101-0367-00L Geotechnical Engineering in Transportation
Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
Lecturers | D. Hauswirth |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | German |
Abstract | Road design criteria, Technology of road construction materials, geotechnical testing methods in Laboratory and in situ, Planning, monitoring and interpretation of soil field tests, Soil classification for traffic construction, Compaction of road structures and dams, Frost characteristics of soil materials, soil stabilization |
Objective | Aim of the course is to teach students the most important aspects of the road structure, its building and design methods. An essential part of the course is devoted to understand the influence of the insitu conditions: soil, underground, climate, water, as well as of the charachteristics of building materials and of road surface on the durability of the pavement. |
Content | Road design criteria, Technology of road construction materials, geotechnical testing methods in Laboratory and in situ, Planning, monitoring and interpretation of soil field tests, Soil classification for traffic construction, Compaction of road structures and dams, Frost characteristics of soil materials, soil stabilization |
Lecture notes | Autographie, Uebungsblätter, Handouts |
Literature | as indicated in the course |
Prerequisites / Notice | In den Vorlesungen und Übungen werden verschiedene Demonstrationsmaterialien verwendet. Voraussetzungen: Grundlagenkenntnisse in "Bodenmechanik/Grundbau" sowie in "Projektierung von Verkehrsanlagen" |