Road EngineeringLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: INF21PL02
Credits
5 op
Objective
The student should
- Understand the principles of road planning
- Know which authorities are responsible for infrastructure and road construction
- Be able to design road constructions and know how these are carried out
- Understand and be able to apply different working methods and stages in road construction
- Know how to design, manufacture and lay out pavements
- Know how to recycle old pavements
- Know which geosynthetic products are used in road construction
- Know about special foundation methods in road construction
- Know how to plan and build routes for easy traffic
- Know the basics of track technology
- Know how the maintenance of roads is administered and performed
Content
Road planning principles
- Authorities in the industry
- Design of ground structures
- Road work methods
- coating technology
- Reuse of coatings
- Geosynthetic products
- Special foundation in road construction
- basics in track engineering
- Road maintenance
Qualifications
Soil construction
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student has satisfactory knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student has good knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student has very good knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student lacks a basic understanding of road planning and road construction
Enrollment
15.06.2023 - 03.09.2023
Timing
28.08.2023 - 26.11.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Campus
Vasa, Wolffskavägen 33
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Teachers
- Frank Bäcksholm
- Tom Lipkin
Teacher in charge
Tom Lipkin
Groups
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ÖH22BYS-INFRA-VÖppna yh, Fortbildning i infrabyggande
Objective
The student should
- Understand the principles of road planning
- Know which authorities are responsible for infrastructure and road construction
- Be able to design road constructions and know how these are carried out
- Understand and be able to apply different working methods and stages in road construction
- Know how to design, manufacture and lay out pavements
- Know how to recycle old pavements
- Know which geosynthetic products are used in road construction
- Know about special foundation methods in road construction
- Know how to plan and build routes for easy traffic
- Know the basics of track technology
- Know how the maintenance of roads is administered and performed
Content
Road planning principles
- Authorities in the industry
- Design of ground structures
- Road work methods
- coating technology
- Reuse of coatings
- Geosynthetic products
- Special foundation in road construction
- basics in track engineering
- Road maintenance
Location and time
Vasa
Autumn 2023
Materials
Given during course
Teaching methods
lectures
Exercises
Project
excursions
Employer connections
Excursion
Exam schedules
Autumn 2023
Spring 2024
Completion alternatives
None
Student workload
lessons 20 h
tasks 60 h
excursion 10 h
test and preparation 40 h
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student has satisfactory knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student has good knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student has very good knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student lacks a basic understanding of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
The student lacks satisfactory knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
The student has satisfactory knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
The student has good knowledge of road planning and road construction
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student has very good knowledge of road planning and road construction
Qualifications
Soil construction