Course syllabus
Vägkonstruktion och VA-system
Road Construction and Water Systems
VTVF95, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)
Valid for: 2017/18
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2017-04-06
General Information
Compulsory for: IBYV2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
Aim
- The course is intended to provide fundamental knowledge
and technique in road construction. On completion of the course
the student should be familiar with the planning and implementation
of different road projects and how various interested parties
influence the process.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- Explain and use the basic
concepts of road construction and
sewerage systems
- Have a comprehensive understanding
on the part of society's
infrastructure that consists of
va-operation
- Have basic knowledge of
planning, calculation and design
of public sewerage
facilities
- Be able to explain and use the
concepts of force and torque
- Be able to use the relationship
between load and deformation
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
- Apply a knowledge of soil mechanics in infrastructural
projects.
- Draw up a work plan for a standard asphalt surface and evaluate
the materials’ properties in terms of the established
requirements according to prevailing specifications.
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Understand the importance of common points in systematic
planning and implementation of available information for evaluating
the reliability of the results obtained.
Contents
- Calculation of tension,
compression and resistance in
soil
- Measurement methods from terrace to
the finished surface and quality
assurance
- Selection of coating
types. Criteria for selection
of asphalt pavements
- Dimensioning of
superstructures. material
properties
- General overview of urban
wastewater systems from the raw
water intake to discharge into
receiving waters
- Calculation of design
flows, for drinking water
and wastewater
- Handling of different kinds of
"urban" water in
a planning stage for an
area
- Design of plant components
in the urban sewerage
system
Examination details
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Students are examined both individually and in a collaborative group. The group examination is based on written group tasks. Individual written exams, includes both theory and calculation.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Admission
Required prior knowledge: VTVA45 Road and Railway Engineering
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: VTVF60, VVBF25
Reading list
- Sven Agardh & Ebrahim Parhamifar: Vägbyggnad. Liber, 2014, ISBN: 978-91-47-09346-5.
- Viveka Lidström: Kompendium i VA- System.
Contact and other information
Course coordinator: Ebrahim Parhamifar, Ebrahim.Parhamifar@tft.lth.se
Examinator: Ebrahim Parhamifar, Ebrahim.Parhamifar@tft.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tft.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning/
Further information: The course is given at Campus Helsingborg