COURSE SYLLABUS Road and railway engineering 7.5 credits Vägar och järnvägar First cycle, G0002B Version Autumn 2007 Sp 1 - Spring 2009 Sp 4Autumn 2009 Sp 1 - Spring 2011 Sp 4Autumn 2011 Sp 1 - Spring 2012 Sp 4Autumn 2012 Sp 1 - Spring 2013 Sp 4Autumn 2013 Sp 1 - Spring 2014 Sp 4Autumn 2014 Sp 1 - Spring 2015 Sp 4Autumn 2015 Sp 1 - Autumn 2015 Sp 2Spring 2016 Sp 3 - Autumn 2016 Sp 2Spring 2017 Sp 3 - Spring 2019 Sp 3Spring 2019 Sp 4 - Spring 2020 Sp 4Autumn 2020 Sp 1 - Present Course syllabus valid: Autumn 2020 Sp 1 - PresentThe version indicates the term and period for which this course syllabus is valid. The most recent version of the course syllabus is shown first. Education level First cycle Grade scale G U 3 4 5 Subject Civil Engineering Subject group (SCB) Civil Engineering Entry requirementsIn order to meet the general entry requirements for first cycle studies you must have successfully completed upper secondary education and documented skills in English language and Basic knowledge of Geotechnics recommended More information about English language requirements SelectionThe selection is based on 1-165 credits.Course Aim The aim of the course is to give student basic knowledge in the construction and design of roads and railways, and the performance and distresses during the service time. The course is based on the Swedish framework for road and railway construction but the theory and design approaches are globally applicable. After the course the student shall be able to: Describe: The role of road and railway infrastructure in the society How the society plan and realize investments and maintenance in road and railway engineering Geotechnical survey’s for road and railway projects Account for: Laboratory investigation methods for bound and unbound materials Degradation mechanisms for road and railways Condition monitoring and rating of roads Analytical and empirical design methods for roads General design principles in railways Operation and maintenance planning Explain: Structural design of flexible and rigid pavements Structural design of ballasted tracks Apply: Basic frost depth analysis Evaluate results from ballast testing Basic design of road superstructures in the Swedish classes DK1 and DK1 The Swedish safety guidelines for work within road traffic environments. ContentsThe course covers design, construction and basic operation and maintenance on road and railways. Design and material requirements in this course are based on Swedish guidelines and European standards. The course extensively covers geotechnical requirements, alignment, supportive structures and the realization of construction projects processes. The focus in the course is on superstructure design and material requirements. In the course is the test for accreditation to work within traffic environments in Sweden.RealizationThe course contains lectures, individual hand-ins, and group work. A fieldtrip may be included in the course.ExaminationThe final grading is based on exams, hand-ins and group work assignments.ExaminerHans MattssonTransition termsThe course G0002B is equal to ABG101Literature. Valid from Autumn 2014 Sp 1 (May change until 10 weeks before course start)Agardh, S., Parhamifar, E., 2014. Vägbyggnad. Liber AB, Stockholm. ISBN978-97-47-09346-5 Sundqvist, H. 1999. Byggande, drift och underhåll av järnvägsbanor. Rapport67. Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm. ISSN 1103-4289. Search books in the library » Course offered byDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources EngineeringModules CodeDescriptionGrade scaleHPStatusFrom periodTitle 0004ExamsG U 3 4 53.00MandatoryA15 0005Assignment reportsG U 3 4 54.50MandatoryA15 Study guidanceStudy guidance for the course is to be found in our learning platform Canvas before the course starts. Students applying for single subject courses get more information in the Welcome letter. You will find the learning platform via My LTU.Syllabus establishedThe plan is established by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 2007-01-31 and is valid from H07.Last revisedby Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies Eva Gunneriusson, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering 14 Feb 2020