BYVE3401 Land Use and Transport Planning Course description

The course provides an introduction to land use and transport planning from a sustainability perspective. Students are given an introduction to the Norwegian planning system, as well as to the history, theories and methods of land use planning. The framework for land use planning is explained in relation to the overriding guidelines (legislation, standards etc.), but also in relation to the desired qualities (value basis) to be incorporated in the planning. The transport system has consequences for all parts of society and affects the environment and people in the form of air quality, noise, climate change and traffic accidents. Land use, the transport network, transport committees, local climate, road, water, sewage and storm water infrastructure are strongly linked to sustainable development, and the course provides an overview of how they are related and describes strategies for sustainability. Compulsory participation in laboratory exercises (NovaPoint Areal or Focus Arealplanlegging and NovaPoint VA) as well as inspections and study trips.

For those who cannot participate in the organized study trips and examinations, it will be possible to conduct individual study trips and examinations in the Oslo area, by agreement with the course coordinator.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student is familiar with:

• legislation, regulations, central and local government planning guidelines, guides and local government standards for drawing up plans and case processing of land-use plans
• planning and public participation processes, case processing of plans and the use of objections
• selected parts of the history of land use planning and planning theories
• environmental and planning ethics
• the relationship between urban structure and transport. The student is capable of explaining sustainable land use and transport solutions.

Skills

The student:

• is capable of preparing a zoning plan with pertaining zoning regulations and plan descriptions in accordance with the Ministry of the Environment's guidelines for zoning plans, and overriding guidelines
• is familiar with the principles for drawing up zoning plans using suitable software (NovaPoint Areal, Focus Arealplanlegging or similar) and pertaining technical plans for roads and water and sewage (plan drawings, longitudinal and cross-section drawings), and is capable of conducting impact assessments for area zoning plans and risk and vulnerability assessments for detailed zoning plans
• is capable of carrying out basic traffic technical calculations and analyses

General competence

The student is capable of:

• organising, planning and carrying out interdisciplinary studies, analyses and reports.
• describing political processes and decision-making processes for municipal land-use plans
• describing the principles for sustainable land use and transport development
• using interviews and literature studies as methods for producing surveys and reports

• lectures
• self-study and group work (Planning and Building Act)
• laboratory - preparation of plans and visualisation using suitable software (NovaPoint Areal, Focus Arealplanlegging or similar and NovaPoint Veg and NovaPoint VA)
• analyses of road junctions using SIDRA Intersection may also be required
• compulsory portfolio submission (individual and group assignments)
• compulsory field inspection of residential areas (1 day)
• participation in laboratory teaching for modelling and analyses using GIS (the ATP model) may be required

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• participation in all compulsory inspections (up to 4;days)
• participation in laboratory training in the use of software (Fokus Areal or NovaPoint Areal, NovaPoint VA, and, if relevant. GIS) (10 hours)

The course gives the students the necessary fundamental understanding of the principles used in the design of large complex structures made of reinforced concrete and steel. An important goal of the course is to give the students knowledge and experience of how to use the finite element method (FEM) correctly in design calculations. Furthermore, the students will learn how to apply the analysis results to the technical rules for concrete and steel structures (Eurocodes EC1, 2, 3 and 8). In particular, the course will give the students a deeper understanding of the non-linear behaviour of reinforced concrete, where the students will gain both theoretical and practical insight.

Other important topics addressed are dynamic wind and earthquake loads, and the background for modern standards and how uncertainties in load and material calculations are taken into account in the design process.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student:

· has advanced knowledge about the simulation, analysis and design of concrete and steel structures

· has in-depth knowledge of the non-linear behaviour of reinforced concrete

· is capable of describing the difference between linear and non-linear structural analysis

· is capable of explaining the theoretical basis for linear and non-linear geometry and material behaviour

· is capable of explaining the theoretical basis for dynamic wind and earthquake loads

· understands the design philosophy behind modern codes in terms of structural capacity, structural demand and how to quantify uncertainties in load and material descriptions.

Skills:

The student is capable of:

· modelling and simulating structures exposed to static and dynamic loads

· selecting appropriate analysis models and carrying out structural analyses for determining internal forces and moments, stress, strain and displacement with a satisfactory degree of accuracy

· performing dynamic analyses of structures exposed to wind and earthquake loading

· choosing appropriate material models and material properties to solve the problem in question

· performing a non-linear element analysis of concrete structures and evaluating the results

· applying the essential code provisions for the design of concrete and steel structures.

General competence:

The student is capable of:

· using FEM software in practical structural analyses

· assessing approaches to and limitations in linear and non-linear analyses

· using scholarly reports and articles to gain an overview of the latest developments in research in the field of non-linear analysis of concrete structures.

The teaching consists of lectures, exercises (written assignments or computer-based assignments) and project work. The exercises are linked to the topics taught. The project assignment is to be carried out in groups of 2-3 students and concerns FEM analysis and design of a structure. The report forms part of the assessment for the grade awarded for the course. Detailed guidelines for the project assignment will be published in Canvas.

Del 1) Two;internal eximiner.

Del 2) One internal examiner.

External examiners are used regularly.

Automasjonssystemer integrert i bygninger kan redusere energibruk og holde bygningers inneklima på et akseptable nivå. Det finnes flere reguleringsprinsipper for styring og regulering av energitekniske anlegg og i dag benyttes moderne datateknologi og feltbusser ved prosjektering av bygningsautomatikk.