Description:

Definition, types, ownership, maintenance, management and categorization of roads and highways. Curve and transition curve. Sinuosity and standard speed. Route in rural areas. Range of vision for stopping and overtaking. Road body - shapes and proportions, bottom and superstructure. Drainage and components of roads. Safety device. Crossings, junctions, intersections.

Recommended literature:

Kočárková D., Kocourek J., Jacura M.: Základy dopravního inženýrství. Praha: ČVUT, 2009. 126 s., 20 s. příl. ISBN 978-80-01-04233-5.
Slabý P., Uhlík M., Havlíček T.: Dopravní inženýrství I. 2. přeprac. vyd. V Praze: ČVUT, 2011. 107 s. ISBN 978-80-01-04856-6.

Keywords:

road, highway, motorway, street, design, project, crossing, junction, intersection

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar