Transportation Engineering

Course Information
TitleΣΥΓΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΚΗ ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ / Transportation Engineering
CodeΤΣ0400
FacultyEngineering
SchoolCivil Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID20000205
Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Class ID
600262234
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
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Import. Fundamentals, the transportation problem. H organization of public 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
  • Slide presentations
  • 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
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures140✓✓✓
Laboratory Work28✓✓✓
Total168
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, 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
Last Update
19-07-2021