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Road intersections


Road intersections
Department or Chair within the Faculty: Department for Geotechnics, Transportation and Geodesy
Study program: Graduate (master) university study programme
Study level: 2nd cycle
Course title: Road intersections
Course code: 2.05 – 410
Language of instruction: English
Course description:
Road intersection traffic: the splitting of traffic flows; types of traffic flows; traffic operations; traffic regimes; traffic flows channeling. Selection criteria for the type of junctions: traffic-planning; traffic-technical, traffic-construction. Intersection classification: level intersections, grade-separated intersection, combined intersection. The geometry of the vehicle motion. Intersection elements: traffic lane width, traffic lane length, design of the intersection elements, traffic islands. Route design in the intersection field: visibility; longitudinal gradients and cross slopes.
Form of teaching: Lectures, practical exercises, seminar
Form of assessment: Written and oral exam
Number of ECTS: 5
Class hours per week: 2 (lectures) + 2 (practical work)
Minimum number of students: 5
Period of realization: Winter semester
Lecturer: Ivana Barišić