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DESIGN OF AIRPORTS AND RAILWAYS

ACCADEMIC YEAR2017/2018

COD. 1002215

dati insegnamento:

DEGREE: INGEGNERIA CIVILE

TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Italian

LECTURERS:

GIULIANI Felice

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018

YEAR OF STUDY: 2

SEMESTER: First semester

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 9

UNIT COORDINATOR: GIULIANI Felice

CONTACT HOURS: 63

INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 162

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will acquire the basic knowledge of all issues related to the civil air traffic to the function and design of airport infrastructure and railways. The student will be able to dimension the spaces of airside and landside airport and related pavements.

Prerequisites

None. It suggests the knowledge of the contents of the course "Construction of Roads, Railways and Airports (9CFU)".

Course contents summary

The course aims to provide an updated view on the state of the art infrastructure for air transport, with basic elements of civil and military aircraft operations. In the second part of the course are elements of railway engineering with an emphasis on the ordinary lines and high speed.

Course contents

1)Aircraft, airports and air traffic.
2)Basic of Aircraft conceptions.
3)Aircraft performances.
4)Distance available.
5)Runway orientation.
6)Air traffic control and air navigation systems.
7)Airside configuration.
8)Obstacles evaluation.
9)Airside design.
10)Marking, signs and visual aids .
11)Terminals.
12)Pavements (CBR Method S-77), PCA, ACN-PCN.
13) Runways capacity. 14)Runway maintenance policy.
15) Runways infrastructures.
16) Ordinary and High Speed rail.
17) Runway track and rails.
18) Railway transportations.

Teaching methods

Lectures and technical visit at the airside and landside of international airports.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination. Students can, on a voluntary basis, to draw up a draft airport masterplan.

OTHER COURSES

YEAR: 1

FOUNDATIONS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
HYDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURES DESIGN ROAD
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
REINFORCED CONCRETE
SAFETY AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK SITES
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURES ENGINEERING

YEAR: 2

BRIDGES
DESIGN OF AIRPORTS AND RAILWAYS
PAVEMENTS MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN
URBAN MOBILITY

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