Road Design Laboratory 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 Design Laboratory aims to provide design knowledge of a road infrastructure in order to design an intersection in an urban and sub-urban area. In these areas, a solution to critical issues due to the density of constraints and an optimization of design choice is provided.
At the end of the course, the students will be able to: 1) solve a problem of optimization of design choices in all the design phases; 2) elaborate technical documents according to several regulations; 3) acquire the ability to demonstrate the validity of design choices; 4) draw up a project in the various scales of detail required.
Within this degree, Road Design Laboratory aims to provide design knowledge of a road infrastructure in order to design an intersection in an urban and sub-urban area. In these areas, a solution to critical issues due to the density of constraints and an optimization of design choice is provided.
At the end of the course, the students will be able to: 1) solve a problem of optimization of design choices in all the design phases; 2) elaborate technical documents according to several regulations; 3) acquire the ability to demonstrate the validity of design choices; 4) draw up a project in the various scales of detail required.
teacher profile teaching materials
The design and construction documents and processes.
Roadway function and design controls. Coordination of Horizontal and Vertical Alignments.
Intersection and Interchange design. Basic elements. Models and tools for functionality assesment.
Applications with commercial road design softwares.
Italian road design regulations and Public procurement code;
Handouts and slides provided by the professor.
Programme
The New “Codice dei contratti pubblici”. Project Design Phases.The design and construction documents and processes.
Roadway function and design controls. Coordination of Horizontal and Vertical Alignments.
Intersection and Interchange design. Basic elements. Models and tools for functionality assesment.
Applications with commercial road design softwares.
Core Documentation
A. Benedetto “Strade Ferrovie Aeroporti” - Utet editore;Italian road design regulations and Public procurement code;
Handouts and slides provided by the professor.
Reference Bibliography
G. Tesoriere "strade ferrovie e aeroporti", voll. I e II - Utet editore; C. Benedetto, M.R. De Blasiis “istruzioni per la redazione dei progetti di strade e degli studi d'impatto ambientale” - Aracne editore;Type of delivery of the course
The course is organized into several lectures and the simultaneous development of a design exercise. The students, organized into work groups (optional), have to carry out periodic reviews of the project documents while acquiring notions for making choices at the different levels of project details required.Type of evaluation
The examination of the learning process is based on: a) development of exercises during the academic course b) production and application of the road project c) oral test on theoretical issues and discussion concerning the road project processing during the course.