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AH1022 Traffic and Road Engineering, Basic Course 7.5 credits

Trafik- och vägteknik, grundkurs

The design and regulation of road traffic facilities is based on the interrelationship between driver – vehicle – road- and traffic environment including unprotected road users. This requires a thorough understanding of traffic behaviour and traffic process in terms of interactions between different road users. Furthermore traffic legislation and road building regulations create fundamental requirements on which the design of sustainable road traffic facilities must be based.

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    C

  • Subject area

    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 12 for single courses students

  • Periods

    Autumn 12 P2 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    10019

  • Start date

    22/10/2012

  • End date

    2013 week: 1

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places *

    3 - 5

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Schedule

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  • Course responsible

    Albania Nissan <bibbi@kth.se>

Spring 13 for programme students

Spring 13 SFINX for programme students

  • Periods

    Spring 13 P3 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    61330

  • Start date

    11/01/2013

  • End date

    2013 week: 11

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places

    No limitation

  • Schedule

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  • Course responsible

    Albania Nissan <bibbi@kth.se>

  • Target group

    SFINX

Spring 14 for programme students

  • Periods

    Spring 14 P3 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    60170

  • Start date

    2014 week: 4

  • End date

    2014 week: 12

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

    28 (preliminary)

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places *

    Min. 5

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places.

  • Schedule

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  • Course responsible

    Albania Nissan <bibbi@kth.se>

  • Target group

    Open for CSAMH, TTK year 3

  • Part of programme

Learning outcomes

The course provides basic knowledge of the road traffic process and impacts needed for sustainable planning, analysis and design of road traffic facilities. Furthermore the course disseminates methods for road design, construction and maintenance.

Course main content

  • Traffic legislation
  • Travel habits and driver behaviour
  • Basic traffic flow theory
  • Traffic studies & data collection
  • Impacts of road traffic facilities (level of service, traffic safety, environment)
  • Project work: Data collection, analysis and design of a traffic facility
  • Use of AutoCAD for traffic facility design

Eligibility

Completed and documented upper secondary education including documented proficiency in Swedish B.

Experience within traffic subject is recommended.

Literature

  • Course folder including traffic and road engineering guidelines and manuals. In Swedish
  • Vägar och gators utformning (VGU). Vägverket 2004. In Swedish.
  • Effektsamband 2000, Vägverket, delen nybyggnad och förbättring (VV 2001:78). In Swedish
  • Manual för CAPCAL. In Swedish
  • Manual för TRANSYT. In Swedish
  • ATB Väg 2003. In Swedish

Examination

  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ÖVN1 - Exercises, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Written examination (TEN; 4,5 cr) and project work (ÖVN; 3 cr).

Offered by

ABE/Transport and Logistics

Contact

Albania Nissan; bibbi@kth.se

Examiner

Albania Nissan <bibbi@kth.se>

Add-on studies

Courses in the Masters program in Transport systems.

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 11.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 07.