ministerstvo dopravy, 2010.
  • TP 82 - Katalog poruch netuhých vozovek. Praha: Ministerstvo dopravy, 2010.
  • TP 87 - Navrhování údržby a oprav netuhých vozovek. Praha: Ministerstvo dopravy České republiky. 2010.
  • Gschwendt, Ivan. Vozovky : obnova, zesilování a rekonstrukce. Bratislava: Jaga, 2004. ISBN 80-8076-005-5.
  • KAUN, Miroslav a František LUXEMBURK. Silnice a dálnice: stavba. Praha: ČVUT, 1991. ISBN 80-01-00494-5.
  • Ministerstvo dopravy České republiky. TP 92 - Navrhování údržby a oprav vozovek s cementobetonovým krytem.


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