Road EngineeringLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: BYM22IN05
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