BYVE3620 Road and Railway Engineering Course description

The student becomes acquainted with the basic principles to design asphalt pavements and road construction and gets a general introduction to railway engineering.

BYPE1600 Mekanikk

BYPE1500 Fysikk og Kjemi (only Fysikk is relevant)

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:

• has knowledge of the construction and design of the superstructure and substructure for roads and railways
• has knowledge of track forces and how these are transferred to the superstructure and substructure
• has knowledge of forces in continuously welded rail and how this is maintained
• has knowledge of road and railway drainage
• is familiar with road and railway construction

Skills

The student:

• can design the substructure and superstructure for roads and the superstructure for railways
• understands the most important processes in road and railway construction
• can assist in planning and prioritizing maintenance on a road and railway section

General competence

The student:

• understands the basis for designing roads and railways under various ground and terrain conditions
• understands the main principles for the design, construction, and maintenance of roads and railways
• understands how the various components of roads and railways function together and influence each other
• can utilize digital competence

Lectures, exercises, computer lab and excursions.

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

• Road: 1 individual exercise.
• Railway: at least 2 out of 4 given exercises. Each exercise corresponds to an approximate workload of 3 hours.

Individual written exam under supervision, 4 hours.

The result of the exam can be appealed.

A resit or rescheduled exam may take the form of an oral exam. In that case the exam results cannot be appealed.

A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out. Formula sheet for railway.

Graded scale A-F.

One internal examiner. External examiner is used regularly.

Christopher Schive

BYTS2400 Geoteknikk og veibygging: 5stp

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