Road Design

What it is about

You will learn the design and dimensioning of sustainable asphalt and concrete road surfaces as well as special traffic areas. In the end you will understand stresses and load transfer, be able to apply calculation models and develop and evaluate constructive solutions for the road pavement.

What you will be able to do

• Understand loading of the road surface and other traffic areas
• Assess traffic and additional loads (including temperature)
• Apply design methods in the design process
• Evaluate constructive implementations
• Develop solutions for problems of road pavement

What the module consists of

• VorlesungDelivery of the disciplinary fundamentals with supporting presentations and visual materials
• HörsaalübungenDeepening the lecture material through meticulously worked example problems

Teaching method

• PowerPoint-PräsentationSupports the lecture and provides direct access to the lecturer's experience
• Anschauungsmaterialien und FilmeIllustrate facts in a practical manner
• Tafelarbeit/HörsaalübungenEnable working through examples and deepening the material