Road Engineering I
| Title | Οδοποιία Ι (Κορμού) / Road Engineering I |
| Code | ΤΜ4500 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022001 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Total Hours | 65 |
| Class ID | 600304172
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600304172
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=850
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Successful completion of the course will assist students to:
• perceive the basic design principles as well as the design process of a road project
• understand the constraints and commitments under which critical limit values are derived
• apply basic principles and methods related to safe and operational road design
• assess combinations of critical design parameters regarding quality of the design
• tackle common problems during road geometric design process
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
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- 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)
Basic elements of geometric design, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, cross sections. Road functional classification. Forces applied on the vehicle, tractive-braking forces, critical speed values, longitudinal and lateral friction. Design speed, operating speed V85, speed limits. Horizontal alignment: tangents, circular arcs, clothoid. Vertical alignment, profile diagram: longitudinal grades, sag and crest vertical curves. Cross sectional elements and cross slope. Superelevation run-off lengths. Role of sight distances in planning and design of highways. Fitting alignment to topography. Road design in 3D. Road Design Guidelines – Alignments and Cross-Sections.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- 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
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.4 | |||
| Laboratory Work | 13 | 0.5 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 45 | 1.6 | |||
| Project | 40 | 1.4 | |||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 140 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. ΟΔΟΠΟΙΙΑ Ι-ΧΑΡΑΞΕΙΣ & ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΜΟΣ ΧΩΜΑΤΙΣΜΩΝ.ΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΗ. Αν. Αποστολέρης
2. ΟΔΟΠΟΙΙΑ. ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΜΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΗ. Henning Natzschka
Last Update
17-10-2025
