92892 - COSTRUZIONI AEROPORTUALI M

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Moduli: Valeria Vignali (Modulo 1) Claudio Lantieri (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Civil Engineering (cod. 0930)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student acquires good skills to design an airport infrastructure, from a geometric and functional point of view, with particular attention to air-side.

Course contents

The course is structured in two complementary modules.

Module 1- Terminal System and Land-side system

The contents of module 1 concern the planning and development of terminal and land-side systems of an airport infrastructure, with a focus on the following issues:

  • National and international sector regulations
  • Elements of airport management
  • Programmatic tools for the development of an airport infrastructure
  • Basic notions for the design of the terminal system: dimensioning of the infrastructural subsystems
  • Development of the landside system and interconnected facilities

Module 2 – Air-side

The module contents concern the air-side area of an airport infrastructure and are developed within different macro-themes:

  • air side geometric design;
  • runway: length evaluation, orientation, declared distances and request distances;
  • design methods for airport pavements;
  • -obstacle limitation surfaces;
  • -visual aids for navigation.

Readings/Bibliography

  • Ashford N. & Wright P. (1992). Airport Engineering. John Wiley & Sons;
  • Horonjeff R., McKelvey F., Sproule W. & Young S. (2010). Planning & design of airports. Mc Graw Hill.
  • Dondi G., Lantieri C., Simone A. & Vignali V. (2013). Costruzioni stradali - Aspetti progettuali e costruttivi. Ed. Hoepli.

Teaching methods

Oral lessons.

Assessment methods

The exam includes a single written test with the contents of the two modules. The presentation of the projects developed during the course is mandatory for the exam and is an integral part of the final mark.

Teaching tools

Lectures will be given with ppt slides.

Office hours

See the website of Claudio Lantieri

See the website of Valeria Vignali