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MONITORING AND INSPECTION OF ROAD STRUCTURES

Luigi PETTI MONITORING AND INSPECTION OF ROAD STRUCTURES

0622100083
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
LUIGI PETTI T Curriculum
ROSARIO MONTUORI Curriculum
Objectives
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES TO BE ACQUIRED: THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MONITORING SYSTEMS AND HIGH-LEVEL SURVEILLANCE PROCESSES FOR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: REFERENCE METHODOLOGIES FOR MONITORING AND IDENTIFYING THE STATIC AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTIONS. RELEVANT TECHNICAL STANDARDS. GUIDELINES FOR RISK ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE. METHODOLOGIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE SURVEILLANCE OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A MONITORING SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE RESPONSE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVIL CONSTRUCTION. ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT AND CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES AND PROCESSES FOR THE SURVEILLANCE OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE.
INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT: ABILITY TO EVALUATE THE MOST SUITABLE DESIGN APPROACH FOR DIFFERENT CASES, THE MOST APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE CORRECT ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: ABILITY TO PRESENT AND DISCUSS RESULTS DERIVED FROM MONITORING AND/OR SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES. ABILITY TO WORK IN TEAMS AND INTERACT WITH MANAGING AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS.
LEARNING SKILLS: ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE TO BOTH STUDY CASES AND POSSIBLE DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES.
Prerequisites
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS IS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES. PARTICULARLY, A SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF THE MECHANICS OF
RIGID AND ELASTIC IS REQUIRED.
Contents
CONTENT THE COURSE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS:
•ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE: REVIEW OF CLASSICAL DYNAMIC ANALYSIS, INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM THEORY, ADVANCED METHODS FOR SYSTEM ANALYSIS;
•MONITORING AND STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION: SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING, SIGNAL ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES AND PROCEDURES, METHODOLOGIES AND PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING THE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE;
•IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE: CLASSIFICATION OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE; PROCEDURES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TOOLS FOR DESCRIBING AND REPRESENTING STRUCTURES AND INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS;
•INSPECTIONS AND SURVEILLANCE: MAIN TYPES OF DEFECTS AND DAMAGES, METHODOLOGIES FOR SURVEYING AND REPRESENTING STRUCTURAL CRITICALITIES, METHODOLOGIES FOR RAPID ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS, CRITERIA AND METHODOLOGIES FOR EVALUATING SAFETY CONDITIONS AND RISK MANAGEMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE;
•FUNCTIONING OF SPECIFIC STRATEGIC CONSTRUCTIONS: SUPPORT DEVICES, DISSIPATION DEVICES, GERBER SADDLES, JOINTS;
•ELEMENTS FOR EVALUATING THE DURABILITY OF STEEL AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES;
•VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND MAIN INTERVENTIONS FOR RISK MITIGATION OF MASONRY BRIDGES;
•NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTS: PACOMETER, SCLEROMETER, ULTRASOUND, THERMOGRAPHY, CORROSION POTENTIAL, STRESS RELEASE TESTS;
•PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR CARRYING OUT HIGHWAY WORKS AIMED AT SURVEILLANCE;
•USE OF SATELLITE DATA FOR STRUCTURAL MONITORING OF INFRASTRUCTURE;
•STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF BRIDGE INSPECTION GUIDELINES;
•STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF TUNNEL INSPECTION GUIDELINES.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ALTERNATING PROPOSED TOPICS WITH CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF REAL AND THEORETICAL EXAMPLES.
EXERCISES STUDENTS WILL CONDUCT EXERCISES AIMED AT:
•SIMULATING MONITORING SYSTEMS AND IDENTIFYING STRUCTURAL RESPONSES;
•SIMULATING A SURVEILLANCE PROCESS OF A ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
Teaching Methods

THE MODULE IS BASED ON BOTH THEORETICAL LECTURES AND PRACTICAL
APPLICATIONS. WORKED EXAMPLES ARE PRESENTED TO APPLY THE THEORIES TO
CASES OF PRACTICAL RELEVANCE.
5 CFU ARE CONSTITUTED BY THEORY AND 1 CFU BY PRACTICAL EXERCITATIONS.
ATTENDENCY IS NOT COMPULSORY.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL ASSESSMENT IS DONE THROUGH AN ORAL EXAM OF AN HOUR AT THE END
OF THE COURSE. TO PASS THE EXAM, THE STUDENT SHOULD DEMONSTRATE TO HAVE
UNDERSTOOD AND TO BE ABLE OF APPLYING THE MAIN TOPICS WHICH ARE PART OF
THE PROGRAM.
IN PARTICULAR, THE MINIMUM MARK WILL BE ACHIEVED IF THE STUDENT PROVES TO
HAVE ACQUIRED THE MAIN RULES FOR THE INSPECTION AND MONITORING OF BRIDGES.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF PRAISE, THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS WILL BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT:
THE QUALITY OF THE EXPOSURE IN TERMS OF THE USE OF AN APPROPRIATE
SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE;
THE ABILITY TO CORRELATE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE COURSE, WHERE POSSIBLE,
WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES;
THE CAPACITY OF AUTONOMY JUDGMENT ACHIEVED.
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