B673 – Urban Transport Planning

Module
Urban Transport Planning
Urban Transport Planning
Module number
B673
Version: 1
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Vesper
andreas.vesper(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Vesper
andreas.vesper(at)htw-dresden.de
Course language(s)

English
in "Urban Transport Planning"
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Internship)
Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Written academic assessment
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Urban Transport Planning"
Form of teaching

Lectures, practical training, onsite inspection of urban road infrastructure
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure
  • Road user groups and their requirements on urban road infrastructure,
  • Functional network design,
  • Design of cross section,
    • standardised design method,
    • individual design method,
  • Design of intersection
    • compact roundabout,
    • signalised intersection,
  • Capacity analysis of intersection
    • compact roundabout,
    • signalised intersection,
  • Special requirements of selected user groups on urban road design:
    • cyclist,
    • pedestrian,
    • handicapped person,
  • Design of urban interchanges between different means of transport.
Qualification objectives
  • Transfer of basic knowledge and basic skills
    • in design of urban road infrastructure,
    • in capacity analysis of urban road infrastructure
Social and personal skills
No information
Special admission requirements
Recommended prerequisites
Continuation options
Literature
  • Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV): Directives for the Design of Urban Roads, 2006, translation 2012.
Current teaching resources

Lecture notes (e.g. PP-presentation)
Notes
No information
Link to course/learning resources in OPAL
https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/26727219207
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