Geometric Design of Roads

ENG/GEO Master's course taught by Henry Gustavsson.
Screen shot from street drainage design with Novapoint-software.
Screen shot from street drainage design with Novapoint-software. / photo: Henry Gustavsson

Overview

The course includes contemporary approaches to the geometric design of highways and streets: road vehicles and users, vertical and horizontal design elements, cross-sections, road location, environment, equipment, planning and design concepts, and principles. Real data and a street in Helsinki was used in design exercise.

Master's level course.

How does this course promote work-life connections?

The design was done with Novapoint-software which is commonly used by infra-consulting companies for street and road design. The teachers were experts from Ramboll.

Teaching methods

The course includes lectures, problem-based exercises and a site visit. Assessment is based on calculation, planning and design exercises (75%), and learning diaries/self evaluation (25 %).

Reach

16 students.

School

Aalto School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

Course code

GEO-E3040 Geometric Design of Roads

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Contact person

Henry Gustavsson

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