Operation and Maintenance of Road and Drainage Systems

• Acquire knowledge and tools for road operation and maintenance
• Acquire knowledge and tools for operation and maintenance of drainage systems
• Plan and design maintenance of road systems
• Plan and design maintenance of drainage systems
• Explain solution proposals for the maintenance of roads and drainage systems
• Analyze and optimize energy consumption in the drainage system
• Explain technologies for road maintenance
• Explain technologies for pipe renovation
• Analyze and recommend solutions assessed in relation to sustainability, supported by multi-criteria and LCA based methods
• Explain the group’s cooperation

Road structure and materials
Operation and maintenance of roads and paths
Operation and maintenance of permeable pavements
Road maintenance strategy
Road maintenance methods
Registration and condition assessment, prioritization of efforts
Operation and maintenance of signaling systems

The main components of the drainage system.
Operation and maintenance of the drainage system’s structures and wells
Data collection for existing capacity
Adapting the drainage system’s structures to climate change
Operation and maintenance with a focus on operating energy optimization
Operation and maintenance of LAR solutions
Strategy for pipe renovation
Methods of pipe renovation
TV inspection and condition assessment and prioritization of renovation efforts
Prevention of rat problems.

LCA tools for roads and supply systems

62330/62265/62276/62277, The student is recommended to have followed the relevant course package.

Lectures, exercises, student presentations, preparation of course assignments.
Coursework and projects are solved in groups of 3-4 students.

Section for Production, transport and planning
Study Programme Building and Civil Engineering: 4th semester
Study Programme Arctic Building and Civil Engineering: elective course

The course includes practical exercises where attendance is mandatory.

Digital tools: QGIS, SCALCO Live, Wastewater Committee’s LAR spreadsheet, MicroStation, MS Project, Sigma, InfraLCA