Course: Transport Engineering

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Course title Transport Engineering
Course code KTRD/ADIZP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ledvinová Michaela, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Jirsa Vojtěch, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kleprlík Jaroslav, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction. Transport engineering and traffic safety. The movement of a single vehicle. Transport prognosis. Transport exploration. The capacity of roads and crossroads. The detection of capacity of roads and suggestions for removing of congestions. Various measures for organization and regulation of traffic. Zebras. Traffic signing. Crossroads with traffic-lights - general principles, the impact of establishment of traffic-lights controlled crossroads to their construction organization. Crossroads with traffic-lights - The proposal of the signal plan. System of control. Crossroads with traffic-lights - The "Green wave". Crossroads with traffic-lights - Preferring of public transport vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. Presentation of various transport engineering projects. Spare time, subject summary.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to introduce the transport engineering problem, traffic safety, traffic signing principles and crossroads´ control process. All with presentation of examples.
After passing the subject, the student is able to apply organization and regulation measures to increase the capacity and safety of city traffic.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

The credit confirms that the student has attended the lessons in certain frequency and that has fulfilled all requirements. The conditions of credit awarding depend on the teacher. The examination (form, content, length) is given by "Study and Examination Order".
Recommended literature
  • HOLLAREK, T., KALAŠOVÁ, A., KUŠNIEROVÁ, J. Dopravné inžinierstvo. Návody na cvičenia. Žilina, 2003. ISBN 80-8070-076-1.
  • Jirava, Petr. Dopravní inženýrství. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1990. ISBN 80-01-00213-6.
  • Kalašová, A., Pal´o, J. Dopravné inžinierstvo. Žilina, 2003. ISBN 80-8070-076-1.
  • Pipková, Blanka. Dopravní inženýrství : návod pro cvičení. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 1994. ISBN 80-01-01226-3.
  • Uggé, A. Dopravní inženýrství. Pardubice, 1996.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer