Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-17 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameInfrastruktur, högskoleingenjör
- CodeBOM310
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTISAM
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyCivil and Environmental Engineering
- DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 61117
- Block schedule
- Open for exchange studentsNo
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0117 Project 7.5 c Grading: TH | 7.5 c |
In programmes
Examiner
Mats Karlsson- Senior Lecturer, Geology and Geotechnics, Architecture and Civil Engineering
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
Aim
The course aims to deepen the understanding of the role of Civil Engineers in infrastructure projects (road and rail). Based on technical requirements and regulations, students should learn to plan and construct infrastructure with regards to the law, techniques, economics and sustainable development. The course is a natural progression in the topic area of "infrastructure and urban planning and is based on a project. The theme will be road or railway in a corridor i.e., Gothenburg - Borås. In the project, students will use the acquired knowledge from earlier courses taken at Chalmers.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
Describe the sub-steps in the planning and design of road and rail projects, as well as the governing laws and regulations.Evaluate alternative corridors for road / railway line from an economic and enviromental perspective.
Describe and apply geological and geotechnical investigations for planning.
Describe different sealing and reinforcement methods, and identify their usability for different soil and rock conditions with regards to sustainable construction, operation and maintenance.
Based on technical and environmental requirements and prerequisites,draw cross-sections, plans and profiles for line infrastructure.
Content
The course includes an introduction to planning and design of roads and railways, with engineering, environmental, geological, hydrogeological, rock mechanics and geotechnical perspective.The course is planned as a project work with supporting deepening lectures. The project work is based on an existing area for transport corridor Gothenburg- Borås, which will provide the opportunity to apply the acquired technical knowledge in a railway project.
An important part of the course is the understanding of the planning process and to learn the tools to develop good basis for the desicion on the location and overall design.
Organisation
The course consists of the following learning activities: Project and lectures. The lectures will support the project. Some of the lectures and textbooks are in English.
Project work:
The grouping is done by students themselves, resulting in up to five students per group.
Preliminary:
Part 1 (20%) comprises determining the aim and objectives, as well as based on this, the selection a corridor for railway and the speed standard. The need for geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological studies should be described. Choices must be justified in a part-report.
Part 2 (60%) considers a given corridor to determine cross-sections and alignment, as well as an overall technical design and dimensioning for mass balance, foundations, structures and stormwater management. Reporting is done in the form of intermediate reports with drawings and system description.
Part 3 (20%) includes a selected individual analysis of a problem related to any of the topics above, including road safety, traffic analysis, acoustics / vibrations, risk analysis, costings and production planning.
Literature
Bergbyggnad, Ulf Lindblom, 2010, Liber AB.
Ground improvement, Klaus Kirsch, Klaus & Alan Bell (Editors), 2013. Third Edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London.
Soil Improvement and Ground Modification Methods, 2014, Peter G. Nicholson, Butterworth-Heinemann.
Provpumpning som geohydrologisk undersökningsmetodik (Carlsson & Gustafson)
Literature Compendium for Engineering Geology, Sara Kvartsberg, Lars O Ericsson, Johan Thörn
Foundations of Engineering Geology, Tony Waltham, 2009, third edition
Compendium in vägutformning 2000
Compendium in vägbyggnad nov 2015
Guidance documents from Trafikverket
Selected documents (pdfs)
Examination including compulsory elements
Examination through group presentations and project reports.The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.