ISIDORO RUSSO | FUNDAMENTALS OF ROAD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

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FUNDAMENTALS OF ROAD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

	0612100054
	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
	EQF6
	BSC DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
	2024/2025

PERCORSO BSC DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	ICAR/04	6	60	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	CIRO CALIENDO T Curriculum
	ISIDORO RUSSO Curriculum

	Objectives
	GENERAL OBJECTIVE THE COURSE AIMS TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO: - LEARN, BY MEANS OF STUDYING BOTH THE INTERACTION HUMAN BEHAVIOUR-ROAD ENVIRONMENT-VEHICLE AND THE ROAD RULES, THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES FOR CORRECTLY DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING A ROAD; - BE ABLE TO SHOW THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED GRAPHICALLY IN FORM OF DRAWINGS BY REPRESENTING IN THE RIGHT WAY THE FEATURES OF ROAD ENGINEERING. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT: - WILL KNOW THE TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE FIELD OF ROAD DESIGN METHODOLOGIES, BASIC CONCEPTS, AND DESIGN CRITERIA; - WILL UNDERSTAND ROAD DESIGNS. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - APPLY, IN THE FIELD OF NORMATIVE REFERENCES, THE CRITERIA OF ROAD DESIGN; - UNDERSTAND THE PROFESSIONAL ROAD PROJECTS MADE BY OTHER ENGINEERS. MAKING JUDGEMENTS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - INDIVIDUALIZE THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODS FOR DESIGNING THE FEATURES OF ROAD ENGINEERING, BY MEANS OF OPTIMIZING THE PROCESS OF REPRESENTING THE ENVIRONMENT CONTAINING THE ROAD. COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - WORK IN DESIGN GROUPS; - EXPLAIN ORALLY AND THROUGH GRAPHIC DESIGNS THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE TEACHING COURSE. LEARNING SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - KEEP THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED; - FOLLOW THE PROCESS OF UPDATING ROAD KNOWLEDGE AUTONOMOUSLY.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE COURSE AIMS TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO:
- LEARN, BY MEANS OF STUDYING BOTH THE INTERACTION HUMAN BEHAVIOUR-ROAD ENVIRONMENT-VEHICLE AND THE ROAD RULES, THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES FOR CORRECTLY DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING A ROAD;
- BE ABLE TO SHOW THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED GRAPHICALLY IN FORM OF DRAWINGS BY REPRESENTING IN THE RIGHT WAY THE FEATURES OF ROAD ENGINEERING.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT:
- WILL KNOW THE TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE FIELD OF ROAD DESIGN METHODOLOGIES, BASIC CONCEPTS, AND DESIGN CRITERIA;
- WILL UNDERSTAND ROAD DESIGNS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- APPLY, IN THE FIELD OF NORMATIVE REFERENCES, THE CRITERIA OF ROAD DESIGN;
- UNDERSTAND THE PROFESSIONAL ROAD PROJECTS MADE BY OTHER ENGINEERS.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- INDIVIDUALIZE THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODS FOR DESIGNING THE FEATURES OF ROAD ENGINEERING, BY MEANS OF OPTIMIZING THE PROCESS OF REPRESENTING THE ENVIRONMENT CONTAINING THE ROAD.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- WORK IN DESIGN GROUPS;
- EXPLAIN ORALLY AND THROUGH GRAPHIC DESIGNS THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE TEACHING COURSE.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- KEEP THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED;
- FOLLOW THE PROCESS OF UPDATING ROAD KNOWLEDGE AUTONOMOUSLY.

	Prerequisites
	IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE IS NECESSARY A BASIC KNOWLEDGE BOTH MATHEMATICS AND PHISICS, AS WELL AS OF DESIGN SOFTWARE. THE EXAM OF CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE HAS TO BE PASSED.

	Contents
	THE COURSE, AFTER AN INTRODUCTION, TEACHES: CRITERIA AND METHODS FOR THE DESIGN OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ROAD ALIGNMENT (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON). TRACTIVE EFFORT, RESISTANCE OF VEHICLES, SIDE FORCE COEFFICIENT, STOPPING AND PASSING SIGHT DISTANCES (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION). EQULIBRIUM OF VEHICLE IN A ROAD CURVE. DESIGNING OF HORIZONTAL CURVE RADIUS. (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION). DESIGNING OF HORIZONTAL TRANSITION CURVES (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSONS, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION). DESIGNING OF A ROAD INCLUDING CURVES, TRANSITION CURVES, AND TANGENTS, AS WELL AS COORDINATING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENTS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 1 HOUR OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION). LONGITUDINAL PROFILE OF CROSS SECTION AND CORRECTIONS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION). PLOTS OF CURVATURE, SPEED, STOPPPING AND PASSING SIGHT DISTANCES (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION). VERTICAL ALIGNMENT ( 3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION). TRAFFIC FLOW PARAMETERS, LEVELS OF SERVICE; SAFETY BARRIERS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION). CONCTRUCTION OF ROAD EMBANKMENTS, TRENCHES AND PAVEMENTS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSONS). CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD MATERIALS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON). DESIGNING OF ROAD PAVEMENTS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION) APPROACH TO THE STABILITY OF RETAINING WALLS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).

Contents

THE COURSE, AFTER AN INTRODUCTION, TEACHES:
CRITERIA AND METHODS FOR THE DESIGN OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ROAD ALIGNMENT (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON).
TRACTIVE EFFORT, RESISTANCE OF VEHICLES, SIDE FORCE COEFFICIENT, STOPPING AND PASSING SIGHT DISTANCES (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
EQULIBRIUM OF VEHICLE IN A ROAD CURVE. DESIGNING OF HORIZONTAL CURVE RADIUS. (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
DESIGNING OF HORIZONTAL TRANSITION CURVES (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSONS, 3 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
DESIGNING OF A ROAD INCLUDING CURVES, TRANSITION CURVES, AND TANGENTS, AS WELL AS COORDINATING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENTS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 1 HOUR OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
LONGITUDINAL PROFILE OF CROSS SECTION AND CORRECTIONS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
PLOTS OF CURVATURE, SPEED, STOPPPING AND PASSING SIGHT DISTANCES (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
VERTICAL ALIGNMENT ( 3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
TRAFFIC FLOW PARAMETERS, LEVELS OF SERVICE; SAFETY BARRIERS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).
CONCTRUCTION OF ROAD EMBANKMENTS, TRENCHES AND PAVEMENTS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSONS).
CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD MATERIALS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON).
DESIGNING OF ROAD PAVEMENTS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION)
APPROACH TO THE STABILITY OF RETAINING WALLS (3 HOURS OF THEORETICAL FRONTAL TEACHING LESSON, 2 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION).

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE IS BASED ON 60 HOURS (6 CFU) OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL LESSONS. IN PARTICULAR, THE TEACHING COURSE FORESEES 40 HOURS OF THEORETICAL LESSONS (4 CFU) WITH 20 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS (2 CFU). THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROAD PROJECT BY GROUPS OF STUDENTS IS ALSO FORESEEN. IN DETAIL, THE COURSE CONSISTS OF: FRONTAL THEORETICAL LESSONS IN CLASS-ROOM, WHICH WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ROAD ENGINEERING; IN-CLASS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS INVOLVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXERCISES THAT WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO WORK ON A ROAD PROJECT; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROAD PROJECT AT HOME WITH INDIVIDUAL CORRECTIONS DURING THE PROFESSOR’S OFFICE HOURS. THE ROAD PROJECT WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO CORRECTLY REPRESENT THE CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS OF ROAD ENGINEERING. FOR THIS PURPOSE, STUDENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS OF 2-3 PEOPLE. THE ATTENDANCE AT THIS COURSE IS COMPULSORY. STUDENTS MUST KEEP AN ATTENDANCE AT LEAST OF 70%. ATTENDANCE IS VERIFIED THROUGH THE ATTENDANCE TRACKING SYSTEMS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY.

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE IS BASED ON 60 HOURS (6 CFU) OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL LESSONS. IN PARTICULAR, THE TEACHING COURSE FORESEES 40 HOURS OF THEORETICAL LESSONS (4 CFU) WITH 20 HOURS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS (2 CFU). THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROAD PROJECT BY GROUPS OF STUDENTS IS ALSO FORESEEN. IN DETAIL, THE COURSE CONSISTS OF:
FRONTAL THEORETICAL LESSONS IN CLASS-ROOM, WHICH WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ROAD ENGINEERING;
IN-CLASS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS INVOLVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXERCISES THAT WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO WORK ON A ROAD PROJECT;
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROAD PROJECT AT HOME WITH INDIVIDUAL CORRECTIONS DURING THE PROFESSOR’S OFFICE HOURS. THE ROAD PROJECT WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO CORRECTLY REPRESENT THE CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS OF ROAD ENGINEERING. FOR THIS PURPOSE, STUDENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS OF 2-3 PEOPLE.
THE ATTENDANCE AT THIS COURSE IS COMPULSORY. STUDENTS MUST KEEP AN ATTENDANCE AT LEAST OF 70%. ATTENDANCE IS VERIFIED THROUGH THE ATTENDANCE TRACKING SYSTEMS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY.

	Verification of learning
	THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED THROUGH A SINGLE FINAL EXAM, LASTING 30-40 MINUTES, FOLLOWING THE END OF THE COURSE. THIS FINAL EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF AN ORAL TEST ON THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE, INCLUDING THE PRESENTATION OF THE ROAD PROJECT. THE FINAL DISCUSSION AIMS TO VERIFY THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ACHIEVED BY THE STUDENT, AS WELL AS TO VERIFY 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 EXAMINATION DEPENDS ON THE DEPTH OF THE ROAD PROJECT AND THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO CORRECLTY PRESENT THE COURSE CONTENTS AND CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE. THE MINIMUM PASSING GRADE FOR THE FINAL EXAM IS 18/30, WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A SUFFICIENT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT. THE HIGHEST MARK IS 30/30, WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS 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.

Verification of learning

THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED THROUGH A SINGLE FINAL EXAM, LASTING 30-40 MINUTES, FOLLOWING THE END OF THE COURSE. THIS FINAL EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF AN ORAL TEST ON THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE, INCLUDING THE PRESENTATION OF THE ROAD PROJECT. THE FINAL DISCUSSION AIMS TO VERIFY THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ACHIEVED BY THE STUDENT, AS WELL AS TO VERIFY 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 EXAMINATION DEPENDS ON THE DEPTH OF THE ROAD PROJECT AND THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO CORRECLTY PRESENT THE COURSE CONTENTS AND CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE. THE MINIMUM PASSING GRADE FOR THE FINAL EXAM IS 18/30, WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A SUFFICIENT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT. THE HIGHEST MARK IS 30/30, WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS 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
	T. ESPOSITO, R. MAURO: “ROAD GEOMETRY” . HEVELIUS EDIZIONI, 2001. C. CALIENDO: “FUNDAMENTALS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION”. CUES 2010. C.CALIENDO:”FUNCTIONAL VERIFY OF ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS”. CUES 2010. LECTURE NOTES PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER VIA E-MAIL LECTURES NOTES PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER.

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