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SAFETY OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES

Ciro CALIENDO SAFETY OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES

0622100080
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2024/2025

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
CIRO CALIENDO T Curriculum
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE COURSE AIMS TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO:
- LEARN THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS AND SAFETY ANALYSES OF ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES, INCLUDING TUNNELS;
- LEARN THE CRITERIA FOR OPTIMIZING MANAGEMENT MEASURES TO PREVENT AND COPE WITH ACCIDENTAL EVENTS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO USERS AND/OR INFRASTRUCTURES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT:
- WILL ACQUIRE SKILLS RELATED TO ACCIDENT ANALYSES WITH CONSEQUENT ABILITY TO DESIGN INTERVENTIONS AND CRITERIA FOR THE MOST APPROPRIATE CHOICE OF MITIGATION MEASURES TO INCREASE THE SAFETY LEVEL OF INFRASTRUCTURES;
- WILL UNDERSTAND AND LEARN SKILLS ON ACCIDENT MODELS AND METHODS AS WELL AS RISK ANALYSIS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED TO PREDICT ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRAFFIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS AS WELL AS THE RISK IN CASE OF TUNNEL FIRE;
- PROPOSE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SAFETY.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE MODELS AND METHODS FOR DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND VERIFY THE VALIDITY OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF QUANTITATIVE AND/OR QUALITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- EXPLAIN WITH APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND ANALYTICAL AND/OR GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED, AS WELL AS THE MODELS AND METHODS APPLIED BY USING CERTAIN MULTIDISCIPLINAR APPROACHES.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- CONSOLIDATE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED TO ADDRESS THE MOST RELEVANT ISSUES IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY;
- LEARN THE SAFETY TOPICS COVERED IN OTHER DISCIPLINES THAT USE THE SAME TOOLS AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS.
Prerequisites
FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES SET THE EXAM BOTH OF “FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION” AND “ROADS, RAILWAYS AND AIRPORTS” MUST HAVE BEEN PASSED. MOREOVER, THE KNOWLEDGES OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS ARE RECOMMENDED (BUT NOT MANDATORY).
Contents
THE COURSE, AFTER AN INTRODUCTION, TEACHES:
INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY ISSUES OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES (2 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON)
REFERENCE STANDARD AND GUIDELINES ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES (4 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON).
METHODS AND MODELS FOR THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS (5 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
METHODS AND MODELS BASED ON THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TRAFFIC CONFLICTS FOR THE SAFETY ANALYSIS OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS (4 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
METHODS AND MODELS FOR THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION BASED ON THE COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN TUNNELS IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE (4 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
RISK ANALYSIS: ACCIDENT RATE, EVENT TREE, FAULT TREE, TYPES OF RISK, RISK ASSESSMENT, RISK ACCEPTABILITY CRITERIA, F-N CURVES, ALARP ZONE. (5 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (4 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
RISKS DUE TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS SUCH AS HYDROGEN AND ELECTRIC BATTERIES (4 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
ATTENTION CLASSES OF ROAD TUNNELS (5 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
CONCRETE SPALLING (2 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON)
MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR SAFETY. (1 HOUR OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL LESSON).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES 60 HOURS (6 CFU) OF TEACHING, INVOLVING BOTH THEORETICAL LESSONS AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THERE ARE 40 HOURS (4 CFU) OF THEORETICAL LESSONS AND 20 HOURS (2 CFU) OF PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. IN DETAIL, THE COURSE INCLUDES:
FRONTAL THEORETICAL LESSONS IN CLASS-ROOM THAT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE FOR IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS AND CONDUCTING SAFETY ANALYSES OF ROAD AND RAILWAY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES, INCLUDING TUNNELS;
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMERICAL EXCERCISES RELATED TO CASE STUDIES AND REAL INCIDENT SCENARIOS, WHICH WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES OF THE MODELS AND METHODS DISCUSSED DURING THE COURSE TO QUANTIFY THE RISK DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND/OR VEHICLE FIRES.
THE PRESENCE OF STUDENTS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, EVEN IF IT IS NOT COMPULSORY.
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED THROUGH A SINGLE FINAL EXAM, LASTING 40-50 MINUTES, AT THE END OF THE COURSE. THIS FINAL EXAM INCLUDES AN ORAL TEST ON THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE. THE FINAL EXAM AIMS TO VERIFY: THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE; THE UNDERSTANDING ACHIEVED; THE ABILITY TO PRESENT AND THE ABILITY TO USE APPROPRIATE TERMINOLOGIES.
THE RESULT OF THE FINAL EXAM IS EXPRESSED WITH A MARK OUT OF THIRTY. THE SCORE OF THE ORAL TEST DEPENDS ON THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO CORRECTLY PRESENT THE COURSE CONTENT AND CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE TOPICS COVERED. THE MINIMUM GRADE TO PASS THE FINAL EXAM IS 18/30, WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A SUFFICIENT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT. THE MAXIMUM GRADE IS 30/30, WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES AN IN-DEPTH LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT. FOR GETTING THE FULL MARKS (30/30 WITH HONORS), THE CAPACITY OF TRANSVERSE CORRELATIONS AMONG DIFFERENT SUBJECTS OF THE TEACHING COURSE AND/OR, WHERE POSSIBLE, WITH OTHER COURSES WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
Texts
LECTURE NOTES PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER,VIA E-MAIL
REFERENCE STANDARD,VIA E-MAIL.
GUIDELINES, VIA E-MAIL.
PAPERS ON INFRASTRUCTURES SAFETY, VIA E-MAIL
SLIDES, VIA E-MAIL.
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