(1) Learn the basic thinking related to railway design and construction.
(2) Understand and can explain technical terms related to roads and railways.
(3) Understand the thinking of standards for planar surface structure, cross-sectional structure, and longitudinal structure through the Road Construction Ordinance and the Railway Operation Act. Learn the basics of structures of roads and railways.
(4) Learn about the materials, design methods, and construction methods, based on the guidelines for asphalt pavement and guidelines for cement concrete pavement. Learn the basic thinking related to pavement design and construction.
Outline:
Various transportation methods include land transportation, maritime traffic, and air transportation, all of which are essential to the social life of people. Among these transportation methods, land transportation using road and railway will be covered. Their current states, problem points, and future potential will be explained. While there are positive aspects brought on by transportation facilities, negative aspects such as pollution, destruction of environment and nature, etc. have become social issues, in recent times. Have a broad perspective as an engineer in transportation facilities. Learn the basic knowledge on planning, designing, construction, and maintenance, as someone who will be administering them.
This course will be held in a lecture style, and taught by an instructor who was in charge of traffic policies, etc. in Akashi City. The instructor will use one's experience to teach about traffic facilities.
Liaison: Yasuyuki Nabeshima
Style:
Classes will be conducted mainly in a lecture style. There will be exercise problems on traffic engineering.
For this course, an instructor who has been in charge of a series of tasks, from planning to construction in traffic policy, will use one's experience to raise questions on problems and cautions that has been encountered on the job. Classes will be conducted so that students will have a chance to individually think of solutions, and deepen their understanding.
Notice:
Regularly take an interest in topics related to traffic methods and facilities, and take care to collect various information from newspaper, etc. Students may use notes with one's own handwriting to answer questions on period exam for the first semester. They must take notes in class. This course's content will amount to 90 hours of study in total. These hours include the learning time guaranteed in classes and the standard self-study time required for pre-study / review, and completing assignment reports.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for evaluation.
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| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Introduction to traffic engineering
Learn the system of traffic engineering, the characteristics and roles, etc. of various types of traffic, and think about the comprehensive transportation system, which is a combination of various types of traffic. |
Can explain about the system of traffic engineering, the characteristics and roles of various types of traffic, and about the comprehensive transportation system.
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| 2nd |
Introduction to railways
Learn the history of railways, the classification, etc. of railways in the laws and system, with an understanding of the positioning of railway systems engineering in the civil engineering system. |
Can explain about the history of railways, its classification in the laws and system, and the positioning of railway systems engineering in the civil engineering system.
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| 3rd |
Railway facilities (1)
Learn the basic matters of railway facilities, such as the structure and standards of railway tracks, and the materials for orbits, as a necessary knowledge for railway planning. |
Can explain about the basic matters of railway facilities, such as the materials for orbits, and the structure and standards of railways tracks, which are required for railway planning.
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| 4th |
Railway facilities (2)
Learn the basic matters of railway facilities, such as the railway stations (passenger and cargo stations), maintenance and environmental measures for railway tracks, etc. |
Can explain about the basic matters of railway facilities, such as the railway stations, and the maintenance and environmental measures for railway tracks.
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| 5th |
Shinkansen railway Shinkansen railway facilities and super high-speed railway
Learn the basic matters of Shinkansen railway facilities, such as the railway line standards, railway stations, train operation systems, etc. Learn the overview and the significance of development about magnetic levitation railway. |
Can explain the basic matters of Shinkansen railway facilities. Can also explain the overview about magnetic levitation railway.
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| 6th |
Urban railways (1)
Analyze the current state of railways in the city, learn about the roles, functions, characteristics, etc. of urban high-speed railways in the urban development planning, and examine the transportation methods that meet the transportation requirements. |
Can explain about the roles, functions, characteristics, etc. of urban high-speed railways, and about the transportation methods that meet the transportation requirements.
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| 7th |
Urban railways (2)
Analyze cases studies and societal needs that hope for a new urban railway system, and learn the technical characteristics and transport characteristics of various new transportation systems. |
Can explain the technical characteristics and transport characteristics of various new transportation systems.
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| 8th |
A good road
Think about good road conditions based on the roles and functions of roads. Understand the direction of learning hereafter by classifying and summing them up. |
Can explain the conditions of good roads and can classify them.
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Introduction to roads, road planning and investigation
Learn the history of roads, the classification in the laws and system, etc., based on the positioning of road engineering in the civil engineering system. Learn the basic matters involved in road investigation and planning. |
Can explain the history of roads, the classification in the laws and system, etc., based on the positioning of road engineering in the civil engineering system, and the basic matters involved in road investigation and planning.
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| 10th |
Geometric design 1 (cross-sectional surface and flat alignment)
Learn the concept and standard of road widths, such as a lane, roadway, shoulder, median zones, etc. Understand the standard of straight lines, circular curves, relaxation curves, and sight distance which constitute a flat alignment. |
Can explain about straight lines, circular curves, relaxation curves, and sight distance which constitute a flat alignment.
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| 11th |
Geometric design 2 (vertical alignment, consistency of alignment, crossing section)
Learn the concept of slope and vertical curves among the vertical alignment elements of the road, and understand the need for the consistency of flat and vertical alignment. In addition, learn about the forms of level crossing and overhead crossing. |
Can explain the consistency of flat alignment and vertical alignment, and can explain the forms of level crossing and overhead crossing.
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| 12th |
About the city planning project [Ohata]
Learn based on case studies of city planning projects related to roads. |
Can explain examples of city planning projects related to roads.
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| 13th |
Asphalt pavement
Learn about the materials and structure of asphalt pavement, and understand how to determine pavement thickness and mixtures, and problem points of the construction method. |
Can explain the materials and structure, pavement thickness and mixtures of asphalt pavement.
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| 14th |
Cement concrete pavement
Learn the transition of cement concrete pavement. Learn how to determine pavement thickness and about elements to consider for mix design, and understand the problems of construction methods. |
Learn the materials and structure of cement pavement, and can explain about pavement thickness and mixtures.
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| 15th |
Road maintenance and repair
Learn the types of destruction of roads, particularly pavements, and learn how to repair destroyed and damaged areas, and about measures to prevent destruction. |
Can explain how to maintain and repair pavement.
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| 16th |
Final exam
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Test the content learned from week 1 to week 15.
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