Learning objectives
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
Ingegneria delle Infrastrutture Viarie e dei Trasporti (9CFU).
Course unit content
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.
Full programme
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.
Bibliography
Robert Horonjeff, Francis McKelvey, William Sproule, "Planning and Design of Airports", Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill Professional.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods and criteria
Final examination in oral form.
Other information
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