LAWI301539 Road design (exercises)


Type
Project course
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Stark, Juliane , Rupprecht, Franz-Xaver , Berger, Wolfgang Josef , Zierl, Dietmar
Organisation
Transport Studies
Offered in
Wintersemester 2026/27
Languages of instruction
Deutsch

Content

Design exercise for either
* a detailed design of a short section of open-country road or
* a design for a railroad section.
Electronic calculations, site plan, longitudinal section, cross-sections, and detailed design as a group project for a team of 3 students.

Procedure following the introductory lecture:
- Road alignment: Homework exercise with review sessions with the supervising teaching assistants, oral exam upon submission;
or
- Railroad alignment: Supplementary introductory meeting with D. Zierl, followed by a homework exercise with review sessions by personal arrangement, oral exam upon submission.

Previous knowledge expected

Road Alignment: Course LAWI100362 (formerly 856105) Road Design or the practical component of Course LAWI301549 (formerly 856034) Transport Planning and Highway Engineering;
For railroad alignments, additionally the course Railway system and railway construction (Specialization I).

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Deepening the design of the transportation routes with the help of a road or railroad project
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.