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Traffic, Transport Planning and Railway Construction (Fall 2012) |
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| Course code : | BVTR-T3-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 15 | Status : | Optional |
| Revised : | 14/05 2013 | Written : | 09/01 2013 |
| Placement : | 6.-7. semester | Hours per week : | 27 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English if English students are present |
| Objective : | The student will acquire knowledge and understanding of methods, and skills in practical solutions of traffic and transport planning problems. The student will know about and understand the design, construction, operation and maintenance of railway facilities. The student who has fully achieved the objectives of the course will at the final examination, be able to: • identify and analyse transport problems • define and program transport improvement projects • apply the profession’s methods and tools in problem solutions • assess the consequences of own and others’ solutions • design and plan operation and maintenance of railway installations • analyze and assess the need for maintenance and renewal of existing railway installations • explain the course subjects within railway design, operation and maintenance • reflect on and justify the choice of solutions • explain the group’s co-operation, focusing on the interaction between international and Danish students. |
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| Principal Content : | - Methods and tools in traffic planning. - Project management. - Road safety. - Speed. - Planning and design of roads and paths. - Bus transport. - Walking and Cycling. - Assessment of environmental, road safety and socio-economic impact. - Railway infrastructure components and their function. - Track construction, track and switches. - Horizontal and vertical alignment, cross-section and drainage. - Maintenance and maintenance machines. - Organization and implementation of track renewal |
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| Teaching method : | Lectures by national and international professionals. Exercises. Excursions. Course project, to be solved in a group of 2 - 3 students. Selected problems to be described, analysed and solved, and solutions impact to be assessed. Course assignments. Supervisors contribute to the group formation that integrates foreign and Danish students. |
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| Required prequisites : | The student must have passed all Theme Courses | ||
| Type of examination : | Oral examination based on assignments | ||
| External examiner : | External | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | The assessment is based on assignments and course project carried out during the course, and a presentation and discussion about the project, related to the professional subjects of the course. For groups mixing exchange students and Danish students the evaluation will also focus on differences in the group members" professional, linguistic and study cultural background, as well as the group"s initiatives to overcome these differences. |
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