italian version

Aims :

The teaching treats of basic information about road infrastructures providing, planning and operating methods, technicques based on standard prescriptions and traffic analysis.

Topics :

Road vehicles , vehicle motion resistance, tractive equation, skid resistance. Horizontal alinement, design speed, spiral curves. Vertical alinement, gradients , vertical curves. Cross road section, traffic shoulder, traffic divider, slope and face wall, roadsides, standard cross section, cross section on curve, cross section of mountain road. Continuos traffic flow analysis, traffic capacity and volume, speed process, traffic concentration, volume-concentration diagramm, , time headway, road capacity, instability phenomenon. Cross section design, levels of service, selection of design sections. Traffic congestion delay, delay characteristics, queueing processes, queueing status and service rate.

Textbooks :

- P. Ferrari, F. Giannini: INGEGNERIA STRADALE Vol.I Geometria e Progetto di Strade, Ed. ISEDI
- HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL, T.R.B., WASHINGTON

Exam :

The course articulates in lessons and cattedratiche practices. Oral examination.

Tutorial Session :

Tuesday 12.30-13.30 - Faculty of Engineering, Classroom ST2

Thursday 12.30-13.30 - Faculties of Engineering, Classroom ST2