Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr, 2d FW
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course concerns the design of roads and other similar infrastructures. It contains the following facets:
- A presentation of the theory, the practical and abstract tools for the design and the dimansionnement of the roads
- Some invited lectures on the interactions with the town planning, the planning of transport etc.
- A visit of the BRRC, the Belgian Road Researches Center
- A group work of design of a road infrastructure (for example a traffic circle)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills
basics of geotechnics and hydraulics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
a mix of face-to-face courses, personnal readings, invited lectures.
A group work for designing a road work.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
lecture notes (goetchnics course) will be on MyULiege and comprises a chapter on road engineering.
The CRR website and its journal are a good complement.
Assessment methods and criteria
based on report and other productions from the students.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course will be given on some Wednesday of the 1st semester.
Contacts
Robert Charlier (Robert.Charlier@uliege.be)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
All students have passed this course, there will be no second session