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Transport 1 (Traffic engineering and road design)

Transport 1 (Traffic engineering and road design)

» Undergraduate Programme

Code
ΠΥ0204
Category
Compulsory
Semester
3rd Semester
Thematic field(s)
C2-Spatial Planning & Infrastructure
Hours (weakly)
3
ECTS
5
Workload (h)
125
Instructor(s)
  • Anastasia Trampa
  • Nikolaos Gavanas
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The course “Transport I. Traffic Engineering and Road Design” aims at the introduction of under-graduate students to two distinct but related fields of transport engineering: A) Traffic engineering and B) Road design, with the overall objective to equip them with the basic knowledge and skills needed in these fields.

LECTURE

TOPIC

01 Introduction to traffic engineering
02 Fundamental traffic flow characteristics – relations between the traffic flow characteristics
03 Roadway capacity – Level of service
04 Traffic counts – Collection and processing of traffic data
05 Transport connections
06 Transport systems-road netowork-administrative classification-categorisation
07 Functional classification of the road network
08 At-grade intersections – roundabouts
09 Introduction to road design – Roadway alignment features – Operational assessment
10 Horizontal alignment
11 Vertical alignment
12 Study of roadway cross-section
13 Signing – Signalisation of roads – Elements of roadway visibility – Road safety

 

Specified Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria Determination of weight
Progress of a project 20%
Team projects 20%
Written exam 60%

 

  • 1. Κυκλοφοριακή Τεχνική, Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Γκόλιας, Ι.Κ., Πιτσιάβα- Λατινοπούλου, Μ., Χ., Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου, Αθήνα, 2009.
  • 2. Οδοποιία Ι - Χαράξεις, Αποστολέρης Α., Αθήνα, 2013.
  • 3. Οδική Ασφάλεια, Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Γκόλιας, Ι.Κ., Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου, Αθήνα, 1994
  • 4. Σχεδιασμός των Μεταφορών και Κυκλοφοριακή Τεχνική, Τόμος 1, Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Γιαννόπουλος, Γ.Α., Εκδόσεις Παρατηρητής, 1986
  • 5. Διαχείριση Κυκλοφορίας, Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Πιτσιάβα-Λατινοπούλου, Μ.Χ., Τσαμπούλας, Δ.Α., Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου, Αθήνα, 1997.
  • 6. Aστικά δίκτυα μεταφορών και διαχείριση κινητικότητας, Γαβανάς, Ν., Παπαϊωάννου, Π., Πιτσιαβα-Λατινοπούλου, Μ., Πολίτης Ι., Αθήνα, 2015 (πρόσβαση στο: https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/2081?locale=en)

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      • Master in Urban Regeneration, Urban Development & Real Estate [URUDRE]
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        • Courses
      • Master in Project Management, Transportation and Spatial Planning (PMTSP)
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      • Master in Tourism and Cultural Planning and Development (TCPD)
        • Courses
      • Masters in Strategic Management and Competitiveness (SMC)
        • Presentation (in greek)
    • Doctoral Studies
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    • Scientific editions
      • Research – Discussions Papers
      • e-journal “Aeihoros”
      • Institutional Repository
    • Research Units
      • Research Unit of Computer Science Applications in Spatial Planning
      • Research Unit of Demographic and Social Analysis
      • Research Unit of Evaluation of Development Policies and Programs
      • Research Unit of Environment and Spatial Planning [ESPL]
      • Research Unit of Geographical Research and Environmental Planning [GREENPLAN]
      • Research Unit of Infrastructure, Technology Policy and Development [RUITPOD]
      • Research Unit of Regional Economic Analysis and Policy
      • Research Unit of Rural Space
      • Research Unit of Spatial Analysis, GIS and Thematic Mapping
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