Structural Design of Traffic Infrastructures (5cr)
Course unit code: C-10122-RAK--IN--300
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Institution
- University of Tampere
Objectives
On completion of this course, the student is able to: explain the loading impacts affecting the service life of traffic infrastructures and their effectsdescribe the structural types of conventional traffic infrastructures and their characteristic deterioration mechanismsdescribe the factors affecting the mechanical behavior of the materials of traffic infrastructuresexplain the factors affecting the penetration depth of seasonal frost and the effects of the frost phenomenon in traffic infrastructuresdimension conventional traffic infrastructures both with regard to bearing capacity and frost resistanceexplain the applications of finite element method in the modeling of the mechanical behaviour of traffic infrastructuresdescribe the importance of drainage structures used in traffic infrastructures explain their design principles
Content
Core contentsStructural types of traffic infrastructures and their deterioration mechanismsLoading impacts affecting traffic infrastructuresMechanical behavior of bound and unbound infrastructure construction materialsSeasonal frost phenomenon and its effects in infrastructuresLoading resistance and frost dimensioning of traffic infrastructureImportance and design principles of infrastructure drainage
Further information
The language is still Finnish 2024-2025, but will change to English in autumn 2025.