Course syllabus for Design methodology infrastructure

Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-17 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameProjekteringsmetodik infrastruktur och anläggning
  • CodeBOM315
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTISAM
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyCivil and Environmental Engineering
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 61128
  • Maximum participants48
  • Minimum participants12
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0117 Project 1.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c1.5 c0 c0 c0 c0 c
0217 Project 6 c
Grading: UG		0 c6 c0 c0 c0 c0 c

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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

BOM210 Urban space and functions
BOM275/ACE180 Urban planning - theory and application

Aim

The aim is to give a deeper knowledge in designing and building a bridge- and road project

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- Explain the role of project design in the building process and give examples of different kinds of stakeholders. 
- Describe the structure of the consulting industry.
- Describe a project design process, phases and organisation.
- Exemplify current regulations and guidelines.  
- Describe and use available maps and drawings as a base for the project
- Apply current project design methodology
- Explain the different steps in detailed road project with bridge
- Use a common road and bridge design computer program
- Identify obstacles and problems and choose a suitable road alignment including the bridge
- Design a stretch of a road with a bridge
- Produce drawings for the horizontal and vertical alignment and for cross sections
- Cost estimation
- Propose, present and evaluate a design of a road with bridge regarding traffic, geotechnical and environmental conditions.

Content

Basic project design management & terminology, standards forms for organisation of the design work. Roles and functions in a in a team; project team leader, responsible officer, different responsibility functions. Basic orientation about the significance of the design phase in relation to the different phases of the construction project.

Geometric and constructive design of a road project with bridge. For the geometric design theoretical lectures and a common road and bridge design computer program will be used. A cost estimate of the project will be done. 

Organisation

The project work will be performed in groups of two students (occasionally one ore three). Lectures will introduce the different steps but the project work will mainly be done in computer or lecture rooms with necessary supervision.  

Literature

Notes, distributed material and technical manuals from the Swedish Transport Administration.

Examination including compulsory elements

No written or oral exam.
The group work will be marked with pass or fail.
For a pass grade all the given assignments should be passed.
Only the grade pass will be used.

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.