72857 - Road Infrastructure and Transport Laboratory M

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Moduli: Joerg Schweizer (Modulo 1) Andrea Simone (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

The course provide the students with knowledge on the analyses of samples for the geometrical- and mechanical characterization of the base materials; fundamentals of "mix design" asphalt; analyses of samples for the characterization of the dynamic stiffness; fundamentals of micro-simulations of road transport networks.

Course contents

- analyses of samples for the geometrical- and mechanical characterization of the base materials.
- fundamentals of "mix design" asphalt
- analyses of samples for the characterization of the dynamic stiffness
- fundamentals of micro-simulations of road transport networks

Teaching methods

- Lectures and exercises.
- Study project on a microsimulation of a small road network.

Assessment methods

Oral, individual exam.

Teaching tools

Copy of slides. For the micro-simulation part, an open source micro-simulator will be used (SUMO)

Office hours

See the website of Joerg Schweizer

See the website of Andrea Simone