LEARNING OUTCOMES
After this course student can apply and evaluate different geometric design elements and understands their mathematical basis. Student is able to analyze how road geometry affects roadside safety, and how road alignment interacts with surrounding landscape and urban space. Student understands the role of the planning phase of a road as a part of life cycle of a road.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 08.01.2024 - 22.02.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Nina Raitanen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
- Development and applications of concepts of geometric design for rural and urban roads
- Design controls and criteria.
- Design elements and their use (sight distance, horizontal and vertical alignment, cross-section elements, highway types, intersection design elements, types of interchanges and interchange design elements, grade separations, and clearance)
- Road location in a landscape (engineering, economic, and social aspects, ecology, aesthetics)
- Design of streets
- Drainage and road environment
- Roadside safety and environment
- Road planning process (plans, specifications, and controls)
- Planning as a part of a life cycle of a road
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures, exercises, homework.
Calculation, planning, and design exercises (75%) Learning diaries/Self-evaluation/ or quizzes (25 %).
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Total 132 hours:
Lectures 20h
In-class calculation and design exercises/contact hours 28h
Individual work, homework, etc. 84h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
13 Climate Action
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course is now intended to be proposed every year with the condition that substantial teaching support will be provided to the responsible teacher.
Learning outcomes and content might need some adjustment.
The course could be potentially offered online. However, this will require the availability of teaching tools and software available online to instructors and students.
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III
2023-2024 Spring IIIEnrollment :
Registration for the course: Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi). Max 30 students. Primarily for students from Master's Programme in Geoengineering or MSc Programme in Spatial Planning and Transportation Engineering.