Course content

ConstructionDimming

principle, Partial factor method, own load, payload, wind load and snow load, columns, beams, load combinations, capacity calculations.

Infrastructure

Trip production, traffic volumes, annual traffic, traffic load, material classification, climatic conditions, frost protection, carrying capacity, public health, climate change, infrastructure decay, Hydromechanics Drinking Water Regulations, water supply system, water pollution, PE calculation for dimensioning water flow, Wastewater, (Introduction, legislation, composition, sewer network, dispersed drainage, wastewater treatment, BOF PE calculation for dimensioning wastewater flows), Stormwater (Introduction, urban/rural, catchment area, concentration time, return period, IVF curve, design precipitation, Scalgo Live, runoff coefficient, rational formula hyetogram/hydrogram, LOD/retention theory)

Learning outcome

The candidate should have knowledge of:

• Applicable laws, regulations, guides, standards and standards in road dimensioning.

• planning and implementation of tasks within road dimensioning

• substructure and ground conditions within road dimensioning

• Environmental impact in dimensioning

• Important challenges in water and environmental engineering

• Technical systems for water supply, stormwater and wastewater management

• Basic water quality and wastewater compositions

• concepts within water treatment, wastewater treatment and stormwater management

• Basic theories for load calculation according to the European standard NS-EN.

• Mechanical properties of structures.

• Basic design principles for buildings and infrastructure.

• Digitization and modeling of structures.

Skills:

• The candidates should be able to design roads according to current regulations

• calculate dimensioning water consumption

• calculate dimensioning wastewater volumes

• calculate dimensioning precipitation

• create precipitation hyetograms

• calculate pressure losses in water pipes

• Choose the type of material based on loads and environmental impact on simple structures.

• Design simple building structures, both manually and using computer tools according to European standards NS-EN. 

General competence:

• Be able to design traffic volume and superstructure for roads and convey key subject matter such as describing the main features of road dimensioning.

• Be able to calculate dimensioning water volumes

• Be able to convey key subject matter such as describing the main features of water supply, wastewater management and stormwater management.

• Has insight into the current European standard NS-EN for dimensioning.

• Masters relevant technical terms and can collaborate with other professionals.

• Have a good understanding of the connection between the basic theory and the practical application of the subject, as well as present their results.

Learning outcome

Digital competence: Qualified use of computer programs. Analysis, interpretation of results. Data Editing

Sustainability competence: The course helps to provide students with the necessary foundation for designing sustainable infrastructure and buildings.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and exercises with supervision. Emphasis is placed on projects as a working method where the students in teams together will dimension the basic prerequisites for the implementation of a more precisely defined construction project.

Compulsory assignments

• 80% Mandatory attendance
• Individual assignments 1
• Individual assignments 2

Specific conditions

Course materials

This will be informed at the start of the study.