20802076 - ROADS, RAILWAYS AND AIRPORTS

Roads Railways Airports is a course of the Degree in Civil Engineering. This degree aims at providing tools for the design, construction, maintenance and management of civil structures and infrastructures, such as buildings, bridges, tunnels, transport systems, hydraulic works and land protection.
The course is aimed at providing students with the basic theories for the physical and functional characterization of different transport infrastructures such as roads, railways and airports. Social, urbanistic and environmental issues are discussed as well as an in-depth analysis of the Italian road design regulation.
At the end of the course the students will be able to: 1) handle the several characteristics and design principles of the different transport infrastructures; 2) analyze the Italian road design rule; 3) identify the best technical and economical solution for designing a transport infrastructure.
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Programme

Main principles of transportation infrastructures design
Physical and functional characteristics of transportation infrastructures
Constraints and limits for design
Transportation and mobility demand
Road transversal section design
Geometrical design
Horizontal and Vertical aligment
Safety
Road material and pavement design principles
Road hydraulics
Railways
Airports

Core Documentation

A. Benedetto (2015) "Strade Ferrovie Aeroporti." UTET Università. De Agostini Scuola. Novara

Reference Bibliography

References in A. Benedetto (2015) "Strade Ferrovie Aeroporti." UTET Università. De Agostini Scuola. Novara

Type of delivery of the course

Lectures

Attendance

The presence at the lectures is strongly recommended

Type of evaluation

the exam (final evaluation) is an oral test consisting of three questions on the program