Transportation Engineering

Course Information
TitleΣυγκοινωνιακή Τεχνική (Κορμού) / Transportation Engineering
CodeΤΜ4600
FacultyEngineering
SchoolCivil Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600022002

Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS

Registered students: 198
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course424.5
Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600242262
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
  • General Knowledge
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After the successful completion of the course, students will be able to 1. Understand the basic traffic flow elements and their mathematical equations 2. Calculate the Level of Service and the capacity of main road elements 3. Study a fixed time signal at intersections
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work in an international context
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
IFundamentals, the transportation problem. The structure of transport in Greece and other countries, features of travel and traffic. Vehicles, road networks. Terminal facilities (generally). Relations between traffic features sizes. Traffic surveys and measurements. Definition of sampling, precision control. Methodology for carrying out measurements and questionnaire surveys, analysis and presentation of results. Signalling junctions: Basic concepts, signaling calculation fixed time or adaptive from circulation. Calculation coordinated signaling: Traffic data capacity of the road network: Basic concepts, traffic capacity calculation methodology.
Keywords
traffic, transport, junctions, measurements
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
MS Powerpoint presentations. Presentation of informative material in audiovisual format. Use of email services and MS Teams. Use of elearning.auth.gr platform. Use of faculty.auth.gr platform.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures521.9✓
Laboratory Work341.2✓
Reading Assigment200.7✓✓
Tutorial60.2✓✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities40.1✓
Exams100.4✓
Total1264.5
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Έκδοση: 1η εκδ./2009 Συγγραφείς: Φραντζεσκάκης Ιωάννης Μ.,Γκόλιας Ιωάννης Κ.,Πιτσιάβα - Λατινοπούλου Μαγδαληνή Χ. ISBN: 978-960-7182-42-5 Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ ΟΕ
Additional bibliography for study
Ν. Γαβανάς, Π. Παπαϊωάννου, Ι. Πολίτης, Μ. Πιτσιάβα-Λατινοπούλου, (2015), Αστικά οδικά δίκτυα και διαχείριση κινητικότητας, ΣΕΑΒ, Ηλεκτρονικά Ακαδημαϊκά Συγγράμματα HEAL-Link.
Last Update
14-01-2024