After successful completion of the course, students are able to work on a planning tastk with the programm ProVI.

Students learn in the terrain section:

• Creating projects and database files
• Create a digital terrain model

In the rail part:

• Designing a simple alignment of a Double-Track Line
• Construct a turnout connection in the straight line
• Create and determine the curvature string
• Develop a transverse profile and a bridge taking the structure gauge into account
• Develop a gradient taking the terrain into account

In the street part:

• Designing an axis
• Develop a longitudinal profile with constraint points
• Create a cross profile including structure, lanes, drainage, and routing directions
• Provide evidence of the required overtaking and stopping distances

In the Evaluation section:

• Evaluating the Mass Balance for Construction/Top Layers/Base courses
• Visualize a 3D route

Demonstration of the software ProVI for design and construction of traffic routes. After an introduction, students elaborate a small project on their own. Afterwards, they present the project.

• Introduction to the usage of ProVI software
• Joint development of a practice task
• Independent design of a routing project and a special task
• Presentation of the results

1 Day            Introduction to the Software ProVI

2 Weeks       Independent work on a small projekt

1/2 Day         Presentation of the projects

• Participation in the exercises
• Complete submission of the routing project
• Presentation of the special task

Conditions of admission

Students have to successfully complete all of the following courses: