THEORY OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Stefano DE LUCA THEORY OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2020/2021

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
Objectives
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES


KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE COURSE AIMS AT ANALYZING THE MAIN THEORETICAL FEATURES OF THE TOOLS ADOPTED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY AND OF TRAVEL DEMAND. IN PARTICULAR:
•LEARNING OF THE APPLICATION FIELDS OF ENGINEERING OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
•ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED METHODS FOR THE SIMULATION OF SUPPLY SYSTEMS
•ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED METHODS FOR THE SIMULATION OF USERS’ BEHAVIOR OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

UNDERSTANDING OF THE STUDIED METHODOLOGIES:
(I) FUNCTIONAL VALIDATION OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, (II) TRANSPORT POLICIES SIMULATION AND EVALUATION, (III) MARKET PENETRATION OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INNOVATIVE VEHICLES, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY OF UNDERSTANDING APPLIED
SPECIFICATION, CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION OD ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MODELS

INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT (MAKING JUDGEMENTS)
IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICACY METHODS FOR MODELLING AND SIMULATING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
WORKING AS A GROUP AND PRESENTING A EXERCISE DEVELOPED DURING THE COURSE

ABILITY TO LEARN (LEARNING SKILLS)
DISCUSS AND DEFEND THE STUDIED METHODOLOGIES WITH REGARD TO THE SIMULATION OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Prerequisites
MATEMATICA I II (FIRST AND SECOND COURSES ON MATHS)
Contents
>> CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION OF A TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
STRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY AND TRAVEL DEMAND. SOCIO-ECONOMIC, SPACE, AND TIME CHARACTERISTICS. NOTES ON WITHIN-DAY DYNAMICS, DAY-TO-DAY DYNAMICS.
LEZIONE: 2 H
ESERVITAZIONE: 0 H


>> TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY.
LEZIONE: 15 H
ESERVITAZIONE: 5 H

- INTRODUCTION TO GRAPH THEORY.
- UNINTERRUPTED FLOW THEORY.
- FLOW NETWORK AND CONGESTED NETWORK MODELS.
- ABSTRACT MODEL OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY.

>> TRAVEL DEMAND.
LEZIONE: 25 H
ESERVITAZIONE: 10 H

- INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY.
- INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL INFERENCE.
- DIRECT AND INDIRECT DEMAND ESTIMATION.
- PARTIAL SHARE MODELS.
- RANDOM UTILITY THEORY.
- MULTINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL.
- HIERARCHICAL LOGIT MODEL.
- NOTES ON: CROSS-NESTED LOGIT, MIXED LOGIT, PROBIT MODELS
- SPECIFICATION, CALIBRATION, AND VALIDATION OF A RANDOM UTILITY MODEL.
- MODELS OF ORIGIN-DESTINATION TRAVEL DEMAND MATRIX: TRIP EMISSION/FREQUENCY AND DISTRIBUTION.
- MODELS OF TRANSPORTATION MODE CHOICE BEHAVIOUR.
- MODELS OF ROUTE CHOICE BEHAVIOUR.
- ABSTRACT MODEL OF TRAVEL DEMAND.

>> INTRODUCTION TO THE DEMAND-SUPPLY INTERACTION STUDY.
LEZIONE: 3 H
ESERVITAZIONE: 0 H
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE IS EQUAL TO 6 CREDITS.
1 CREDIT EQUALS TO ABOUT
- 7 HOURS OF LESSONS,
- 3 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EXERCISES WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND SEMINARS.

CURSE ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY (ATTENDANCE RATE >70%)
Verification of learning
ORAL DISCUSSION

IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE STEPS:
1) DISCUSSION ON THE EXERCISE CARRIED OUT DURING THE COURSE
2)THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
3)PRACTICAL ISSUES

GOAL: VERIFICATION OF THEORETICAL AND OPERATIONAL FOREGROUND

THE EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE COURSE.

EXAMINATION TIME : 30 MIN

EVAUATION: 10 POINTS FOR EACH ANSWER

HONORS WILL DEPEND ON QUALITY AND MATURITY OF THE THE EXPOSITION
Texts
CASCETTA E. (2009 HARDBACK, 2012 PAPERBACK) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS: MODELS AND APPLICATIONS. SPRINGER.
MATERIAL FOR FURTHER NUMERICAL EXERCISES:
VITETTA, A. (2003) IL DEFLUSSO NEI SISTEMI DI TRASPORTO - ESERCIZI ED APPLICAZIONI FRANCO ANGELI EDITORE
DI GANGI, M., POSTORINO, M. N. (2005) MODELLI E PROCEDURE PER L’ANALISI DEI SISTEMI DI TRASPORTO- ESERCIZI ED APPLICAZIONI FRANCO ANGELI EDITORE
More Information
THE COURSE IS FOLLOWED UP BY TWO COURSES
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS DESIGN
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