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Traffic Infrastructure, 6 ECTS credits.
/Trafikens infrastruktur/
For:
KTS
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 30
Rec. self-study hours: 130
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Transportation Systems Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
The course aims at presenting basic knowledge on the infrastructure of the traffic system, its constitution and functionalities, and about planning of infrastructure. The course is focused on road traffic and transportation of persons. After the course a student shall
- have knowledge on the conditions and methods used for planning of private car traffic, public transport and pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
- have knowledge of basic definitions and approaches used in road traffic planning.
- be able to evaluate a spatial plan based on given planning requirements and forecasts.
- be able to describe characteristics, functionalities and limitations of the major types of models used for traffic planning.
- be able to use a commercial planning software for performing traffic analyses.
- use the achieved knowledge along with principles for a cost—benefit calculation to make an overall evaluation of a traffic infrastructure project.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Transport Systems, Transport Economics
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Planning of public transport and railway traffic, Planning and simulation of traffic systems
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Organisation:
The course contains a number of lectures, some of which might be given by external guests. A project, consisting of three tasks, is an essential part of the course, which partly are to be solved by use of a commercial software tool.
The course is given during both study periods of the spring semester.
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Course contents:
Brief introduction to urban planning and traffic planning. Civil engineering planning issues. Planning of public transports and pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Planning of road traffic. Evaluation of traffic systems. Introduction to planning methods and software. The four step model for traffic forecasts.
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Course literature:
Hydén C. (ed.), Trafiken i den hållbara staden, Studentlitteratur, latest edition.
Complementary materials is published on the learning platform.
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Examination: |
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Project assignments
Hand-in assignmnets
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4 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Course grade is given as a weighted sum of the examination assignments. |
Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Erik Bergfeldt
Examiner: Anders Peterson
Link to the course homepage at the department
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