Course content

This course is designed for students that are enrolled in a PhD program . It provides in-depth knowledge on maintenance and operation of roads in cold climates. The course consists of a guided self-study on road salting, tire-pavement friction, road meteorology and the organisation of winter maintenance. In addition the candidate performs a project on a topic that is connected to maintenance and operation of roads.

Learning outcome

Knowledge The candidate should have detailed knowledge of: - how salt works in anti- and deicing - Friction mechanisms that occur during tire-pavement interaction - How road surface conditions change due to meteorological processes - understand the relation between weather, traffic and winter maintenance

Skills The candidate is able to: - Conduct a project in a systematic manner - demonstration analytical skills

General competence The candidate can: - Understand and utilize scientific litterature on this topic - Write about this topic in a scientific way

Learning methods and activities

Tutorial study and a project work. The project work counts for 2/3 of the grade. To pass the course a score of at least 70 percent is required.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

TBA4315 Economics of infrastructure

Required previous knowledge

The course will be run if at least 3 students with relevant background wish to attend. If you wish to attend, please contact the course coordinator. Students not admitted to the PhD programme in engineering may be approved by the course coordinator. If so, once you have the course coordinator's written approval to sign up, forward it to the PhD coordinator, maren.grimstad@ntnu.no, and she will sign you up.

Course materials

Textbooks, research reports and published papers.