Rail, Air and Sea Transport is a course of the Transport sector of the Master's Degree in Road Infrastructures and Transport. The main objective of this degree is to train a highly qualified civil engineer able to operate in the sectors of road infrastructures and transport systems.
Rail, Air and Sea Transport aims to provide students with the most advanced knowledge with regard to the components and management of railway, air and naval systems. The course will provide students with the most advanced knowledge with regard to flow-speed models, to capacity computation for stations and air and sea terminals, as well as for their access infrastructures as railway lines, waterways and runway.
Students will acquire highly professional and specialized skills on problems related to the design of rail, air and sea transport systems such as: 1) flow-speed models, 2) timetable of railway lines, 3) computation of capacity of a railway, 4) optimize primary and secondary yard areas in layouts port terminals, 5) optimize models of line services for sea transport, 6) identify models of air traffic management, 7) evaluate the break-even point and load factor for aircraft.
At the end of the course, the students will be able to 1) analyse and design the functional characteristics of rail, air and sea transport systems, 2) identify the structural models and the technical and economic aspects of each transport system, 3) plan a transport system in terms of nodes, infrastructures and vehicles 2) propose strategy to solve problems related to the under production and management of the systems, as well as the possible operations.
Rail, Air and Sea Transport aims to provide students with the most advanced knowledge with regard to the components and management of railway, air and naval systems. The course will provide students with the most advanced knowledge with regard to flow-speed models, to capacity computation for stations and air and sea terminals, as well as for their access infrastructures as railway lines, waterways and runway.
Students will acquire highly professional and specialized skills on problems related to the design of rail, air and sea transport systems such as: 1) flow-speed models, 2) timetable of railway lines, 3) computation of capacity of a railway, 4) optimize primary and secondary yard areas in layouts port terminals, 5) optimize models of line services for sea transport, 6) identify models of air traffic management, 7) evaluate the break-even point and load factor for aircraft.
At the end of the course, the students will be able to 1) analyse and design the functional characteristics of rail, air and sea transport systems, 2) identify the structural models and the technical and economic aspects of each transport system, 3) plan a transport system in terms of nodes, infrastructures and vehicles 2) propose strategy to solve problems related to the under production and management of the systems, as well as the possible operations.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Introduction to the air transport system; Main characteristics and types of Vehicles - Aircraft; Airways and Terminals: Main characteristics; Types of interactions between airway and aircraft; Interactions between aircrafts; Organizational methods and economic aspects.
Maritime transport
Overview of maritime transport system (components, technical terminology and characterization of sea trips);Main characteristics and types of vehicles used for maritime transport (ships, hydrofoils, hovercraft and types of ships); Infrastructures for navigation (channels) and main characteristics of maritime navigation; Type and characteristics of maritime transport services (scheduled and non-scheduled services, point-to-point services or hub & spoke systems); Intermodal transport of goods by sea (multi-modal cycle and complex single-mode cycle); Main characteristics and types of terminals used for maritime transport (components of ports and different types of terminals); Description of the components and the operations of a container terminal; Description of the components and the operations of a Ro-Ro terminal; Approaches and models for the functional design (layout definition, size of storage areas and equipment for handling loads) of port terminals.
Sistemi di trasporto: tecnica e economia - G. E. Cantarella (a cura di) – UTET
Programme
Air TransportIntroduction to the air transport system; Main characteristics and types of Vehicles - Aircraft; Airways and Terminals: Main characteristics; Types of interactions between airway and aircraft; Interactions between aircrafts; Organizational methods and economic aspects.
Maritime transport
Overview of maritime transport system (components, technical terminology and characterization of sea trips);Main characteristics and types of vehicles used for maritime transport (ships, hydrofoils, hovercraft and types of ships); Infrastructures for navigation (channels) and main characteristics of maritime navigation; Type and characteristics of maritime transport services (scheduled and non-scheduled services, point-to-point services or hub & spoke systems); Intermodal transport of goods by sea (multi-modal cycle and complex single-mode cycle); Main characteristics and types of terminals used for maritime transport (components of ports and different types of terminals); Description of the components and the operations of a container terminal; Description of the components and the operations of a Ro-Ro terminal; Approaches and models for the functional design (layout definition, size of storage areas and equipment for handling loads) of port terminals.
Core Documentation
Lecture notes.Sistemi di trasporto: tecnica e economia - G. E. Cantarella (a cura di) – UTET
teacher profile teaching materials
Introduction to the air transport system; Main characteristics and types of Vehicles - Aircraft; Airways and Terminals: Main characteristics; Types of interactions between airway and aircraft; Interactions between aircrafts; Organizational methods and economic aspects.
Maritime transport
Overview of maritime transport system (components, technical terminology and characterization of sea trips);Main characteristics and types of vehicles used for maritime transport (ships, hydrofoils, hovercraft and types of ships); Infrastructures for navigation (channels) and main characteristics of maritime navigation; Type and characteristics of maritime transport services (scheduled and non-scheduled services, point-to-point services or hub & spoke systems); Intermodal transport of goods by sea (multi-modal cycle and complex single-mode cycle); Main characteristics and types of terminals used for maritime transport (components of ports and different types of terminals); Description of the components and the operations of a container terminal; Description of the components and the operations of a Ro-Ro terminal; Approaches and models for the functional design (layout definition, size of storage areas and equipment for handling loads) of port terminals.
Sistemi di trasporto: tecnica e economia - G. E. Cantarella (a cura di) – UTET
Programme
Air TransportIntroduction to the air transport system; Main characteristics and types of Vehicles - Aircraft; Airways and Terminals: Main characteristics; Types of interactions between airway and aircraft; Interactions between aircrafts; Organizational methods and economic aspects.
Maritime transport
Overview of maritime transport system (components, technical terminology and characterization of sea trips);Main characteristics and types of vehicles used for maritime transport (ships, hydrofoils, hovercraft and types of ships); Infrastructures for navigation (channels) and main characteristics of maritime navigation; Type and characteristics of maritime transport services (scheduled and non-scheduled services, point-to-point services or hub & spoke systems); Intermodal transport of goods by sea (multi-modal cycle and complex single-mode cycle); Main characteristics and types of terminals used for maritime transport (components of ports and different types of terminals); Description of the components and the operations of a container terminal; Description of the components and the operations of a Ro-Ro terminal; Approaches and models for the functional design (layout definition, size of storage areas and equipment for handling loads) of port terminals.
Core Documentation
Lecture notes.Sistemi di trasporto: tecnica e economia - G. E. Cantarella (a cura di) – UTET