Road Infrastructure Theory is a course of the Master Degree in Road Infrastructures and Transport. This degree aims at training a highly professional figure in civil engineering with specific knowledge and skills in road infrastructures design and management and transportation issues.
Within this degree, Road Infrastructure Theory aims to provide basic skills to understand the issues of the transport infrastructures with reference to road safety. Furthermore, knowledge on the drivers’ behaviour assessment according to the road characteristics and operating conditions is provided.
At the end of the course, the students will be able to: 1) assess the road safety conditions; 2) determine the project quality according to the expected accident rate assessed with forecasting techniques; 3) evaluate the effectiveness of adjustments; 4) use and apply road design regulations with knowledge of the variables to be considered.
Within this degree, Road Infrastructure Theory aims to provide basic skills to understand the issues of the transport infrastructures with reference to road safety. Furthermore, knowledge on the drivers’ behaviour assessment according to the road characteristics and operating conditions is provided.
At the end of the course, the students will be able to: 1) assess the road safety conditions; 2) determine the project quality according to the expected accident rate assessed with forecasting techniques; 3) evaluate the effectiveness of adjustments; 4) use and apply road design regulations with knowledge of the variables to be considered.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Standard design. Road geometry parameters and operating conditions. The surface road pavement conditions. Users’ behaviour: psychophysiological limits, objective and subjective safety degrees for the optimization of technical choices. Road users' risky behaviour.
Predictive accident models. European and national legislative procedures. Methods and techniques based on the analysis of geometric and kinematic standards. The “Road Safety Manual”. The “Highway Safety Manual”. Techniques based on neural networks. Techniques based on risk analysis.
A. Benedetto. Strade Ferrovie Aeroporti. Utet Università
Road Safety Manual. AIPCR
Highway Safety Manual. AASHTO
Programme
Accident analysis. Standards-based methods or performance-based methods for the road safety control. The functionality of the road network. The territorial and the traffic data banks. The accident data banks. Homogenous road segments. Risk assessment and accident analysis.Standard design. Road geometry parameters and operating conditions. The surface road pavement conditions. Users’ behaviour: psychophysiological limits, objective and subjective safety degrees for the optimization of technical choices. Road users' risky behaviour.
Predictive accident models. European and national legislative procedures. Methods and techniques based on the analysis of geometric and kinematic standards. The “Road Safety Manual”. The “Highway Safety Manual”. Techniques based on neural networks. Techniques based on risk analysis.
Core Documentation
Documents provided by the teacher.A. Benedetto. Strade Ferrovie Aeroporti. Utet Università
Road Safety Manual. AIPCR
Highway Safety Manual. AASHTO
Type of delivery of the course
The teaching method prevalently adopted is based on lessons, some exercises are provided in order to verify the ability to apply what has been learned. Some seminars of experts coming from the world of work are planned.Type of evaluation
The exam includes, in addition to the discussion of monographic exercises (power-point presentation), a further two questions on the general topics of the program. During the COVID-19 emergency period the exam will take place according to art.1 Decreto Rettorale n°. 703 del 5 maggio 2020 teacher profile teaching materials
Standard design. Road geometry parameters and operating conditions. The surface road pavement conditions. Users’ behaviour: psychophysiological limits, objective and subjective safety degrees for the optimization of technical choices. Road users' risky behaviour.
Predictive accident models. European and national legislative procedures. Methods and techniques based on the analysis of geometric and kinematic standards. The “Road Safety Manual”. The “Highway Safety Manual”. Techniques based on neural networks. Techniques based on risk analysis.
A. Benedetto. Strade Ferrovie Aeroporti. Utet Università
Road Safety Manual. AIPCR
Highway Safety Manual. AASHTO
Programme
Accident analysis. Standards-based methods or performance-based methods for the road safety control. The functionality of the road network. The territorial and the traffic data banks. The accident data banks. Homogenous road segments. Risk assessment and accident analysis.Standard design. Road geometry parameters and operating conditions. The surface road pavement conditions. Users’ behaviour: psychophysiological limits, objective and subjective safety degrees for the optimization of technical choices. Road users' risky behaviour.
Predictive accident models. European and national legislative procedures. Methods and techniques based on the analysis of geometric and kinematic standards. The “Road Safety Manual”. The “Highway Safety Manual”. Techniques based on neural networks. Techniques based on risk analysis.
Core Documentation
Documents provided by the teacher.A. Benedetto. Strade Ferrovie Aeroporti. Utet Università
Road Safety Manual. AIPCR
Highway Safety Manual. AASHTO
Type of delivery of the course
The teaching method prevalently adopted is based on lessons, some exercises are provided in order to verify the ability to apply what has been learned. Some seminars of experts coming from the world of work are planned.Type of evaluation
The exam includes, in addition to the discussion of monographic exercises (power-point presentation), a further two questions on the general topics of the program. During the COVID-19 emergency period the exam will take place according to art.1 Decreto Rettorale n°. 703 del 5 maggio 2020