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Instructor information
Module leader: Prof. Paola Di Mascio
Course information
ECTS: 6 credits
Status: Elective
Semester: 2
Hours: 40/20 (lectures/exercises)
Link: course page
Objectives
The course introduces the basic theoretical knowledge about design, construction and maintenance of transport infrastructures, considering the main principles of safety and environmental sustainability.
Syllabus outline
- Definition and type of transport infrastructure
- Roads: History, classification, horizontal alignments, vertical alignments, cross section, intersectio
- Infrastructures for vulnerable road users: pedestrian precincts, bicycle paths, traffic calming
- Railway Infrastructures: horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, cross sections.
- Airports: standard and organization of air transportation. Design and construction of runways, taxiways and apron. Organization of airport terminals.
- Infrastructure construction: Earthwork, types of pavements, pavement design, bituminous materials, cementitious materials, construction techniques, maintenance techniques, Pavement Management System (PMS)
Essential reading list
- Lecture notes provided by the instructor
- Paul H. Wright “Highway Engineering”, 6th Edition June 1996, John Wiley & Sons
- W. Kuhn “Fundamental of Road Design”, WIT press, 2013
- N. Ashford: “Airport Engineering”, WILEY ANDE SONS New York, 2011
- Di Mascio P., Domenichini L., Ranzo A., “Infrastrutture aeroportuali”, Edizioni Ingegneria 2000, ISBN 978-888665857– 7, febbraio 2009. (in Italian)
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