Highway Design and Planning
| Title | Χάραξη και Σχεδιασμός Οδού / Highway Design and Planning |
| Code | 04YC021 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Grigorios Fountas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600025744 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 62
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | Core Courses | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 6 |
| Class ID | 600267800
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600267800
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16149
- OpenCourses (eClass): https://opencourses.auth.gr/courses/OCRS371/
- Other: Πολυμεσικό υλικό
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Learning the basic concepts and methods related to road traffic and capacity, vehicle motion dynamics, road classification, and road geometry, as well as developing cognitive skills in using Greek regulations for road design. Learning theoretical principles and methods for horizontal and vertical road alignment. Practical applications in road alignment.
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 an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Traffic data for highway design studies, dynamic motion of vehicles, road types and categories, highway design specifications, road geometry, road design: horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, pavement edges, highway design deliverables.
Keywords
dynamic motion of vehicles, highway design specifications, road geometry, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- 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
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 26 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 13 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Final exam preparation | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 104 |
Student Assessment
Description
Class written assessment.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
«Οδοποιία Ι – Χαράξεις και υπολογισμός χωματισμών : Θεωρία και Πρακτική», Αναστάσιου Κ. Αποστολέρη (ΙSBN: 9786188734302), 3η έκδοση, 2024, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΕΡΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΙΑ Ο.Ε. (Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 133033882)
Additional bibliography for study
ΟΔΗΓΙΕΣ ΜΕΛΕΤΩΝ ΟΔΙΚΩΝ ΕΡΓΩΝ (Ο.Μ.Ο.Ε. – Λ.Κ.Ο.Δ. & Ο.Μ.Ο.Ε. – Χ.) Γ.Γ.Δ.Ε. – Υπ. ΥΠ.ΜΕ.ΔΙ.
(GREEK ROAD DESIGN STANDARDS – Ministerial paper.)
«Οδοποιία Ι» - Ανοικτό ψηφιακό μάθημα (ΑΨΜ) κατηγορίας Α-, στο έργο «Ανοικτά ακαδημαϊκά μαθήματα ΑΠΘ», Τμήμα Αγρονόμων και Τοπογράφων Μηχανικών, Γεώργιος Μίντσης
Οδοποιία Ι: https://opencourses.auth.gr/courses/OCRS371/
Last Update
18-02-2025
