Roads II

Code:

EC0039

Acronym:

VCOM2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Transport Infrastructures

Instance: 2018/2019 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Transport Infrastructures Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEC	109	Syllabus since 2006/2007	4	-	6,5	75	174

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims to train students to design a municipal road by themselves, or to be in a team controlled by a road engineering in order to design road arteries. At the end of the semester, students should: 1- be capable of understanding and developing applications 2- be capable of applying their knowledge to solve problems and new situations in various contexts. 3- be capable of incorporating knowledge, dealing with complex situations with lack of information. They should also take into account their ethic and social responsibilities. 4- be capable of communicating their conclusions unambiguously.

Learning outcomes and competences

To understand the concepts that underlies the road design and basic elements about Earthworks and Pavements. To analyze the geometric elements that are part of highway projects. Identify the characteristics of road characteristics and associate them with performance indicators performance in terms of well-designed and economic efficiency.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Road geometry study- stages of road design; Field and office work concerning road design; polygonal.

Cross section: functions and characteristics of the constituting elements of a cross section of a road; drainage structures. Interchanges.Traffic: basic concepts of capacity and volume of service. Its calculation on two-lane roads and motorways; Earthworks: cross sections; calculation of volumes and mass distribution. Bruckner curb. Road geotechnics: exploration plans, seismic refraction surveying and Proctor, CBR, Sand Equivalent and Blue of Metilen tests. Pavements: overview on different kinds of pavements (description and comparison); detailed study of flexible structures

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES: With the syllabus of the curricular unit of Roads 2 students are able to complete their formation in road project.

Mandatory literature

A.A.S.H.T.O.;; A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 2010

Complementary Bibliography

J.A.E.; Normas do Traçado

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes- oral presentation of the subjects of the course with the support of transparencies and the black board Practical classes- design of a road on a geographically difficult place

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES: The teaching methodologies permit students to apply the learned knowledge taught in an integrated way. Formulate proposals for changing roads procedures or strategies. Criticizing the methodologies and used concepts and preview the lines of evolution. Deal with real elements of design and seek to develop more efficient solutions in relation function/cost/benefit. To know and contact available information provided by real companies and reflect on its meaning in the perspective of the future sustainability of the business of road construction, both nationally and internationally.

Software

Programa de Geometria de Directriz

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Infrastructures engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	65,00
Total:	65,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the MIEC assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for each of the classes’ types is not exceeded.

Calculation formula of final grade

AF=0,75E+0,25TG

E-Classificatio of final exam (50% for the theorethical part and 25% for the practical)

TG-Classification of the practical assignement

Observations

........................................................ Working time estimated out of class: 4 hours