Study-unit Construction of Road Infrastructures
| Course name | Civil engineering |
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| Study-unit Code | A003305 |
| Curriculum | Infrastrutture |
| Lecturer | Gianluca Cerni |
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| CFU | 5 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2023 |
| Supplied | 2023/24 |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Ingegneria civile |
| Sector | ICAR/04 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | The main contents of the course concern: soils. aggregates, bitumen, hot mix asphalt and pavement design. |
| Reference texts | F.A. Santagata e altri, STRADE - TEORIA E TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI STRADALI, vol.II - costruzione, gestione e manutenzione, Editore Pearson P. Ferrari, F. Giannini "Ingegneria stradale" volume II - ISEDI G. Tesoriere "Strade ferrovie ed aeroporti" volume II - UTET |
| Educational objectives | Acquisition of knowledge about the properties of the materials used in the construction of transportation infrastructures necessary to design properly and with rational methods the pavements of such works. |
| Prerequisites | In order to deeply understand mathematical models involved in the program of the course and to reach the expected learning results the following elements are required: Mathematical analysis: analytic functions, differential and integral calculus of functions, partial differential equations. Science of Construction: continuum mechanics, analysis of stress and strain, equations bond, elasticity. |
| Teaching methods | Theoretical lessons and practical training |
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| Learning verification modality | The exam of the course consists of an oral discussions. The oral exam, about 30-45 minutes, is directed to check out the knowledge level over the course contents, the acquired ability to apply the studied techniques and the ability to select the proper methodology by self-judgement. Furthermore, the oral exams have also the objective to evaluate communication skills and the usage of an appropriate language about the theoretical and practical subjects of the course. |
| Extended program | Soil classification (Group index, Uni 10006), laboratory and in situ compaction, bearing capacity of soils (Boussinesque, Westergaard, CBR, Md, FLWD, resilient modulus). Physical (gradation, shape, density), chemical and mechanical properties of aggregates (Los Angeles, micro-deval, CLA). Rheology of bitumen (fluid, visco-elastic and solid state). Mix design and mechanical properties of hot mix asphalt (Marshall). Pavement design (empirical and rational methods). |