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67223 Advanced Highway Design
Danish title: Geometrisk vejprojektering

Type: Å, Language: DDD
Credit points: 0 point
Previous course: C6713 + C6763
Offered by: Department of Planning (IFP)
No credit points with: C6713/C6763
Prerequisite: 67122.67152
Desirable: 67251
Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
Limitation: Max. 16
Scope and form: Lectures and exercise during 14 weeks in the fall. Geometric design work during 3 weeks in January.
Examination: Oral exam (14-weeks period). Evaluation of report (3-weeks period) (13 point scale )
Contact person: Søren Larsen, IFP, Building 115, Tel. +45 4525 1539
Aim: To enable the students to design urban and rural roads and intersections using computer aided design methods.
Contents: Three topics are dealt with during the fall: (1)geometric design controls including driver, vehicle and road characteristics, (2) geometric design of cross section, grade line and alignment taking the environment into consideration and (3) rehabilitation of existing roads including accident control. In January a road section is designed using the software programme NovaCAD.