Geometric Design of Roads
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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