Road Construction Technology

Dr.-Ing. Konrad Mollenhauer

Total module  Traffic 

2 SWS, 3 credits, winter semester 

Intended learning outcomes

Mastering the basics of dimensioning traffic routes on the behavior of the most important construction materials and the selection of suitable construction methods.

Content

• Design of road pavements
• Stresses from traffic and climate
• Dimensioning of subgrade and substructure
• Load bearing capacity
• Frost resistance

Technologies of earthworks

Requirements for building materials in traffic route construction

• Aggregates
• Binders (bitumen, cement)

Construction methods in road construction (design of construction materials, execution, quality assurance)

• Layers without binders
• Asphalt
• Concrete pavements and hydraulically bound base courses
• Pavement pavements

Course and examination requirements

Written exam 120 minutes (60 minutes road construction technology, 60 minutes design and layout of road traffic facilities)