Geo-technical Design of Highway Infrastructure
| Title | Γεωτεχνικός Σχεδιασμός Συγκοινωνιακών Έργων Υποδομής / Geo-technical Design of Highway Infrastructure |
| Code | ΤΤ9740 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022091 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "EPISTĪMĪS KAI TECΗNOLOGIAS TŌN KATASKEUŌN" | Elective Courses | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| "YDRAULIKĪS KAI TECΗNIKĪS PERIVALLONTOS" | Elective Courses | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| "GEŌTECΗNIKĪS MĪCΗANIKĪS" | Elective Courses | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| "METAFORŌN KAI DIACΗEIRISĪS ERGŌN" | Elective Courses | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600261900
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600261900
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
• Understand the importance of geological and geotechnical conditions to the design, construction and operation of highway and railway routes and pavements of highway networks and airfields,
• plan the appropriate geotechnical investigation,
• understand the mechanical behaviour of the geomaterials involved and propose improvement methods,
• analyze the behavior of embanκments, cutting slopes and retaining structures, and estimate soil deformation and movement,
• identify geotechnical failures and propose mitigation measures,
• assess the impact of climate change on the resilience and degradation of highway infrastructure,
• propose modern methods of monitoring surface and subsurface deformation and detection of failures along highway and railway routes.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Geotechnical risks and highway infrastructure
- Construction and operational characteristics of highway earthworks – design, construction and maintenance of embankments, cutting slopes and drainage systems
- Construction and operational characteristics of pavements of highway networks and demands
- Construction and operational characteristics of railway earthworks – design, construction and maintenance of embankments, cutting slopes and drainage systems
- Construction and operational characteristics of airfield pavements and demands
- Geological and geotechnical design criteria of highway infrastructure
- Geotechnical investigation
- Mechanical behaviour of geomaterials and improvements methods
- Embankments (on soft and problematic soils, high embankments, etc.)
- Cutting slopes & retaining structures
- Soil deformation and movement and mitigation measures
- Climate effects, resilience and degradation of highway infrastructure
- Management of geotechnical risks
- Case histories of geotechnical failures and mitigation works in highway infrastructure
- Methods of monitoring of surface and subsurface soil deformation and detection of failures along highway and railway routes.
Keywords
Geotechnical design, Highway and railway networks, Pavements, Airfields, Embankments, Cutting slopes, Retaining structures, Soil improvement methods, Climate change, resilience, degradation, Methods of monitoring of surface and subsurface soil deformations.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
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
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 54 | 1.9 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 35 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 20 | 0.7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 112 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Final written exams: 50%
Project: 50%
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Last Update
25-08-2025
