Course - Geometric Design of Highways - BA8601
Geometric Design of Highways
About
About the course
Course content
The course is given every second year, next time in spring semester 2011. The course will focus on relations which influence the performance of highways; highway standards and spesifications, design criteria, alignment, cross section, safety and traffic flow.
Learning outcome
The goal of the course is to give the students further knowledge and understanding of different factors which influence the performance of the highways.
Learning methods and activities
The aim is to lecture the course, but with few students the course can be taken as a guided self study combined with colloqiums. The compulsory exercises include oral and writing presentation of papers in seminars for both students and teachers.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic knowlegde correspondingly to course TBA4216 Highway and Street Planning.
Required previous knowledge
Basic knowlegde within highway design is needed correspondingly to course TBA4201 Highway and Environment, course TBA4330 Highway Design and Accident risk.
Course materials
The course material will consist of textbooks, articles, research reports and handouts.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| BA8610 | 10.5 sp | |
| DIB4084 | 10.5 sp |
Subject areas
- Transportation Engineering
- Technological subjects
- Road and Transport Engineering
- Highway Engineering