Ingegneria Civile

The student will have to deepen the analytical and numerical topics presented during lectures, starting from the basic equations and choosing, for each problem, the most appropriate methodology to get the solution. The student must possess an appropriate scientific language. The knowledge of a finite element code will help the student to understand the difficulties for scientific/professional modeling.

The course aims to improve and deepen the basic knowledge acquired in the course of Structural Mechanics at the Bachelor Degree. The fundamental tools necessary for the advanced modeling of the mechanical behavior of materials and structures will be provided. The student will study highly statically indeterminate beam-framed structures, will learn the basic concepts for the analysis of bi-dimensional elements (plates and shells) and will face the basic concepts of dynamics of beam systems.

1. ONE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES. Statically Indeterminate Structures: Method of forces, Method of displacements, mixed Method. Structural symmetry. Rotating- and translating-node frames. Thermal loads and imposed displacements. Frames with non-orthogonal beams. Stiffness matrix of the beam. Automatic computation of beam systems. Beams with curvilinear axes. Beam on elastic foundation. 2. BI-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES: Plane stress and plane strain. Plates loaded in their plane: plates with a circular hole; concentrated force acting on a semi-infinite plane. Plates loaded orthogonally to their plane: Sophie Germain equation for plates in bending, boundary conditions. Symmetrically loaded shells of revolution: membranes and thin shells, circular plates, cylindrical shells. 3. DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURES: Single-degree-of-freedom linear systems. Free response. Damped response. Forced response to harmonic, periodic, impulsive or generic excitations. Non-linear elastic oscillator. Elasto-plastic oscillator. Multi-degree-of-freedom linear systems: modal analysis. Continuous systems: modal analysis of deflected beams. Dynamics of beam systems.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato scritto individuale;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam; Individual essay;
... The exam is aimed at ascertaining the knowledge of the topics listed in the course syllabus and the ability to apply the theory and the relative calculation methods to the solution of structural systems (see Expected Learning Outcomes). The exam consists in three parts: (1) the numerical solution of a structure to check the knowledge of the finite element code (see Expected Learning Outcomes), either at the Informatic Laboratory at the end of the course or at home; (2) a written exercise on statically indeterminate frames; (3) an oral examination on the theoretical topics. The overcoming of the writing part is a necessary condition to access the oral examination. During the written exam, it is forbidden to use cell phones, programmable calculators, books, texts, notes (except the formulary provided during the course). Oral questions will assess the knowledge level and the scientific language of student. The final mark will properly take into account the results obtained in both the oral and the written tests.

Official textbook: - A. Carpinteri, "Advanced Structural Mechanics", CRC Press, 2017. (Chapter 1 to 6) Recommended books: – A. Carpinteri, "Structural Mechanics Fundamentals", CRC Press, 2013. (it covers what students are expected to know from the bachelor course in structural mechanics) -A. Carpinteri, G. Lacidogna, C. Surace, "Calcolo dei telai piani – Esempi ed esercizi", Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 2002 (useful for the written examination). -S. Timoshenko, "Theory of Plates and Shells", McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 1959. (world-wide known structural mechanics book) As regards numerical and analytical practice lessons, material will be uploaded on the teaching internet site.

The student will obtain the following competences at the end of the course: 1. Structural modelling and design skill using a commercial finite element software. 2. The competence to select, define and apply the correct external loads to simple structures. 3. The skill to design simple three-dimensional structures in reinforced concrete and steel. 4. Being able to write a design report of a simple reinforced concrete structure and a simple steel structure. 5. The skill to draw simple blueprints of reinforced concrete elements: 5.1 General arrangement and reinforcement of a flooring slab; 5.2 General arrangement and reinforcement of beams and columns; 5.3 General arrangement and reinforcement of foundation girder. 6. The skill to draw simple blueprints of steel structure elements: 5.4 Common truss systems; 5.5 Welded nodes; 5.6 Bolted nodes.

The course is the natural prosecution of the basic bachelor's structural design course, grounding on the knowledge achieved by the students on the topics like: structural safety, limit state design, factorization of actions, influence functions. This course is aimed to teach the design procedure of a simple reinforced concrete and a simple steel structure. A practical approach will be followed in order to develope realistic design outputs and blueprints. A commercial finite element software will be used and explained. 1. Quick Elements of design using limit states 1.1. Basic concepts of structural safety with semi-probabilistic approach 1.2. Ultimate limit states 1.3. Serviceability limit states 2. Actions on structures 2.1. Self-weight and permanent loads 2.2. Anthropic actions (crowd loads, moving loads) 2.3. Wind loads 2.4. Snow loads 2.5. Temperature loads 2.6. Foundation settlements and effect of foundation deformability 3. Durability of reinforced concrete structures 3.1. The concept of durability 3.2. Environmental aggressions to concrete structures 3.2.1. Chemical attack 3.2.2. Reinforcement corrosion 3.2.3. Freeze and thaw 3.3. Concrete prescription according to EN 206 3.3.1. Resistance class 3.3.2. Environmental exposure class 3.3.3. Maximal dimension of aggregates 3.3.4. Consistency class 3.3.5. Chloride content class 3.4. Concrete cover calculation 3.5. Reinforcing steel prescriptions according to EN10080 4. Reinforced Concrete flooring structural typologies 4.1. Two way solid body flat slab 4.2. Two way solid body flat slab with drops 4.3. Two way waffle plate (with and without drops) 4.4. Two way solid body flat slab with deeper beams 4.5. One way joist slabs: 4.5.1. without blocks 4.5.2. with precast panels (predalles) 4.5.3. with hollow clay blocks and cast in situ concrete joists 4.5.4. with hollow clay blocks and lattice prefabricated joist 4.5.5. with hollow clay blocks and precast, prestressed concrete joists 4.5.6. with synthetic blocks and precast, prestressed concrete joists 4.6. Hollow core slabs with cast in situ topping 4.7. Bubble deck 4.8. Composite steel concrete slab with profiled steel decking 5. Structural concrete verifications 5.1. Instability: 5.1.1. Effect of geometrical imperfections 5.1.2. Slenderness of an element 5.1.3. Verification for instability 5.2. Review of shear resistance of a concrete member without shear reinforcement 5.3. Review of shear resistance of a concrete member with shear reinforcement 5.4. Combination of shear and torsion 5.5. Punching 6. Reinforced concrete basic elements details 6.1. Spacers 6.2. Beam reinforcement layout 6.3. Column reinforcement layout 6.4. Beam-column node 6.5. Staircase layout 6.6. Foundation footing with connecting beam layout 6.7. Foundation beam reinforcement layout 7. Steel structures typologies 7.1. One storey buildings 7.2. Multi storey buildings. 7.3. Truss systems. 7.4. Horizontal and vertical bracing systems. 8. Steel elements verifications 8.1. Tensed elements 8.2. Compressed elements (instability) 8.3. Elements subjected to bending and axial force (instability). 8.4. Elements subjected to bending and shear 9. Steel structures joints verifications and detailing 9.1. Welded and bolted node with L elements 9.2. Welded and bolted node with C elements 9.3. Bolted node between primary and secondary beam 9.4. Bolted note between beam and column 9.5. Bolted continuity node on H element 10. Finite element modelling of a concrete framed building and a steel truss structure Definition of: 10.1. nodes and elements 10.2. materials 10.3. cross sections 10.4. element groups 10.5. boundary conditions 10.6. loads: 10.6.1. Nodal loads 10.6.2. Element loads 10.7. load cases an loads combos 10.8. Design verifications at ULS and SLS

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato grafico individuale; Elaborato progettuale individuale; Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Individual graphic design project; Individual project; ... Expected learning results: 1. Being able to use a f.e.m. commercial software to model a simple concrete frame and a simple steel truss system. 2. Being able to define and apply actions on structures 3. Being able to verify simple concrete elements and steel elements 4. Being able to draw simple blueprints of a steel and a concrete structure Exam rules and procedures: The student should upload on the polito portal the pdf files related to his/her projects one week before the exam. The evaluation of the design blueprints is from 0 to 6 points. The exam is oral and it last about 30-40 minutes for each student. During the exam the student should answer questions related to the design projects and to the theory and practice topics of the course. The oral exam evaluation is from 0 to 24 points. The sum of the points achieved during the oral and with the project leads to the final result.

Theory and practice lessons are done with the aid of electronica support: 1. Slides and textbook written by the teacher. 2. Software recording sessions. Lesson slides are available for downloads on the Polito portal. The following national and international design codes are can be downloaded freeware: 3. DECRETO 17 gennaio 2018. “Aggiornamento delle «Norme tecniche per le costruzioni»” - NTC 2018 4. CIRCOLARE 21 gennaio 2019, n. 7 C.S.LL.PP. Istruzioni per l’applicazione dell’«Aggiornamento delle “Norme tecniche per le costruzioni”» di cui al decreto ministeriale 17 gennaio 2018. 5. CNR-DT 207/2008 - Istruzioni per la valutazione delle azioni e degli effetti del vento sulle costruzioni 6. EN 1990 - Eurocode - Basis of structural design 7. EN 1991-1-1 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-1: General actions -Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings. 8. EN 1991-1-3 Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures - Part 1-3: General actions - Snow loads. 9. EN 1991-1-4 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-4: General actions -Wind actions 10. EN 1991-1-5 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-5: General actions -Thermal actions 11. EN 1992-1-1 (2004) - Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings 12. EN 1993-1-1 (2005) - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings 13. EN 1993-1-8 (2005) - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-8: Design of joints The following freeware books are suggested to reach a deeper knowledge: 14. EC2 Commentary – Published by the European Concrete Platform ASBL, June 2008 15. EC2 Worked Examples - Published by the European Concrete Platform ASBL, 2008 The following printed texts are also recommended: 16. Toniolo G., Di Prisco M., Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2, Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering, 2018. 17. O’ Brien E., Reinforced and prestressed concrete design to EC2: The Complete Process, 2012. 18. Kamara M.E., Novak L. C., Simplified Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Portland Cement Association, 2011. 19. L. Gardner and D.A. Nethercot, Designers’ guide to EN 1993-1-1 – Eurocode 3 Design of steel structures General rules and rules for buildings, Thomas Telford, 2005. 20. I. Vayas, J. Ermopoulos, G. Ioannidis, Design of steel structures to Eurocode, Springer, 2018

At the end of the classes, students will be able to: • Distinguish among the different numerical modeling techniques available to geotechnical engineers and choose the appropriate method to face a specific problem. • Understand which conditions, parameters, aspects need to be evaluated and determined together with their role in order to allow for reliable and useful results to be obtained. • Develop a numerical model. • Interpret, judge and validate the results obtained. • Stimulate criticisms and engineering judgment.

The computational methods are used for the geotechnical design of tunnels, slope stabilization and reinforcement, foundations and retaining structures. They represent the most complete method to tackle the soil/rock structure interaction and allow the designer to determine all the needed values to perform structural and geotechnical verifications. Developing good skills in planning, preparing, performing and interpreting the results from numerical models are key factors for the professional carrier in the civil engineering design and construction sectors. In line with the objectives of the Civil Engineering Master Course and the Geotechnical Engineering pathway, the CMGD lectures are intended to introduce the students to the use of numerical methods in the geotechnical engineering practice. Fundamentals and theoretical aspects of numerical modeling methods will be described together with their application for the solution of geotechnical problems in relation to slope stability analyses, tunnel design, retaining structures and foundations design.

Lectures will cover topics within: • the Finite Element Method (7,5 h) • constitutive modeling of geomaterials (3 h) • other computational methods of interest in Geomechanics, e.g. BEM, DEM, FDEM (6 h) • modelling methodology (9 h) • engineering problems solved by different numerical methods, e.g. the design of tunnels in the urban environment, tunnels in difficult conditions, slope stability problems, construction of retaining walls. (16,5 h)

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato grafico prodotto in gruppo; Prova scritta in aula tramite PC con l'utilizzo della piattaforma di ateneo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group graphic design project; Computer-based written test in class using POLITO platform;
... Scope of the exam is to ascertain that the student has assimilated all topics presented and is able to apply the theories and methods for the solution of practical geotechnical engineering problems. Votes are on a basis of thirty and is considered sufficient when the vote is at least 18/30. The exam consists in a written test, an oral examination and the writing up of a technical report. The technical report will be completed during the exercise classes and will describe the steps and outcomes of the project. Students can work in small groups during the exercise classes and prepare the report together. The report needs to be submitted at the latest during the written exam. Maximum vote will be: 30/30. The written exam consists of open queries and exercises to be solved with a pc available at the Laib. It will last between 2 to 3 hours. Students will be allowed to use freely the notes distributed during lectures. Maximum vote will be: 30/30. The results will be published on the Portale della didattica, together with the dates for the oral examination and for consultation. The oral exam will consist of a discussion over the topics presented during lectures and exercise classes. Maximum vote will be: 30/30. The final mark will be obtained by combining the votes of the technical report (20%), the written exam (40%) and the oral exam (40%).

Specific reading material together with the slides used will be made available to students during lectures and on the Portale della Didattica. Additional useful reading material (all available at the Politecnico di Torino libraries) are: • Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering theory by David M Potts & Lidija Zdravkovic, Thomas Telford 1999 • Geotechnical modeling by David Muir Wood, Spon Press 2004 • The Finite Element Method: its basis and fundamentals (7th edition) by O. C. Zienkiewicz, R. L. Taylor, J.Z. Zhu Elsevier 2013 • Elementi di meccanica e ingegneria delle rocce by Marco Barla, Celid 2010 (in Italian)

It is expected that students attending the course will develop a solid understanding of the complexities of the construction and maintenance processes of roads, railways and airports, with the consequent capability of significantly contributing to their design and implementation. It is also envisioned that they will be able to autonomously identify critical issues and to solve practical problems that may arise in specific site conditions. Based on the work done during lessons and exercise sessions, students will be confident in critically analyzing technical specification, standards and design documents. Furthermore, they will be prepared to make use of their analytical skills for the optimized planning and evaluation of all construction activities. The abovementioned learning achievements may be of professional value for those who will providing their services to any of the stakeholders involved in the design, construction and management of transportation infrastructures (e.g. Engineering Consultancy firms, Contractors, Administration, Third Party Laboratories).

Transportation infrastructures (roads, railways and airports) represent a strategic asset for all Countries, since they provide support to social and economic development. Their construction and maintenance need to be carried out based on a thorough understanding of engineering principles and available technologies. In such a context, the aim of the course is to provide advanced knowledge related to the behavior of construction materials, including those coming from recycling processes, and to the prediction of their performance in the field. Special emphasis is placed upon sustainability assessments, innovative design systems, and to the most recently developed modelling approaches. The content and methodological approach of the course are consistent with those used in similar courses in the international context.

• General overview of transportation infrastructures and of related design and construction processes – Principles of Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) – Earthworks (equipment and construction, advanced testing and modelling, soil improvement and stabilization, surface and sub-surface drainage systems) – Road and airport pavements (pavement types, equipment and construction, materials and distresses, mechanics of materials, recycled and innovative materials, advanced testing and modelling, maintenance operations, pavement design principles and methods) – Railway tracks (track components, equipment and construction, thermal behavior, track control) – Case studies

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam;
... Written test: The written test will have a duration of 90 minutes and students will not be allowed to use notes, other reference material (e.g. manuals and books), and multimedia devices with web access (e.g. smartphones, smartwatches and tablets). They will be allowed to use a scientific calculator. The exam will be organized in the following two modules: 1. module with multiple choice questions; 2. module with short exercises and open questions. Prior to enrollment to the written test, students are required to upload the Exercises Final Report in the appropriate section of the course webpage (at least one week before the date of the written exam). The written test aims to verify the achievement of the competences and skills outlined in the “Expected learning outcomes� section. Oral exam: To be admitted to the oral exam, students must obtain a grade of at least 18/30 in the written test. The oral exam will have a duration of approximately 30 minutes. It will consist in a discussion of the written test and in questions on the topics presented in the course lectures. The oral test aims to verify the ability of the student to critically analyze studied topics and to present them appropriately. Final grade: Final grade will be calculated as the weighted average of the grades obtained in the written test (35%) and in the oral exam (65%).

Slides presented in class (available on the web page of the course) Reading material provided by the Instructors

A project management framework will be used to illustrate how projects are managed through evaluating, financing, organizing, planning, monitoring, and controlling with reference to both traditional waterfall and agile project management processes. Within this framework, students will learn the main theories, methodologies and software tools necessary for each aspect of the Project Management process. By the end of the term students will be able to apply the framework to manage a construction project. In particular, students will develop knowledge and methods to organize, plan, and control projects in various industries and organizations. As learning outcomes, students are expected to understand: - how project organizations and projects are structured - governance of project management - communication and teamwork in projects - project financing, assessment and strategic planning - project scope management - cost, schedule and resource monitoring and control - risk management, uncertainty and contingency management - project procurement, delivery and contracting Competencies/skills will include: - define a project management organization - implement a traditional waterfall project management framework - apply agile project management techniques and use corresponding software packages - evaluate project feasibility and define the financial structure of project funding - initiate a project and create a project budget - schedule time and resources for complex projects - define performance metrics for project monitoring and use Earned Value Management techniques to monitor and forecast project performance - use advanced features of project planning and teamwork management software

Construction project management is a professionally oriented course which involves a variety of disciplines to support the tasks required to effectively complete a project. Managerial activities include decision making, problem solving, planning, scheduling, directing, coordinating, monitoring and control of a construction project. In all sectors, including construction, projects are complex endeavors that call for the application of management practices from all players and stakeholders involved. In particular, plant and building asset construction projects require the joint effort of several actors usually organized on a multipart contract structure: owners, investors, lending institutions, developers, designers, construction contractors, and consultants, which take action with different perspectives and interest on the project. The challenge is to establish a managerial environment that enables a successful project development while maximizing the mutual benefit of each party. This course guides students through concepts, methods and practical techniques for managing projects to develop constructed facilities in the industries of oil&gas, power, infrastructure, architecture and commercial building.

Contract Organization: Construction Project management primarily consists on managing a contract between the owner and the entities charged with the higher-level portions of the project scope, namely: financing, design and development. To this end, this section illustrates some of the most used delivery systems and presents the tradeoffs involved in different contracting mechanisms, with focus on risk-sharing and incentive issues. The various contract architectures are depicted as decomposed into three main components: a delivery system, a payment mechanism, and an award method. At the end, the way that these elements can be put together to form a suitable contract for diverse situations is discussed. Contract Administration: A review of the most important issues that professionals have to consider in contract administration during project planning and execution phases. First, it contains information about how owners and contractors have to handle bids and proposals. Then, as part of the composition of a contract, the main provisions and clauses are discussed with regard to bonds, changes, claims and dispute resolution. A final point is made on recording and reporting. All contents in this chapter consider general international practice. Variations exist from state to state and from country to country, but similar principles apply everywhere. Human Resources A project is basically the implementation of a contract between an owner and a contractor. In turn, a contract is managed by a group of people working for the owner’s organization, the contractor’s organization, or acting as consultants to one of the parties. To handle and manage the project, those people have to work effectively. This can be achieved by a project-oriented organization, in which responsibilities are defined within project management teams. Then, to enable project teams work in practice, there is the need for systems and technologies to provide the information infrastructure as well as communications planning and management. Money Money, which is here referred to as cash made available to sustain a capital investment, is a major concern throughout the life-cycle of a construction project. During the feasibility stage, the decision to proceed is carefully made based on evaluation of project profitability. Also, funding opportunities need to be investigated and appropriate shares of equity and debt funds have to be determined into the capital structure. During the planning phases, budgets and timeline schedules are prepared using dedicated techniques and tools. The planning activity allows for forecasting cash streams. Then, the development phase requires that the project is periodically monitored and controlled. This requires that a set of progress measurement activities are established at the project management level to support the process of continuously estimating the actual completion time and final cost and to help making corrective actions to bring the project in line with the initial plans. Planning and Scheduling: Planning and scheduling are activities required before design and physical development are commenced. We first discuss the basics of structuring breakdowns of project activities (WBS and CBS). Second, principles applying to deterministic scheduling process are outlined. The standard scheduling documents are presented (overall master schedule, project schedule, detailed schedules), and the primary scheduling methods are shown: activity lists, Gantt charts, and network (CPM) schedules. In the process, this section introduces essential concepts, such as the critical path, and various types of floats. Finally, methods for resource-based and resource-constrained scheduling are illustrated. Project Monitoring and Control: As engineering and construction activities unfold, the project actual status may diverge from the planned one, with discrepancies in expenditures, productivity and speed of work. This section highlights the principles of accurate cost and schedule performance monitoring and control. First, it illustrates the method for measuring the actual progress of work. Second, Earned Value Analysis is quantitatively explained, as well as methods for estimating the cost and schedule at completion. Then, various project reporting practices are shown. Finally, the possible control actions to bring the project back on track are discussed. Uncertainty and risk: So far, all management methods and techniques presented along the course assumed certainty about the future outcomes of a project. As a matter of fact, much uncertainty exists in project management with regard to a variety of issues, so that it is hard to carry out many tasks, such as budgeting and scheduling, solely with deterministic approaches. Other more complex methods are necessary to take uncertainty and risks into consideration. One method is to make decision analyses based on multiple scenarios and simulation under uncertain conditions. Another is to use probabilistic scheduling techniques such as PERT. Finally, project risk management methodology is suggested as a way to bring all aspects of project variations and foreseeable uncertainty under the control of the project team.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale facoltativa; Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo;
Exam: Written test; Optional oral exam; Group essay;
... Assessment of learning outcomes will require students to demonstrate that they can: - Select and implement techniques to manage a project - Use effective management techniques in their team work and use software for collaborative project teams - Prove ability in business evaluation and project financing - Develop a project charter and business case - Plan scope, cost and resources. - Prepare and track a project detailed schedule using both deterministic and probabilistic techniques and related professional project planning software tools - Track progress, monitor and control successful accomplishment of projects objectives of time, cost and quality. - Use rigorous managerial methods for decision making in complex case scenarios. Identify, assess and respond to project risks The corresponding total grade mark will be summing the following components of assessment, with maximum grade 33=30 cum laude: - A final written test, duration 2 hours, closed book, composed of a set of questions/exercises/problem solving to score a maximum of 20 points, with min 9 pts to pass. - Capstone project team work: max 8 pts - Optional oral exam: +/- 3 pts - Time incentive: 2 pts Students that will fulfill all requirements within the end of the term (current Jan/Feb), including passing the written test at first available date, will be awarded extra 2 points as a recognition for accelerated learning progress. This incentive is valid only once (if one submits and fails, next time no incentive anymore)

Course materials will include both textbooks, e-textbooks, course slides, software usage tutorials, case-study readings, business cases, recommended paper readings and additional resources. All course materials will be posted on the course website either prior or after class depending on pedagogical best option. Datasheets, assignments and project work instructions will be also distributed via the course website. A non-exhaustive list of learning resources is anticipated as follows. Main textbook: - De Marco, A. (2018) Project Management for Facility Constructions, Springer, Free educational e-book version Other manuals: - PMBOK by PMI - IPMA ICB4 Recommended textbooks: - Nicholas, J.M., Steyn, H. (2011). Project Management for Engineering, Business and Technology, Routledge - Meredith, J. and Mantel, S., (2000) Project Management: A managerial Approach, 4th Edition, J. Wiley & Sons New York - Hendrickson, C. (2006). Project Management for Construction, on-line at: www.ce.cmu.edu/pmbook/ Business cases provided by instructor.

At the end of the course, the students will be able to: - know the degradation mechanisms which are typical of both metallic and non-metallic construction materials, depending on the materials inherent properties, specific service, and environmental exposure conditions; - use the theoretical knowledge acquired on these building materials to evaluate the state of decay and durability of structures; - identify the most suitable methods and techniques for preventing the degradation phenomena of construction materials in the design phase; - discuss and identify the requirements and good practices on materials as well as the control methods to be adopted during construction and for the maintenance of the structures.

Materials play a major role in Civil Engineering and, for this reason, the course “Degradation of construction materials and prevention� aims at providing a thorough engineering culture on Building and Civil Engineering materials, with a special focus on degradation issues. The course will provide a theoretical and practical overview of the operating behavior of materials, which is key for the construction of new buildings and the restoration of existing ones. The following topics will be specifically addressed: i) degradation of materials and structures as a function of environmental exposure conditions, ii) prevention strategies in the design, construction, and management of structures, iii) investigation techniques on materials and constructions (diagnostics and analysis of degradation), iv) materials and technologies for the consolidation and restoration of degraded structures, v) basic concepts on the sustainability of construction materials. The course will also show many applicative uses of materials in order to stimulate student’s ability and critical sensitivity on how material properties constitute crucial information for the selection of optimal materials and processing routes in Civil Engineering structures. Technological processes for materials production and for the optimization of their properties will also be illustrated in detail, when relevant.

The course is divided into two main parts: I. Metallic materials (30 h), II. Non-metallic materials (30 h) Overall, the main topics of this course will deal with: - Properties and degradation of non-metallic materials (stones, binders, bricks, polymers, wood…) used in Civil Engineering, - Main classes of steels and relevant methods of manufacturing, forming and joining, - Embrittlement of metallic materials and degradation mechanisms, - Selection criteria, in terms of performance and durability, of the main construction materials (stone materials, hydraulic and non-hydraulic binders, bricks and masonry, wood, steels) and their applications in the field of Civil Engineering, - Corrosion of metallic materials, - Detailed mechanisms of degradation in concrete and reinforced concrete, - Methods for monitoring and protecting materials from degradation, - Short overview of materials and techniques for the restoration of structures, - Analysis of case studies (e.g. degradation of metallic and non-metallic materials, guided selection of materials for construction).

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Learning is based mainly on the lecture notes provided by the Professors (available on the course webpage) and on the students’ own notes. The following textbooks are recommended (but not mandatory) for further reading and consultation: - W.D. Callister, D.G. Rethwisch, "Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction", Wiley, 2018 (metallic and non-metallic materials) - F.C. Campbell, "Elements of Metallurgy and Engineering Alloys", ASM International, 2008 (metals only) - L. Bertolini, "Materiali da costruzione. Volume I", Editore Città Studi, 2014 (in Italian) - L. Bertolini, "Materiali da costruzione. Volume II", Editore Città studi, 2012 (in Italian)

Al termine dell'insegnamento, gli studenti saranno in grado di: - comprendere i meccanismi caratteristici di degrado dei materiali da costruzione sia metallici che non metallici, in funzione delle proprietà dei materiali, delle specifiche applicazioni e delle condizioni ambientali; - applicare le conoscenze teoriche acquisite sui materiali da costruzione per prevedere lo stato di degrado e mantenimento delle prestazioni in sicurezza delle strutture nel tempo; - scegliere le metodologie più idonee per prevenire i fenomeni di degrado dei materiali da costruzione in fase di progettazione; - individuare i requisiti nonché le buone pratiche in termini di materiali e metodi di sorveglianza da adottare durante la costruzione e la manutenzione delle strutture nel tempo.

I materiali svolgono un ruolo importante nell'Ingegneria Civile sia per le nuove strutture/infrastrutture (oggetto di progettazione), sia per le strutture esistenti (oggetto di protezione ed eventualmente recupero). La loro stabilità nonché sicurezza nel tempo dipende dalla loro iniziale scelta/protezione in funzione dell'ambiente in cui operano come anche dai programmi di ispezione e manutenzione previsti in fase di progetto. L'insegnamento di "Degrado dei materiali da costruzione e prevenzione" mira a fornire una cultura ingegneristica specifica sui materiali per l'edilizia e l'ingegneria civile con particolare attenzione alle problematiche del degrado. L'insegnamento propone una panoramica teorica e pratica del comportamento in opera dei materiali, fondamentale per la costruzione di nuovi edifici e infrastrutture civili come anche per il restauro o il recupero di quelli esistenti. Nello specifico verranno affrontati i seguenti argomenti: • degrado di materiali e strutture in funzione delle condizioni di esposizione ambientale • strategie di prevenzione nella progettazione, costruzione e gestione delle strutture • tecniche di indagine su materiali e costruzioni (diagnostica e analisi di degrado) • materiali e tecnologie per il consolidamento e il restauro di strutture degradate. L'insegnamento comprende anche molti esempi di impiego dei materiali al fine di stimolare la capacità e la sensibilità critica dell’allievo ingegnere su come varie proprietà dei materiali debbano essere armonizzate affinché la scelta dei relativi materiali possa ritenersi oculata e duratura, prendendo in debito conto le moderne tecnologie di costruzione. Verranno inoltre illustrati in dettaglio i principali processi tecnologici per la produzione dei materiali unitamente ai metodi previsionali di degrado delle strutture nel tempo.

L'insegnamento si divide in due parti principali: I. Materiali metallici (30 h), II. Materiali non metallici (30 h). Nel complesso, gli argomenti trattati sono: - principali classi di acciai e relativi metodi di fabbricazione, - infragilimento di materiali metallici e relative conseguenze indotte dal degrado - proprietà e degrado dei materiali ceramici, polimerici e lapidei nell'ingegneria civile - criteri di selezione dei principali materiali da costruzione (acciai, materiali lapidei, leganti idraulici e non, mattoni e muratura, legno, materiali compositi) in funzione delle prestazioni e durabilità - corrosione dei materiali metallici - meccanismi specifici di degrado nel calcestruzzo e nel cemento armato - meccanismi specifici di degrado dei materiali lapidei e laterizi - metodi di protezione dei materiali da fenomeni di degrado e metodi di monitoraggio nel tempo - breve panoramica dei materiali e delle tecniche per il restauro delle strutture - analisi di casi studio (es. degrado di materiali metallici e non-metallici, progetto di protezione catodica di strutture in acciai immerse in acqua di mare, selezione guidata dei materiali per le costruzioni).

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale individuale;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Individual project;
... L'esame mira a verificare la comprensione degli argomenti teorici e applicativi trattati durante le lezioni e le esercitazioni, con particolare attenzione alla qualità iniziale dei materiali, al loro degrado nel tempo e all'interazione tra materiali e ambiente. Nello specifico, l'esame intende verificare la capacità dello studente di interpretare le schede tecniche di prodotti e di mettere in relazione le informazioni in esse contenute con le prestazioni richieste dalle strutture in ambito civile, di identificare la combinazione ottimale delle proprietà dei materiali per soddisfare particolari impieghi, di scegliere in modo critico i materiali adeguati per specifiche applicazioni, prevenire i fenomeni di degrado e programmare appropriate azioni di prevenzione/ ripristino. Per la parte Metalli si intende accertare inoltre le capacità dello studente nel: a) correlare proprietà (standard) dei materiali con prestazioni dei componenti strutturali reali da assicurare in esercizio, b) conoscere le normative europee dei prodotti d’interesse nelle applicazioni civili; c) prevedere metodologie di analisi e/o controllo non distruttivo delle strutture in opera; d) confrontare le prestazioni di diverse tipologie di prodotto in base a differenti processi produttivi, durabilità e sostenibilità . Per soddisfare le numerose e diversificate esigenze formative di ciascun studente di ciascun orientamento previsto dal CDS di Ingegneria Civile (cinque nella fattispecie), é lasciata libertà a ogni studente di svolgere o meno una tesina con finalità applicative in linea con il proprio orientamento. La scelta dell'argomento é concordata preventivamente con entrambi i docenti dell'insegnamento. Il materiale di riferimento (articoli scientifici di recente pubblicazione e/o capitoli di libri di testo) sono forniti e selezionati ad-hoc dai docenti per ogni studente. Saranno valutate molto positivamente le tesine che sapranno coniugare gli argomenti presentati nelle due parti dell'insegnamento e esplicarsi in dettaglio, originalità , rigore e completezza nell'ambito dell'applicazione prescelta. L’esame é proposto completamente in forma orale in un intervallo di tempo complessivo di max 30 min. Le prime due domande verteranno sulla tesina, le successive sulle due parti dell'insegnamento (Metalli e Non-metalli) non affrontati nella tesina. In assenza di tesina, l'esame verterà su tutti gli argomenti dell'insegnamento di ambedue le parti. In generale è richiesto di argomentare le motivazioni nonché le conseguenze di alcune specifiche scelte di materiali, considerando sia le specifiche prestazionali, sia le qualità (chimiche, fisiche e microstrutturali ivi compresa la natura/distribuzione dei difetti). Almeno una delle domande richiede la conoscenza sulla correlazione tra parametri ambientali, proprietà chimiche/ meccaniche e i parametri di produzione. Non è ammesso l'utilizzo di libri, appunti, formulari e apparecchi elettronici durante lo svolgimento dell'esame. Il voto finale sarà dato dalla media aritmetica dei due voti ricevuti rispettivamente nella parte di Metalli and Non-metalli comprensivi della valutazione della tesina ove presente (valutazione massima singole prove 30/30). L'eventuale lode é attribuita ai candidati che conseguiranno la massima votazione in ambedue le parti con parere favorevole di entrambi i docenti.

Il materiale didattico comprende essenzialmente: le slide delle lezioni fornite dai docenti (disponibili in anticipo sulla pagina web dell'insegnamento) unitamente agli appunti degli studenti. Eventuali lezioni videoregistrate tramite Virtual Classroom degli anni passati. Sono consigliati (ma non obbligatori) per colmare eventuali lacune di base ovvero soddisfare esigenze di approfondimento I seguenti libri di testo: - W.D. Callister, D.G. Rethwisch, "Materials Science and Engining: An Introduction", Wiley, 2018 - F.C. Campbell, "Elements of Metallurgy and Engineering Alloys", ASM International, 2008 - J. K. Saha, Corrosion of constructional steels in marine and industrial environment, Springer, 2013 - L. Bertolini, "Materiali da costruzione. Volume II", Editore Città studi, 2012 - Carla Lisci, Fabio Sitzia, “Degrado, danni e difetti delle pietre naturali e dei laterizi�, Maggioli Editore, 2021 - Matteo Felitti - Lucia Rosaria Mecca, “Il degrado delle strutture in calcestruzzo�, Maggioli Editore 2018.

The course deals with the geometric and functional design (or re-design in the case of rehabilitation) of transportation infrastructures. The topics are introduced in such a way as to promote in each student the capacity to independently analyze problems from a professional point of view. Throughout the course, there will be opportunities to update students on the progress of scientific research in this specific field. In particular, the student will acquire the following skills: - ability to produce geometric drawings of infrastructures and their components, - ability to assess operational functionality and safety; - ability to estimate construction costs. For the final exams, the student needs to know: - the interactions between the various components of transportation infrastructures, - the models and methods useful for geometric and functional design; - the rules, regulations & standards currently in force. For their judgment skills and ability to relate to other professionals, students have to be able to: - compile technical and descriptive reports, - adopt and motivate design choices, - draw tables of the project, - coordinate design groups; - communicate and engage with specialists from other civil engineering disciplines (structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, topography), - use the terminology specific to sector appropriately.

The predominant feature of the course is its “professionalizing� aspect and it aims to provide advanced knowledge in the field of transportation infrastructure design (i.e., roads, railways and airports). The course follows a sequential process that starts from the knowledge of the various modelling techniques of the territory and ends with the design of horizontal and vertical alignments, edges and margins, slopes, and construction details. During the course, certain key issues, relating to geometric and functional design, safety and economic analysis subject to compliance with rules and constraints, are presented. The topics covered deal with existing and planned transportation infrastructures. The official language of the course is English.

1. Introduction to transportation infrastructures in the world (5%) 2. Aspects in common in the design of transportation infrastructures (35%) - Computer-aided design - Terrain model formation - Horizontal and vertical alignment - Transition curves - Design levels - Quantity computation and cost estimation 3. Roads (30%) - Principles and application of functional design - Geometric design rules - Horizontal/vertical coordination - Safety and consistency analysis - Roadside hazards and protection - Intersections and interchanges 4. Railways (15%) - Technical characteristics of railways - Vehicle/railway interaction - Design principles of existing and planned lines - Track layout, switches and crossings 5. Airports (15%) - Airport organization - Aircraft performance - Aircraft/runway interaction - Runway design - Taxiway design

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam;
... It is expected that an individual oral exam, lasting 45 minutes, will be held. To be admitted to the oral exam it is necessary to obtain a positive result in the exercises. The oral exam consists of: - a discussion of the exercises, - an interview involving the formulation of at least three questions. The examination has the objective to assess if the student has acquired sufficient autonomy and ability to understand and solve the proposed design problem, in compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory design rules.

Suggested readings: AA.VV., Strade. Teoria e Tecnica delle Costruzioni Stradali. Vol. I – Progettazione. Pearson ed. Wright, P., Highway Engineering, Ed. Whiley. Profillidis, V.A., Railway Management and Engineering, Ashgate ed. Horonjeff, R., McKelvey, F.X., Planning and Design of Airports, McGraw Hill. The following will be made available on the course webpage: - Teaching material (slides) presented during the lectures, - Exercise texts, - Design manuals, - Technical standards.

Dynamics of structures/Computational Mechanics (Dynamics of structures)Knowledge and understanding of structural dynamics analysis methodologies and their use for structural engineering applications.

Dynamics of structures/Computational Mechanics (Dynamics of structures)The course aims to provide the theoretical principles and practical tools required to address the main topics of structural dynamics. In addition to lectures, the course includes practical classes conducted in the classroom, during which students use their own computers to apply the methodologies and computational tools presented in the lectures. The course also includes selected examples of experimental laboratory tests.

Dynamics of structures/Computational Mechanics (Dynamics of structures)Introduction to structural dynamics and basic concepts. Single-degree-of-freedom systems: * Equation of motion and analytical response of free undamped systems. * Analytical response of free damped systems: underdamped, critically damped and overdamped cases. * Analytical response of damped systems under sinusoidal excitation. * Response to periodic excitation, including square, sawtooth and triangular waves. * Response to step and impulse excitations. * General excitation with homogeneous initial conditions and Duhamel’s integral. * Numerical solution under generic forcing using Runge-Kutta methods. * Physical interpretation of resonance, with and without damping. Introduction to Multi-degree-of-freedom systems and modal analysis. Frequency-domain analysis: * Fourier series, Fourier coefficients and Fourier transforms. * Representation of signals in the frequency domain. * Frequency response functions (FRFs). Continuous structural systems: * Transverse vibration of a string: equation of motion, separation of variables, natural frequencies and mode shapes for fixed-fixed boundary conditions, and the role of initial conditions. Application to guitar strings. * Longitudinal vibration of a bar: derivation of the equation of motion, free and forced vibrations, modal orthogonality and Duhamel’s integral. * Free torsional vibration of a shaft: natural frequencies and mode shapes. * Free and forced axial and bending vibrations of Euler-Bernoulli beams. * Euler-Bernoulli beam hypotheses, equations of motion, natural frequencies and mode shapes for different boundary conditions. * Free bending vibrations of Timoshenko beams and comparison with the Euler-Bernoulli model. * Free bending vibrations of cracked Euler-Bernoulli beams using an equivalent rotational spring. Calibration of the spring according to fracture mechanics and analysis of the effect of crack size and position on natural frequencies. * Free vibration of Kirchhoff thin plates. Finite element modelling in structural dynamics: * Stiffness and mass matrices for beam elements. * Comparison between analytical and numerical natural frequencies of a beam in bending. Experimental modal analysis: * Fundamentals of experimental and operational modal analysis. * Sensors for dynamic identification, including piezoelectric and capacitive accelerometers. * Controlled excitation sources: electrodynamic shakers and instrumented hammers. * Experimental procedures: sine sweep, roving hammer and roving sensor tests, and SISO, SIMO and MIMO configurations. * FRF curve fitting and experimental modal parameter estimation. Approximate analytical methods: * Rayleigh’s method. * Rayleigh-Ritz method. Introduction to nonlinear dynamics: * Free vibrations of conservative and dissipative single-degree-of-freedom systems. * Forced vibrations of dissipative single-degree-of-freedom systems. * Nonlinear stiffness and damping. * Generalized power-law formulations. * Pendulum under gravity and the Duffing equation. * Nonlinear viscous damping and the Van der Pol equation. * Limit cycles and Poincaré maps. * Forced nonlinear systems, frequency jumps, quasi-periodicity and chaos. Wave propagation and metamaterials: * Fundamentals of wave shaping with metamaterials. * Engineering applications of mechanical metamaterials.

Dynamics of structures/Computational Mechanics (Dynamics of structures)Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria;
Dynamics of structures/Computational Mechanics (Dynamics of structures)Exam: Compulsory oral exam;
... Dynamics of structures/Computational Mechanics (Dynamics of structures)The exam is aimed at ascertaining knowledge of the topics listed in the official course program and the ability to apply the theory and related calculation methods to determining the dynamic response of simple structures. The exam consists of an oral test with presentation and discussion of the assignments developed during the course and has the purpose of verifying the level of knowledge and understanding of the topics covered. The evaluations are expressed out of thirty and the exam is passed if the score reported is at least 18/30.

Dynamics of structures/Computational Mechanics (Dynamics of structures)Notes will be provided during the course. For further consultation: • S.S. Rao Vibration of Continuous Systems John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007 • D. J. Ewins, Modal Testing: Theory and Practice. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1995. • R. W. Clough J. Penzien Dynamics of Structures, McGraw-Hill, 1982. • Carpinteri. Dinamica delle strutture. Pitagora, 1998.

Conoscenza dei principi teorici su cui si basano le diverse tecniche di misura, progetto ed esecuzione dei rilievi, conoscenza delle tecniche di elaborazione dei dati, analisi dei risultati e loro valutazione con tecniche statistiche. Applicazione delle tecniche geomatiche per il rilievo del territorio, di edifici e opere d’ingegneria, per la cartografia, per il monitoraggio dei movimenti e delle deformazioni, per il tracciamento e la realizzazione di opere d’ingegneria civile e per la protezione del territorio. Capacità di eseguire misure con ricevitori GPS/GNSS, stazioni totali, laser a scansione, sensori inerziali e tecniche di fotogrammetria digitale. Capacità di scelta delle ottimali metodologie di rilievo e capacità di integrare dati provenienti dalle diverse tecniche di misura. Capacità di elaborazione delle misure acquisite sul terreno, o di esempi proposti. Capacità di sviluppo autonomo di procedure di calcolo per problemi di calcolo per le applicazioni geomatiche. Rappresentazione e analisi dei dati rilevati in ambiente GIS.

La geomatica è la scienza che modellizza e analizza dati geografici “georeferenziati�, per produrre e gestire informazioni spaziali. Se si pensa che la maggior parte delle decisioni politiche viene presa in base a considerazioni su dati spaziali territoriali, l’impatto sociale di questa materia è evidente: essa è a supporto di operazioni tecniche, scientifiche, politico amministrative e legali. La conoscenza del territorio attraverso la misura e la rappresentazione, è fondamentale per la sua gestione, per fini protezionistici o per la realizzazione ed il controllo di opere di ingegneria. L’insegnamento si propone di fornire agli studenti le conoscenze sui moderni metodi di posizionamento satellitare GNSS, posizionamento inerziale, laser a scansione, fotogrammetria digitale e tecniche integrate, GIS, finalizzate alle applicazioni di rilievo a supporto dell’ingegneria civile e ambientale. Il trattamento statistico dei dati con software noti in ambito scientifico e professionale, sarà finalizzato all’elaborazione delle misure acquisite, alla loro restituzione cartografica, alla gestione delle informazioni con GIS e all’integrazione dei diversi sensori di misura per il rilievo integrato.

Trattamento delle misure: richiami sulla stima minimi quadrati, test minimi quadrati e inferenza, data-snooping affidabilità interna ed esterna. Minimi quadrati sequenziali e sul filtro di Kalman. Posizionamento GNSS: tecniche stand-alone di codice e di fase. Errori spazialmente correlati, dispersivi e non. Posizionamento relativo e differenziale DGPS e RTK. Precise Point Positioning. Reti GNSS, stazioni permanenti e reti NRTK. GNSS e sistemi di riferimento: inerziali, ECEF e loro trasformazioni. GNSS e altimetria. Posizionamento inerziale e rilievo integrato: principi fisici su giroscopi, accelerometri e magnetometri. Piattaforme inerziali e loro tipologie. Calcolo della posizione con IMU e errori sistematici su posizione e velocità . Navigazione inerziale e integrata con GNSS. Rilievi ad alto rendimento con tecniche integrate: Mobile Mapping System (MMS). Tecniche di telerilevamento. Principi di funzionamento del laser a scansione (LiDAR): impulsi e misure di fase, echi e impulsi di ritorno del segnale. LIDAR terrestre, aereo e da drone. Progetto delle scansioni e loro registrazione. Fotogrammetria: principi analitici, equazioni di collinearità , orientamento interno ed esterno. Triangolazione aerea e fotogrammetria diretta. Camere digitali e progetto della presa. Ricerca automatica di punti omologhi: correlazione e cenni su SFM. Visione stereoscopica. Restitutori digitali, raddrizzamento, ortofoto, modelli digitali DTM e DSM. Geographic Information System (GIS): concetti e sistemi di riferimento. Progetto di un GIS, operazioni su dati raster e vettoriali. Utilizzo GIS nel campo dell’ingegneria. Applicazioni ingegneristiche. Tracciamento di opere di ingegneria: problemi geodetici e cartografici, sistemi di riferimento isometrici, tecniche di tracciamento, esempi operativi. Monitoraggio movimenti e deformazioni: tecniche di rilievo, impianto della rete di controllo, vertici indisturbati, rete libera e minimi vincoli. Spostamento dei punti e significatività statistica.

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam;
... L'esame ha la finalità di verificare l'individuale raggiungimento dell'obiettivo fondamentale dell'insegnamento, la capacità di sviluppare un percorso di progettazione nel quale conoscenza e proposta progettuale siano collegate in ogni fase. La prova orale inizia controllando il lavoro sviluppato durante le esercitazioni che è verificato individualmente dal commento degli elaborati di rilievo. L'autonomia e la maturità del singolo sono verificati impostando soluzioni a problemi di rilevamento spiegati durante le lezioni o le esercitazioni.

Testi consigliati: • Cina, A. (2002). Trattamento delle misure topografiche. CELID, Torino. ISBN 88-7661-534-2 • Cina, A. (2014) – Dal GPS al GNSS (Global Navigation Satelite System) per la Geomatica – Torino – CELID • Dispense e slides fornite durante l’insegnamento, reperibili sul sito della didattica. Testi di base: • Manzino A. M. Quaderni di Topografia, (2017) Volume 1 Levrotto e Bella, ISBN 978-88-8218-194-9 • Manzino A. M. Quaderni di Topografia, (2019) Volume 2 Levrotto e Bella, ISBN 978-88-8218-202-1 • Sansò, F., Betti, B. Albertella A. (2019): Positioning. Posizionamento classico e satellitare. Milano, Città Studi. • Barzaghi, R., Pinto, L., Pagliari, D. (2023) Elementi di topografia e trattamento delle osservazioni. 3° Edizione. Milano, città Studi, 2023. Testi per approfondimenti: • Kraus, K., 1994. Fotogrammetria. Vol.1 – Teoria e applicazioni. Traduzione di Sergio Dequal. Torino, Levrotto & Bella, 518 pp. • Hofmann-Wellenhof et al (2008) – GNSS Global Navigation Satellite system. Springer – New York. • Leick (2003) - Gps Satellite Surveying - J. Wiley – Canada. III Edizione.

At the end of the course, the students will have: - Knowledge of the theoretical principles underlying the different measurement techniques; - Knowledge of the application of Geomatics techniques for surveying of the territory, buildings, and engineering works, for mapping, movements, and deformations monitoring, tracking, and implementation of civil engineering; - Competence in Survey Planning; - Knowledge of the techniques of data processing of current Geomatics measurements in the field; - Competences in the analysis of results by adopting statistical tools. - Ability to perform measurements with GNSS, total stations, laser scanners, inertial sensors, and digital photogrammetry techniques, even including the UAV system. - Ability to choose the optimal survey methods and ability to integrate data from different measurement techniques. - Ability to work with multispectral imagery - Capability to realize and to use digital data and maps management using a GIS platform, knowing some basic approaches. - Capacity of self-development of computational procedures for computing and solving problems in some Geomatics application fields - Capability to write a technical report. - Competences of team building and teamwork

Geomatics is the science of modelling and analyzing geographic data, "geo-referenced" to produce and manage spatial information. If you think that most of the political decisions are taken on the basis of considerations of spatial data, the social impact of this matter is clear: Geomatics skills support technical operations, scientific programs, political, administrative, and legal issues. The knowledge of the territory through the measurement and representation is essential for its operation, for many different actions: monitoring, realization, and control of a greater part of engineering works. A civil engineer has to know the innovative tools and methods to perform measurements, create a 3D model or a map, monitor a landslide or a bridge, track infrastructure in the field, or work with digital information. This course aims to offer knowledge about modern methods of satellite positioning, GPS / GNSS positioning, inertial measurements, laser scanning, digital photogrammetry, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAVs), and integrated techniques, aimed at surveying applications in support of civil engineering. Moreover, the theory of the instruments and principles of measurement, the definition of the reference systems and their realization, which is the basis of georeferencing, will be provided. The statistical data analysis will be aimed at the elaboration of a survey (data acquisition) and sensors integration (data fusion). The digital data and information will be managed and visualized using a GIS platform. The data processing using specific software and tools, which are used in the scientific and professional fields, will give a modern point of view on methods of survey. The motto of this course is "LEARNING BY DOING", where the student can learn knowledge but also how to apply them on the operative point of view!

The course is composed by the following modules: 1) Introduction to Geomatics (1.5h) 2) Reference system (3h) 3) GNSS satellite positioning and Inertial navigation (9 h) LABS (4.5 h): GNSS planning GNSS survey (in the field) GNSS data processing 4) Laser scanner (6h) LABS (4.5 h): Survey with Laser scanner (in the field) Laser scanner data processing 5) Photogrammetry (7h) LABS (3 h): Photogrammetry acquisition (in the field) and data processing 6) Hints on Remote Sensing (3h) LABS (1.5 h): UAV-multispectral images data processing 7) Machine learning for geomatics and Statistical data processing (7 h) LABS (3 h): 2D and 3D classification and segmentation techniques 9) GIS (6h) LABS (3 h): geospatial data processing in GIS environment Each module is supported by specific labs and activities in the field (where required), where professional equipment (LiDAR, UAV, GNSS, etc.) will be used. In detail, the programme is the following: Introduction of the course. Integrated Geomatics survey DATUM: Concept and definition. Change of reference system and coordinate systems. Elements of statistics and least squares. Test and Inferences Kalman filter. Stand-alone GNSS positioning with code and phase measurements. Errors in GNSS. Relative positioning: phase differences. Positioning DGNSS, RTK, and NRTK. Physical principles of inertial positioning, gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers. Inertial sensors and their types IMU strapdown and gimbaled. Inertial navigation and integrated with GNSS, loosely coupled and tightly coupled. Applications GNSS / IMU in geomatics. Principles of operation of the laser scanner. Pulse and phase measurements. Positioning of the sensor for aerial and terrestrial LIDAR. Integrating aerial LIDAR, GNSS and IMU. The planning of terrestrial and aerial scans. Alignment and registration of LIDAR scans and notes on filtering, classification, and segmentation. Products and applications that make use of LIDAR. Principles of photogrammetry. Collinearity equations. Prospective Equations and external orientation. Central projection of a plane object. Flight Planning. Internal orientation, distortion lens, analytical symmetric and asymmetric relative orientation, and absolute orientation analysis. Digital photogrammetry and orthorectification. Applications of photogrammetry for surveying of the territory and buildings. Use of UAV in Geomatics. Multispectral data, UAV multispectral and hyperspectral survey, direct and indirect radiometric calibration. Spectral indices. information extraction and interpretation: DEMs, spatial interpolation, segmentations, classification and machine learning using multispectral imagery. Some fundamentals on GIS (Geographic Information System) model: data format, data modeling, selection by attribute and location, DTM and DSM analysis. Vector data analysis.

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project;
... The exam aims to test the individual achievement of the basic objective of the teaching, the ability to develop a process in which knowledge of design and project are connected in each phase. The oral exam will be held "on site" and will start from the activities carried out during the laboratories and survey. Students have to be present at the beginning of the exam session where they have made the reservation to verify the effective number of students and prepare a preliminary calendar for the oral interview. Each group must upload the report to the "portale della didattica". The deadline is 10 days after the end of the course, or as differently defined by the professors. The submission of the single report is mandatory and will be evaluated in the range from -1 (poor quality) to 2 (high quality). This score will contribute to the final score as an additional score. This score will be applied only in the exam sessions held before the next course in the new academic year. The autonomy and maturity of each student are verified by finding correct solutions to some problems explained during lectures or labs. Usually, the oral exam requires about 30 minutes, and it is generally based on 3 questions, concerning all parts of the course. Laude is awarded to students who achieve a final grade of 30 or higher and demonstrate excellent proficiency in the course disciplines and topics during the oral discussion.

Educational material will be distributed during the course. All material that is necessary for the course will be presented and discussed in class. Further reference books - Teunissen, Peter J.G., Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Montenbruck, Oliver (Eds.) Springer 2017 - Hofmann-Wellenhof et al.(2008), GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System. Springer, New York. - Leick (2003) - GPS Satellite Surveying - J. Wiley, Canada. III Edizione. - Kraus, K., 1994. photogrammetry. Vol.1 and vol.2 - Manual of photogrammetry ASPRS - Basics of geomatics - M. A. Gomarasca, Ed. Springer, 2009 - Lidar Remote Sensing Paperback Matthew J. McGill (Author), NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) (2013) - GIS Fundamentals 2017 Stephen Wise, CRS press, 2 edition - GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems

After participating in this course, you will be able to: a) know the different steps to do before designing a hydroelectric central, b) understand basic hydrological and hydraulic analysis to conduct feasibility studies, c) make power, energy and financial calculation, d) learn about reservoir management, e) learn how to design the main components of a hydro power plant, f) understand how hydraulic turbines work, g) understand the operation of innovative hydroelectric plants such as tidal or sea wave ones

The aim of the course is to provide the fundamental elements for the design and management of large and small dams and hydroelectric power plants. This course provides an overview of engineering design of dams and hydroelectric plants as well as a hydraulic modelling for the performance optimization parameters, operation and safety. From the point of view of safety, the effects of reservoirs on hydraulic risk mitigation and the risk associated with the collapse of dams will also be analysed.

The course is organized in the following modules: - Planning and design of dams for large multiple-purpose projects: Structure, design, legislation - Dam hydraulics: spillways, stilling basins, energy dissipators - Dam safety: monitoring, hydraulic safety, emergency plans - Hydropower plants: reservoir-based, run-on-river. - Turbines: operating principles and design analysis - Flood control planning: legislation, passive and active measures, - Flood control reservoirs Numerical models for Dam Break Studies - Energy production from sea waves

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group essay;
... The exam is based on an oral test to verify the understanding of the concepts presented during lectures. At the exam, the students must present the final report of the project carried out during the course period. It will also be discussed with the students to verify their ability to perform design calculations and the final results of the project. The final mark is formed in part by the evaluation of reports (30%), and in part by the oral test (70%).

In addition to the material and concepts presented in the lectures, the student can refer to the following texts: Hydraulic Engineering of Dams, Willi H. Hager, Anton J. Schleiss, Robert M. Boes, Michael Pfister, CRC press

During the course, the students will gain knowledge on physical principles governing extreme events related to hydro-meteorological variables. Students will learn quantitative methods to analyze real data time series, to estimate future values, to quantify and express uncertainty. Students will acquire skills to estimate and verify design variables, to use statistical tools for the assessment of probabilities and return periods of events. Students will gain competences in the analysis of past events and in the quantification of risks associated to hydro-meteorological variables.

The course presents hydro-meteorological extreme events, such as rainfall, wind gusts, snowfalls, floods, and droughts, in relation to the design and verification of Civil Engineering works. The course provides a basic knowledge of the physical processes involved in the events and then introduces their classification, measurement, data availability and impact. Quantitative and statistical methods are presented for the analysis of extreme events and of their occurrences. The course also presents the analysis of risks associated to extreme events and their effects on the population, on natural and built environment, on buildings and infrastructures. The methods and the proposed applications aim at enabling the solution of a wide range of complex practical engineering problems, including the design and verification of structures and infrastructures in relation to extreme events. The course is organized in the following modules: - Hydro-meteorological variables and extreme events (precipitation depth, duration and intensity; precipitation maxima; river discharge and water levels, floods, peak values and hydrographs; wind speed, gusts, duration and intensity; droughts and water scarcity). - Design variables related to hydro-meteorological events (data analysis, probability distributions, return period; frequency analysis of extreme events, statistical testing, quantification of uncertainty; regionalization and regression models; areal effects, spatial interpolation) - Hazard analysis for floods, intense precipitation, wind gust. - Hydro-meteorological road hazard and rainfall-induced landslides. - Risk and reliability analysis. - Climate change effects on hydro-meteorological risks and main adaptation measures. - Cost-benefit analysis.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Written test; Group project;
... The course assessment is contributed by the course report and oral presentation (40%) and by the written exam (60%). The evaluation of reports and presentations will be shared by all students in the group and will take into account the completeness, the correctness of results, the appropriate organization of information in the document and the effectiveness of the presentation. The written exam will last 1.5 hours and include some exercises and open questions. The exercises will have to be solved by hand calculations (no laptop computers) and are aimed at verifying the understanding and correct application of quantitative methods. The open questions will focus on topics introduced during the lectures and are aimed at verifying the acquired knowledge about processes, principles and modeling techniques. The evaluation will take into account the resolution methods, the correctness of the numerical solutions, the knowledge demonstrated and the clarity of presentation.The maximum mark will be 30/30.

All material that is necessary for the course will be presented and discussed in class. Reference books, for deepening the knowledge on the topics, are: - Kottegoda, Rosso (2008) “Applied Statistics for Civil and Environmental Engineering�, Blackwell Publishing. - Probabilistic Design: Risk and Reliability. Analysis in Civil Engineering. Lecture notes CIE4130. S.N. Jonkman. R.D.J.M. Steenbergen. O. Morales-Nápoles (https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid:e53b8dca-a0db-4433-b9f9-e190a507f99f/datastream/OBJ/download), for the risk and reliability analysis part. Additional readings can be found in international reference textbooks and will be proposed throughout the course.

To pass the exam, the student must demonstrate: Knowledge and understanding • Having memorized the essential concepts of digital modeling and interoperability between the architectural and structural design with particular attention to geotechnics working on built heritage. • Being able to compare modeling contents, tools and methods for the interpretation of the complexity typical of linear and horizontal infrastructures. Skills and abilities • Master the communication of information typical of advanced modeling. • Being able to work in a team with people of different backgrounds, to achieve a common goal. Judgment and approach • Be able to use a critical thinking to elaborate a mental map for setting up a project idea based on the knowledge of the context in which it is inserted. • Be creative in setting up the technical sheets illustrating the theoretical contents.

The aim of the course is to provide students with the methodological approach of digital modeling (BIM) and interoperability, using tools and methods between tradition and innovation for the representation of the survey of the territory and the project of an infrastructure, both above (structures) than under the ground (geotechnics).

The teaching program is divided into three macro topics: BIM-InfraBIM-GIS 1. Introduction to BIM and InfraBIM: contents (1 week) 2. InfraBIM: tools and methods (3 weeks) 3. InfraBIM-GIS integration: from detail to general and vice versa (1 week) InfraBIM models 4. Infrastructure design with BIM: the As-Designed model (2 weeks) 5. Interoperability for geotechnical checks of the context (1 week) 6. Interoperability for the structural calculation of a punctual infrastructure (1 week) 7. Building an infrastructure with BIM: the As-Built model (1 week) 8. Management and maintenance of an infrastructure with BIM: the As-Is model (1 week) 9. Smart InfraBIM: use of sensors for infrastructure monitoring (1 week) Data visualization 10. InfraBIM and VAR: use of virtual and augmented reality for data communication (1 week) 11. Digital Twin of an infrastructure: contents and potentiality (1 week)

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato grafico individuale; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Individual graphic design project; Group project;
... The oral exam, starting from the sheets created during the semester, aims to verify the achievement in terms of responsibility and autonomy of the topics covered during the lessons, according to the following evaluation matrix: Sheets: 40%. Oral exam: 60% Knowledge and understanding Knowledge of the essential concepts of BIM and Interoperability about built heritage (oral exam, 30 %) Understanding of contents, tools and methods of digital modelling for the design of different typologies of infrastructures (sheets, 20 %) Skills and abilities Competence in communicating information typical of advanced modelling (oral exam, 20 %) Ability to work in a group with people of different backgrounds, to achieve a common goal (sheets, 10 %) Judgment and approach Judge the contents learned using a critical thinking starting from a mental map (oral exam, 10 %) Creatively approaching the setting of the technical sheets illustrating the theoretical contents (sheets, 10 %)

DEL GIUDICE MATTEO, (a cura di), Il disegno e l’ingegnere. BIM handbook for building and civil engineering students, Levrotto e Bella, Torino, 2019. OSELLO ANNA, FONSATI ARIANNA, RAPETTI NICCOLÒ, SEMERARO FRANCESCO, InfraBIM. Il BIM per le infrastrutture, Gangemi editore, Roma, 2019. OSELLO ANNA, Il futuro del disegno con il BIM per ingegneri e architetti, Dario Flaccovio, Palermo, 2012.

Al termine dell’insegnamento, lo/la studente sarà in grado di: - conoscere e comprendere i principi di base della progettazione, costruzione, manutenzione e controllo delle infrastrutture di trasporto; - conoscere e comprendere i criteri fondamentali della progettazione geometrica delle infrastrutture stradali e delle relative intersezioni; - conoscere e comprendere le proprietà meccaniche e il comportamento tenso-deformativo dei principali materiali impiegati nella realizzazione delle infrastrutture di trasporto; - conoscere le principali tecniche costruttive e le problematiche esecutive connesse alla realizzazione delle infrastrutture di trasporto; - applicare i metodi di base per il dimensionamento delle sovrastrutture stradali; - conoscere le caratteristiche fondamentali e le principali problematiche connesse alla progettazione delle infrastrutture ferroviarie. Attraverso le esercitazioni, lo/la studente svilupperà inoltre la capacità di: - riconoscere e verificare, secondo la normativa tecnica di riferimento, gli elementi geometrici costituenti un tracciato stradale; - selezionare le procedure costruttive più idonee per la realizzazione di un rilevato stradale, stimandone le principali tempistiche esecutive; - progettare il mix design di una miscela bituminosa mediante metodo volumetrico; - eseguire il dimensionamento strutturale di una sovrastruttura flessibile mediante metodologie tradizionali di base; - analizzare le principali cause di decadimento prestazionale delle infrastrutture viarie in relazione alle azioni del traffico e agli effetti climatici.

Le infrastrutture viarie costituiscono un elemento strategico per il soddisfacimento della domanda di mobilità di persone e merci e per la connessione tra aree urbane, produttive e di interesse territoriale, concorrendo in modo significativo allo sviluppo socio-economico di ogni Paese. In tale contesto, la qualità delle attività di progettazione, realizzazione e manutenzione delle opere infrastrutturali rappresenta un aspetto essenziale per garantire funzionalità , sicurezza, durabilità ed efficienza del sistema di trasporto. Coerentemente con gli obiettivi formativi del Corso di Studio in Ingegneria Civile, l’insegnamento "Infrastrutture Viarie" intende fornire agli studenti le conoscenze di base necessarie a comprendere il processo progettuale e costruttivo delle infrastrutture stradali, con particolare riferimento agli aspetti che collegano le scelte progettuali alla realizzazione dell’opera e alla sua gestione tecnica nel tempo. L’insegnamento, a carattere professionalizzante, è rivolto in particolare agli studenti che non seguono un percorso specialistico nel settore delle infrastrutture di trasporto e contribuisce alla formazione dell’ingegnere civile fornendo strumenti utili per operare, con adeguata consapevolezza tecnica, nell’ambito della progettazione, della costruzione e della manutenzione delle infrastrutture viarie. Saranno affrontati i principali temi relativi alla progettazione geometrica e strutturale delle infrastrutture viarie, ai materiali impiegati e alle relative tecniche di caratterizzazione e messa in opera, alla stabilità del corpo stradale e delle sovrastrutture, nonché agli impianti e ai dispositivi complementari.

Lezioni teoriche (57 ore) - Progettazione geometrica delle strade 13.5 ore (richiami sui criteri di dimensionamento plano-altimetrici dell’asse stradale con riferimento alla Norma Tecnica Italiana, verifiche di tracciato, sezioni trasversali, barriere di sicurezza) - Intersezioni stradali 3 ore (tipologie, riferimenti normativi) - Costruzione del corpo stradale 10.5 ore (comportamento e classificazione dei terreni, costipamento, costruzione del corpo stradale, mezzi d’opera) - Sovrastrutture stradali 24 ore (tipologie, aggregati, bitumi, miscele bituminose, misti granulari non legati e legati, costruzione della sovrastruttura, controlli in corso d’opera e sul manufatto finito, dimensionamento semi-empirico delle pavimentazioni flessibili) - Geometria del binario e sovrastruttura ferroviaria 6 ore (dinamica del convoglio in curva, modelli di esercizio, curve di transizione, raccordi planimetrici e altimetrici, elementi costituivi dell’armamento ferroviario, termica del binario) Esercitazioni (24 ore) - Analisi critica di un progetto stradale - Costruzione di un rilevato stradale - Mix design volumetrico di miscele bituminose - Dimensionamento empirico di pavimentazioni flessibili - Simulazione di prova di esame

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo;
Exam: Written test; Group essay;
... Prova scritta La prova scritta è strutturata in due sezioni: una sezione teorica e una sezione pratica. Nella sezione teorica sono presenti domande a risposta multipla e quesiti aperti inerenti alle lezioni svolte in aula. Il punteggio massimo attribuibile a questa sezione è pari a 15. Nella sezione pratica sono presenti esercizi inerenti alla parte di esercitazioni svolta durante l’insegnamento. Il punteggio massimo attribuibile a questa sezione è pari a 15. Durante la prova scritta non si potranno consultare testi, dispense o formulari. È ammesso l’utilizzo della calcolatrice, ma non quello di dispositivi multimediali con accesso al web (ad esempio smartphone, smartwatch e tablet). L’accesso alla prova scritta è subordinato al caricamento dell’elaborato finale delle esercitazioni nell’apposita sezione della pagina dell’insegnamento, almeno una settimana prima della data scelta per l’esame. Maggiori dettagli verranno forniti durante lo svolgimento dell’insegnamento. L’esame si pone l’obiettivo di verificare il raggiungimento dei risultati di apprendimento attesi dichiarati nella scheda. Esso comprende infatti quesiti di tipo teorico, finalizzati a valutare la conoscenza dei concetti essenziali trattati durante le lezioni e la capacità di analisi critica degli argomenti affrontati, ed esercizi di calcolo che richiedono, per la loro risoluzione, l’applicazione delle nozioni pratiche acquisite durante le esercitazioni. Votazione finale La votazione finale è calcolata come somma dei risultati ottenuti nella sezione teorica e nella sezione pratica. Per superare l’esame è necessario ottenere un punteggio pari ad almeno 9/15 in ciascuna delle due sezioni. La lode potrà essere attribuita nel caso in cui lo/la studente/studentessa ottenga la valutazione massima complessiva e dimostri una preparazione particolarmente completa, rigorosa e consapevole, sia negli aspetti teorici sia in quelli applicativi, accompagnata da un’esposizione chiara, ordinata e tecnicamente appropriata del procedimento seguito e dei risultati

• Slides proiettate in aula (messe a disposizione sul portale della didattica) - STRADE – Teoria e tecnica delle costruzioni stradali – Vol. I e II – Santagata, Baglieri, Bassani, Riviera, Santagata et al. – Ed. Pearson

Al termine dell'insegnamento è attesa la conoscenza dei seguenti argomenti relativi alle strutture di calcestruzzo armato: - padroneggiare il comportamento dei materiali strutturali, delle sezioni e delle strutture in presenza di azioni di lunga durata; - impiegare i metodi di analisi strutturale elastica lineare con e senza ridistribuzione, analisi plastica ed elementi di base per l'analisi non lineare; - effettuare l'analisi strutturale nelle zone di discontinuità ; - effettuare il progetto / verifica agli stati limite di esercizio e ultimi; - curare i dettagli costruttivi; - apprendere l'iter di progettazione di una struttura di elevazione di un edificio di calcestruzzo armato di 8-10 piani situato in zona a bassa pericolosità sismica, con redazione della relazione di calcolo e delle tavole grafiche di progetto (carpenterie di piano, schede esecutive delle armature). Per le strutture di acciaio è attesa la conoscenza relativa alla progettazione e verifica di singole sezioni/parti strutturali.

Il settore delle costruzioni richiede l'intervento di diverse figure professionali, la cui interazione consente di concepire, progettare e realizzare opere di ingegneria civile, edile e industriale più o meno complesse. Tra queste figure, quella dell'ingegnere strutturale ha lo scopo di fornire una soluzione progettuale affidabile, durevole nel tempo ed economicamente vantaggiosa relativamente alle parti strutturali, ossia a quelle parti del costruito che costituiscono l’ossatura portante dell’opera in studio. Ciò richiede conoscenze adeguate sui materiali strutturali, sulle azioni gravitazionali e ambientali agenti sulle strutture, sul comportamento statico e dinamico delle strutture, anche in accordo al quadro normativo nazionale ed europeo. In tal senso, l'insegnamento si propone di fornire una formazione di livello avanzato nella progettazione di strutture di calcestruzzo armato, nonché elementi di base relativi alla progettazione di strutture di acciaio.

Strutture di calcestruzzo armato: − Comportamento sperimentale di elementi inflessi di calcestruzzo armato. − Stato limite di esercizio di limitazione delle tensioni per azioni di lunga durata. − Stati limite ultimi per tensioni tangenziali: progettazione di elementi soggetti a taglio; torsione, punzonamento. − Analisi degli effetti del secondo ordine allo stato limite ultimo. − Stati limite di esercizio per fessurazione e inflessione. − Metodi di analisi strutturale avanzata: calcolo elastico con ridistribuzione; applicazione dei metodi di calcolo plastico e non lineare. − Zone di discontinuità (modelli strut-and-tie). Strutture di acciaio: − Materiale. − Elementi di composizione strutturale. − Classificazione delle sezioni. − Membrature semplici soggetti a forza assiale. − Membrature semplici soggetti a flessione semplice. − Elementi sulle unioni bullonate. − Elementi sulle unioni saldate. − Elementi di verifica di giunti di base e giunti trave-trave.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam; Group project;
... L'esame si compone di una prova scritta e di una prova orale. La prova scritta è volta ad accertare la capacità di applicare la teoria ed i relativi metodi di calcolo alla soluzione di due esercizi, su una durata di 2 ore. Durante la prova scritta è possibile consultare ogni tipo di materiale didattico (libri, norme, appunti, ...). La valutazione della prova scritta è fatta tramite un giudizio sintetico, del tipo "AMMESSO/A" oppure "NON AMMESSO/A", che permette di accedere alla prova orale se positivo. Ulteriore condizione per accedere alla prova orale, non applicabile per l'accesso alla prova scritta, è la consegna dell'elaborato progettuale di gruppo tramite il portale della didattica. La prova orale è volta ad accertare la conoscenza degli argomenti elencati nel programma ufficiale dell'insegnamento. Va sostenuta nell'appello in cui si è superata la prova scritta oppure entro i due appelli successivi. La durata della prova orale è di circa venti minuti. Il voto finale è composto dalla valutazione della prova scritta, della prova orale e dell'elaborato progettuale di gruppo. Durante la prova orale, quando richiesto, il singolo studente dovrà essere in grado di discutere l'elaborato progettuale di gruppo in ogni sua parte. I pesi della prova scritta, della prova orale e dell'elaborato progettuale di gruppo sono pari al 50%, 40%, 10% del voto finale, rispettivamente.

Per le strutture di calcestruzzo armato: - E. Cosenza, G. Manfredi, M. Pecce. Strutture in cemento armato. Hoepli. - AICAP (Associazione Italiana Calcestruzzo Armato e Precompresso). Progettazione di strutture in calcestruzzo armato. Guida all'uso dell'Eurocodice 2 con riferimento alle Norme Tecniche D.M. 14.1.2008 - Volume 1. Per le strutture di acciaio: - C. Bernuzzi - Progetto e verifica delle strutture di acciaio - Hoepli. Durante l'insegnamento saranno messi a disposizione sul portale le slide mostrate durante le lezioni e le esercitazioni, la normativa italiana, la normativa Eurocodici e altri documenti tecnici.

Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Rock Engineering)At the end of the course, the students who have attended the teaching successfully will be able to: - Choose the best model for the interpretation of the mechanical behavior of a rock mass (equivalent continuum or discontinuum) - Interpret the results of the experimental tests for the estimation of the rock matrix and discontinuities strength and deformability parameters - Classify the rock mass quality (RMR, GSI and Q methods) and calculate the design geotechnical parameters for the rock mass - Analyze the stability of a rock slope for some of the most common mechanisms occurring according to the structure of the rock mass - Analyze the mechanical interaction between the rock mass and an underground structure, with particular reference to the construction of a tunnel and its support - Producing a complete and rigorous technical report. Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation)Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: • Identify and classify different slope instability mechanisms and their triggering factors; • Select and apply appropriate analytical and numerical methods for slope stability analysis; • Plan and interpret field investigations and monitoring campaigns for slope risk assessment; • Design and evaluate structural mitigation measures, considering both technical performance and environmental sustainability; • Develop and communicate slope hazard assessments, including risk maps and mitigation strategies.

Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Rock Engineering)The aim of the course is to provide the skills needed to address the interactions between engineering works and rock masses. The first part of the course introduces the fundamental elements of Rock Mechanics, starting with the description of the characteristics of a rock mass and continuing with the analysis of the mechanical behavior of the rock matrix, discontinuities, and the rock mass as a whole. The presence of natural discontinuities in rock masses, in fact, introduces experimental, theoretical, and practical challenges that differ in several respects from those encountered in Soil Mechanics and Structural Mechanics. In this context, the concepts of equivalent continuous and discontinuous media are presented. The course then provides procedures for tackling Rock Engineering problems, with a focus on surface and underground excavations and the stability of rock slopes. Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation)This course provides advanced knowledge and analytical tools for understanding, assessing, and mitigating the stability problems of natural and engineered slopes. Students will explore the physical mechanisms that drive slope instability and learn how to analyze, model, and design effective stabilization strategies. Through a combination of theoretical lectures, case studies, and computational projects, the course trains students to identify the causes of slope failures, predict potential instabilities, and design structural and non-structural countermeasures for landslide risk mitigation. Special emphasis is given to the integration of monitoring data and numerical modeling within the framework of sustainable and resilient land management.

Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Rock Engineering)The course consists of lectures (about 45 hours) and tutorials (about 15 hours). Lectures: 1. Mechanical behavior of rock discontinuities: lab tests, strength criteria 2. Mechanical behavior of rock matrix: lab tests, strength criteria, deformability, stress-strain criteria 3. Rock mass classification: RMR, GSI, Q methods 4. Mechanical behavior of the rock mass: strength criteria, deformability 5. Rock slope stability by means of Limit Equilibrium Methods: the cases of sliding of a rock block along one or two planes 6. Rock slope stability by means of a stochastic approach: the case of rockfall 7. Some systems for the stabilization and defence of rock slopes 8. Design and excavation methods for shallow and deep tunnels 9. Analytical solutions for the estimation of the state of stress and strain around the tunnel 10. Empirical methods for the preliminary choice of tunnel supports 11. Convergence-confinement method for tunnels and supports Tutorials: 1. Quantitative description of natural rock discontinuities (on site surveys) and their stereographic representation 2. First project on rock mass characterization: to be carried on autonomously (in groups) and delivered in the form of a technical report 3. Rockfall stability analysis: second project on rock slope stability, to be carried on autonomously (in groups) also by means of software dedicated, and delivered in the form of a technical report 4. Exercises on tunnel/rock mass interaction, to be solved autonomously (individually or in groups). Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation)• Landslide Inventory and Classification: Systematic identification, mapping, and typological classification of landslides. Recognition of key kinematic mechanisms and triggering factors (hydrological, geological, seismic, and anthropogenic). • Monitoring and Data Interpretation: Analysis of monitoring systems integrating geotechnical, geophysical, and remote-sensing technologies. Data processing and interpretation for detecting slope movements and characterizing instability processes. • Slope Stability Analysis: Application of limit equilibrium and numerical methods for assessing slope stability. • Temporal and Probabilistic Prediction: Statistical and mechanical approaches for estimating landslide recurrence, failure probability, and evolution over time. • Dynamic Modelling: Numerical modelling of landslide motion and runout using rheological laws and digital terrain models. Analysis of flow-like movements, debris flow dynamics. • Risk Assessment, Hazard Mapping, and Land-Use Planning: Integrated analysis of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability for the production of quantitative risk maps. • Design of Mitigation and Stabilization Works: Design principles, selection criteria and sizing methods for structural countermeasures, including drainage systems, check dams, and protective barriers.

Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Rock Engineering)Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo; Prova scritta in aula tramite PC con l'utilizzo della piattaforma di ateneo; Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation)Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Rock Engineering)Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project; Computer-based written test in class using POLITO platform; Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation)Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project;
... Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Rock Engineering)Compulsory: • Computer-based written test in the Computer Lab. The written exam lasts approximately 1.5 hours and covers the topics addressed during the tutorials, according to the “Expected Learning Outcomes� section. The maximum score is 30/30. A minimum score of 18/30 is required to be admitted to the oral exam. • Oral exam. The oral exam aims to assess, in line with the “Expected Learning Outcomes� section: clarity of explanation, appropriate use of terminology, ability to apply the concepts learned, ability to propose solutions to the questions posed, and ability to discuss the approaches and justify the choices made in the projects. The maximum score is 33/30. • Group projects. Each project must be submitted by the deadline specified during the course; punctual submission is mandatory. Evaluation is based on the accuracy of the results and on the structure and clarity of the report, which must be written in accordance with the standards of a rigorous technical paper. The maximum score is 30/30. The final project grade will be the average of the scores obtained on the two projects. The final grade is calculated as: 0.5 (oral exam) + 0.4 (written exam) + 0.1 (projects). Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation)• Group projects (4 total): each involving numerical analysis or design of slope stabilization solutions, developed during lab sessions and completed independently. • Oral examination: focused on project discussion and theoretical topics. To be admitted to the oral exam, all projects must be completed and submitted on time. The final grade reflects both the quality of the project work and the oral exam performance, assessing technical understanding, analytical ability, and critical reasoning.

Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Rock Engineering)The slides shown during the lectures will be available on the portal. The following textbooks are suggested for further readings: • J. A. Hudson and J. P. Harrison. "Engineering rock mechanics – Part 2: Illustrative worked examples ", Pergamon, 2000 • E. Hoek, J. Bray, "Rock slope Engineering - third Edition", Inst. Mining Metallurgy, London, 1981 • E. Hoek, E.T. Brown. "Underground excavation in rock ", Inst. Mining Metallurgy, London, 1980 • J. A. Hudson and J. P. Harrison. "Engineering rock mechanics – Part 1: An introduction to the principles ", Pergamon, 1997 • T. Rotonda and other Authors. “Meccanica delle Rocce. Teoria e Applicazioni nell’Ingegneria�, Efesto Ed and Hevelius Ed., 2018 • M. Barla, “Elementi di Meccanica e Ingegneria delle Rocce�, CELID, 2012 Rock Engineering/Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation (Slope Engineering for Landslide Risk Mitigation)Lecture notes and slides provided on the course platform. Suggested Textbook: Transportation Research Board, National Academy Press (1996), “Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation.

The main learning outcomes of the course are: • understanding the fundamental mechanisms of Soil–Structure Interaction (SSI), including the effects of soil nonlinearity under static and seismic loading conditions; • developing the technical skills required to model and analyse SSI problems using analytical and numerical approaches; • evaluating the seismic site response of soil deposits and its influence on local seismic hazard, including ground motion amplification and soil liquefaction phenomena; • assessing the influence of SSI on the global response and performance of structures and infrastructure systems; • applying SSI principles to achieve safe, efficient, and performance-based geotechnical and structural designs; • critically interpreting modelling results and recognising the limitations and assumptions of SSI analyses.

Soil–foundation–structure interaction plays a fundamental role in the analysis and design of civil engineering systems, particularly under seismic loading conditions. The course provides advanced knowledge and methodological tools for understanding Soil–Structure Interaction (SSI) phenomena and their implications for the safe and efficient design, assessment, and retrofit of buildings and infrastructure systems. The teaching activities are aimed at integrating geotechnical and structural engineering competences through the study of soil behaviour under static and seismic loading, seismic hazard and local site response, and analytical and numerical approaches for SSI modelling. Particular attention is devoted to earthquake-induced phenomena such as ground motion amplification and soil liquefaction, as well as to their influence on structural performance. The course contributes to the educational objectives of the degree programme by strengthening the students’ ability to address complex engineering problems through a multidisciplinary and performance-based approach. The acquired competences are relevant for professional activities in the fields of structural and geotechnical engineering, seismic engineering, infrastructure design, and risk assessment.

The course is structured through a combination of theoretical lectures, practical exercises, and individual homework assignments. Students are expected to apply the concepts and methodologies introduced during the lectures to engineering problems and case studies, thereby strengthening their understanding through independent analysis and problem-solving activities. The topics listed below will be covered during the course with different levels of depth depending on their relevance to Soil–Structure Interaction applications. 1. Introduction to Soil–Structure Interaction (4 h) • Definition and relevance of SSI • Inertial and kinematic interaction • Engineering case studies 2. Seismic Hazard and Seismic Actions (6 h) • Fundamentals of seismic hazard • Ground motion parameters and response spectra • Seismic actions for design 3. Soil Behaviour under Static and Seismic Loading (16 h) • Soil behaviour under static and cyclic loading • Soil parameters for static and dynamic analyses • Laboratory and in situ testing • Nonlinear soil behaviour • Seismic site response and soil liquefaction 4. Modelling of Soil–Foundation Interaction (12 h) • Analytical and simplified approaches • Spring-based models • Macro-element approaches • Introduction to numerical modelling methods 5. Foundation Systems and SSI Applications (18 h) • Shallow foundations • Deep and piled foundations • Earth-retaining systems • SSI effects on structures under static and seismic loading • Design applications and case studies

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale individuale;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Individual project;
... The assessment consists of an individual homework assignment and a compulsory oral examination. The homework assignment is divided into three parts and is intended to develop the practical skills required for the quantitative assessment of seismic hazard, the modelling of soil–structure interaction phenomena, and performance-based design applications. The oral examination aims to evaluate the student’s understanding of the theoretical background, as well as the ability to critically discuss and interpret the methodologies and results developed in the homework assignment. The final grade will be determined equally from the homework assignment and the oral examination.

Each lecture will be supported by slides and references that will be periodically uploaded on the web site of the course. Reference textbooks for further insights: Kramer, S. L. and Stewart, J. P., 2024. Geotechnical earthquake engineering. 2ª ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1032842745. [1060 pp.] Lancellotta, R. (1994) Geotechnical Engineering. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0415672450. (448 p.). Reese, L.C., Isenhower, W.M. e Wang, S.T. (2006) Analysis and Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0471431596. (608 p.).

Al completamento dell’insegnamento, lo studente: - dovrà essere in grado di impostare la risoluzione dei problemi discussi in aula, partendo dalle equazioni di base e scegliendo, di volta in volta, la metodologia più adatta; - dovrà possedere un linguaggio tecnico-scientifico appropriato e le competenze per affrontare problemi più complessi, anche con risvolti applicativi. - avrà le conoscenze teoriche e pratiche per un utilizzo consapevole di programmi agli elementi finiti per la modellazione strutturale in ambito scientifico/professionale.

Il corso ha lo scopo di completare e approfondire le nozioni di base impartite nel corso di Scienza delle Costruzioni. Si propone infatti di fornire allo Studente della Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria Civile gli strumenti concettuali necessari per la modellazione avanzata del comportamento meccanico di materiali e strutture. Lo studente approfondirà lo studio dei telai iperstatici, apprenderà i concetti fondamentali per l’analisi di strutture bi- e tri-dimensionali (lastre e gusci) ed infine si interfaccerà con i concetti base dell’analisi plastica e della dinamica dei sistemi di travi. Al termine del corso lo studente dovrà aver acquisito un solido background teorico e numerico sugli argomenti sopra menzionati.

1. STRUTTURE MONO-DIMENSIONALI: Strutture iperstatiche: Metodo degli spostamenti; telai piani a nodi fissi o a traversi rigidi; simmetria strutturale; telai piani a nodi fissi e a nodi spostabili; carichi termici e spostamenti imposti; telai a maglie non ortogonali, calcolo automatico dei telai. Travi ad asse curvilineo. Archi. Curva delle pressioni. Trave su suolo elastico. 2. STRUTTURE BI- E TRI-DIMENSIONALI: Travi piane ad asse rettilineo e curvilineo: dualità statico-cinematica. Lastre piane inflesse: dualità statico-cinematica. Equazione di Sophie Germain con condizioni al contorno. Cenni su lastre a doppia curvatura. Lastre di rivoluzione; membrane e gusci sottili; lastre circolari e lastre cilindriche. 3. DINAMICA DELLE STRUTTURE E TEORIA DELLA PLASTICITA’: Sistemi ad un grado di libertà : oscillazioni libere e oscillazioni smorzate. Sollecitazioni armoniche, periodiche, impulsive e generiche. Oscillatore elastico non-lineare; oscillatore elasto-plastico. Sistemi a molti gradi di libertà ; rapporto di Rayleigh. Metodo degli elementi finiti in regime dinamico; dinamica delle strutture intelaiate. Elementi di Ingegneria Sismica, codice italiano e concetti pratici per la progettazione sismica. Cenni sulla plasticità : analisi incrementale nei sistemi di travi. 4. METODO DEGLI ELEMENTI FINITI: Metodo degli elementi finiti: fondamenti e applicazioni (elementi asta, trave, guscio). Utilizzo di un codice commerciale.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam;
... L'esame è finalizzato ad accertare la conoscenza degli argomenti elencati nel programma del corso e la capacità di applicare la teoria e i relativi metodi di calcolo alla soluzione di sistemi strutturali. L'esame consiste in due parti in presenza: (1) prova scritta della durata di 1.5 ore: risoluzione di una struttura intelaiata piana con il metodo degli spostamenti. L’utilizzo di cellulari, calcolatrici programmabili, libri, appunti (ad eccezione del formulario fornito durante il corso) è vietato. Valutazione: 0-17 insufficiente; 18-30 ammesso all’orale. (2) esame orale sugli aspetti teorici della materia. Le domande sono volte a valutare il livello di conoscenza dello studente e la padronanza nell’utilizzo del linguaggio scientifico/tecnico. Durata: 0.5-1 ora. Valutazione: bocciato/promosso. Se promosso, il voto finale tiene conto dell’esito sia dello scritto che dell’orale. Se bocciato, la prova scritta rimane valida fino per tutto l’anno accademico.

Testi di riferimento: - A. Carpinteri, “Scienza delle Costruzioni 1�, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 1992. - A. Carpinteri, “Scienza delle Costruzioni 2�, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 1992. - A. Carpinteri, "Dinamica delle Strutture", Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 1998. Testi consigliati per approfondimenti: - A. Carpinteri, "Structural Mechanics: A Unified Approach", Chapman & Hall, London, 1997. - E. Benvenuto, “La Scienza delle Costruzioni e il suo sviluppo storico�, Manuali Sansoni, Firenze, 1981. - S. Timoshenko, “Theory of Plates and Shells�, S.P. Timoshenko, McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 1959. - M. Corrado, M. Paggi, “Metodo degli spostamenti. Fondamenti teorici e applicazioni strutturali�, seconda edizione, CLUT, 2013. Per quanto concerne le esercitazioni in aula e al laib, il materiale propedeutico sarà caricato di volta in volta sul portale della didattica.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have competences in calculation and design of the main elements in reinforced concrete structures according to current building codes. In particular, students will be able to do the following: • Understand and explain the principles of reinforced concrete • Assess proper dead, live and other structural loads • Design and analyze reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns, and footings for flexure, shear, axial loads, and torsion • Design and analyze reinforced concrete elements using proper design software • Work in a team during the group course project

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a rational basis of the design of reinforced concrete members and structures, through advanced understanding of material and structural behavior.

Introduction to concrete and reinforced concrete structures Safety formats and conceptual design of reinforced concrete buildings Materials characterization and durability problems Design of beams and one-way slabs Design of two-way slabs and shear walls Design of short and slender columns Serviceability requirements Strut and Tie Modeling Beam-Column Joints Design for Torsion Resistance Prestressed concrete structures Resistance to horizontal loads Resistance to fire Innovation and sustainability of concrete structures

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale facoltativa;
Exam: Written test; Optional oral exam;
... The exam is divided into three parts. The first part is the course project, which has to be completed within the end of the semester (10 points). The second part is a written test of 30 minutes, consisting of the solution of two simple problems (10 points). Finally, there is an individual oral colloquium of about 20 minutes, during which a series of questions on some parts of the course are asked (10 points).

The handouts of the main arguments will be provided during the course. For further details, the following texts represent the basic bibliography: ACI 318-14 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary. American Concrete Institute, 2014. Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN). EN 1992. Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures. 2004. fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010. Ernst & Sohn; 1st edition, 2013. Collins M.P., Mitchell D. Prestressed Concrete Structures. Response Publications, 1997. Kamara M.E., Novak L. C. Simplified Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Portland Cement Association, 2011. Nilson A., Darwin D., Dolan C. Design of Concrete Structures. McGraw-Hill Education; 14th edition, 2009. Park R., Gamble W.L. Reinforced concrete slabs. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2nd edition, 2000. Park R., Paulay T. Reinforced Concrete Structures. Wiley; 1st edition, 1975. Wight J.K., MacGregor J.G. Reinforced Concrete - Mechanics and Design. Prentice Hall; 6th edition, 2011

The student will have to acquire knowledge on the structural functioning of steel and composite structures through the use of theoretical models that describe their behavior in order to be able to select the most suitable design choice. They will learn from the conceptual design of the structure, to the design of the single element including the connections and draw up the calculation in a proper technical documentation. During the course, the student will have to refine their language properties, with reference to the specific technical terminology, to effectively describe and support their design decisions.

The course provide training in the analysis, design and assessment of steel and composite (steel/concrete) structures.

The course covers the following topics: general design criteria: advantages and disadvantages of steel structures, description of the typical structural solutions, general principles related to the choice of the structural solution, pre-dimensioning criteria; construction products for steel structures; classification of cross sections; single elements at ultimate limit state: tension, compression, bending, shear and torsion, buckling; uniform built-up compression members; welded connections: welding procedures, defects and controls, butt welds, fillet welds; bolted connections: shear and tension bolted connections, flanged connections; most typical joints between steel elements: beam-to-beam, beam-to-column, column-to-column, bracing member joints; column base joint, beam splices; fatigue; composite steel concrete structures: advantages and structural analysis, behavior in bending, connections systems.

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam;
... Compulsory individual oral exam with discussion of group assignment. The exam consists of an oral test with presentation and discussion of the assignment developed during the course and has the purpose of verifying the level of knowledge and understanding of the topics covered. The evaluations are expressed out of thirty and the exam is passed if the score reported is at least 18/30.

Slide used during the course. G. Ballio, F.M. Mazzolani, C. Bernuzzi, R. Landolfo, STRUTTURE DI ACCIAIO Teoria e progetto, Editore: Hoepli, Anno edizione: 2019 Bernuzzi C and Cordova C, Structural Steel Design to Eurocode 3 and AISC Specifications, Editore: Wiley, 2014. EN 1993-1-1: Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings. EN 1993-1-8: Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures - Part 1-8: Design of steel joints. EN 1994-1-1: Eurocode 4. Design of composite steel and concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings.

The knowledge acquired all along the course is both methodological and applied. The methodological knowledge is based on learning about theories and methods to dimension a transport system (all the transport modes), both private and public, as well as to evaluate the financial profitability and the economic efficiency, the environmental and energy impact, also under the point of view of the external costs. Furthermore, the study of the economic theories on which the markets are based and of the competition for and within the market allow defining the most appropriate management approach for transport companies and the principles of market regulations (fare policies, internalisation of costs). This last aspect is supported by acquiring the knowledge in terms of techniques to measure the financial performances of the enterprises. The knowledge of the national accounts, with a thorough analysis of the transport sector, completes the framework within the enterprises offer their services. The applied knowledge is acquired through the experimental work carried out during the course, that provides the analysis of real cases to which apply the learned theories. For example, the students learn how to evaluate the performances of the transport systems (capacity, potentiality, level of service), how to evaluate the financial equilibrium, the monetary liquidity, the investments’ profitability. The knowledge acquired during the course allows to develop: a) the ability to describe and analyse a transport system; b) the mastery of the basic techniques to dimension a transport system; c) the ability to measure the performances of a transport service; d) the skills in the evaluation of a transport system according to the point of view of the different stakeholders (users, firm operating the service or managing the system, general public, policy and decision maker); e) the ability to analyse the markets and to define the fares if the different transport systems.

L’insegnamento intende fornire i fondamenti dell’analisi dei sistemi di trasporto attraverso la trattazione delle principali teorie che stanno alla base dell'economia, della tecnica, della pianificazione, della regolazione e gestione dei sistemi di trasporto. Si configura pertanto come insegnamento formativo d’inquadramento generale sui sistemi di trasporto, analizzati oltre che sotto l’aspetto economico e normativo, anche mediante l'illustrazione delle loro principali caratteristiche tecniche. L’impianto dell’insegnamento, multidisciplinare e trasversale rispetto a diversi corsi di studio, vuole inoltre costituire per l’allievo un’occasione per prendere coscienza della necessità di un approccio integrato ai fini dell’acquisizione di capacità realmente operative nel campo dei trasporti. Parallelamente, le esercitazioni sono volte a sviluppare le competenze progettuali dell’allievo attraverso l’apprendimento delle tecniche di base necessarie per l’analisi dei sistemi di trasporto.

Mechanics of locomotion: 9 hours - Traction and friction - Ordinary and accidental resistances on roads and railways - The motion equation and the phases of motion - Power and traction diagrams, performance curves and manual integration of the motion equation - Braking and stop distances on roads and railways - Motion diagrams of a vehicle. Vehicular flows: 14 hours - Kinds of traffic streams, motion diagrams of several vehicles, headway and spacing - Physical quantities characterising the flow - The fundamental law of traffic flow on road transport - Stationary road traffic flow and related theoretical-deductive models - Empirical-inductive models for road traffic flows: HCM manual - Railways circulation rules - Theoretical (block theory) and empirical (Fiche UIC 406) models for flows on railway networks. Scheduling transport services: 7 hours - Physical quantities and measurement units for traffic in transport systems - Graphical timetables, operations at same or different speeds, rights of ways and crossings in railways - Line transports: cycle time, frequency and capacity. Fundamentals of macroeconomics: 5 hours - National accounts: gross and net national product. Income accounts, gross internal product and balance with foreign countries. The role of different parties in national accounts - National transport accounts, comparison between Italy and France. Fundamentals of microeconomics: 10 hours - Introduction: economic organisation, production factors and definition of market - Demand and supply curves, market equilibrium point; elasticity of the demand; analysis of production costs - Free competition markets and monopolies. Engineering economics: 8 hours - Interests, economic equivalence and depreciation - Economic evaluation of investments. Transport economics: 27 hours - Transport policy tools. - Deregulation in the transport sector: air, road (including freight), rail and public transport. - European and national regulations on transport markets and evolution of the regulatory framework. - Railway companies and the owner of the infrastructure. Italian legislation on railways and FS structure from 1905 to today. - The infrastructure access fee, Network Prospectus (PIR) and Performance Regime, catalogue and its critical issues. - Local public transport: legislative and regulatory evolution. Management of tenders and in-house assignments. Service contracts. Comparison among European countries. - Funding mechanisms for public transport and transport companies in the European market. - Transport authorities in Italy and France: role, tasks and international public transport market. - Costs and pricing in transport. The classification of investments, operational and infrastructure costs. - Marginal cost pricing. Collective surplus. Prices and tariffs. - Road pricing: role and reactions of users.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam;
... The exam implies a written as well as an oral part, both are compulsory. The goal of the exam is to ascertain the knowledge of the topics covered during classes and the achievement of the above mentioned learning outcomes. Written exam: solution of numerical exercises and quizzes on the topics dealt during the workshops. The written exam will include two exercises and some quizzes and it will last about 2.5 hours. It will be possible to consult personal notes only to solve the two exercises. Oral exam: it will deal with all the topics covered during the course and it will compulsorily take place after few days from the written exam. The oral exam will last about 30 minutes. The admittance requirement to the oral exam is having obtained a score of at least 18/30 in the written exam and, for each of the two exercises and for the quiz, a score of at least 5/10.

The nature of the course and the available references do not allow to have only one textbook; thus, the attendance to the course is fundamental for an effective learning process. All along the course, proper textbooks will be suggested to complete the training process. As an example, some topics are contained in the following textbook: - Samuelson, P.A., Nordhaus, W.D. (2009) Microeconomics. Concerning specific topics, ad hoc material (articles, reports, etc.) will be uploaded on the course web page at Politecnico web site.

The aim of this course is to develop the ability to recognize the technical characteristics of transport infrastructures, as well as the ability to identify the reference theories for evaluating their performance and the actions to be taken to limit the performance decay due to traffic loading and climatic change. Topics will be presented to develop strong analytical skills, useful for solving problems with typical professional implications. At the end of the course, the student will be able to know the technical-scientific tools related to the design, construction, maintenance and control of transportation infrastructures introduced during the theoretical lessons. Through the exercises the student must be able to deepen some specific aspects relating to the topics covered in the theoretical lessons and to develop some practical examples.

Transportation infrastructures represent a strategic asset in satisfying a mobility demand (of passengers and/or goods), allowing the connection of different areas (cities, industrial centers, social aggregation and tourist poles) and guaranteeing, at the same time, adequate social and economic development of the Country in which they are located. Therefore, it is important to improve the quality of the design, construction and maintenance of both new and existing infrastructures. In such a context, the course aims to provide basic knowledge in the geometrical design and construction of transportation infrastructures such as roads, railways and airports. Particular attention will be given to the safe interaction between moving entities and infrastructures and, more generally, to expected performance levels from the functional and structural point of view. The content and methodological approach of the course are consistent with those used in similar courses in the international context.

Module 1 - Geometric design of highways Horizontal and vertical alignment. Safety and design consistency. Cross sections and volume analysis. Application and critical analysis of Italian and ASSHTO design standards. Cross sections on bridges and tunnels. Retaining walls and water drainage systems. General description of a road project in terms of contents, drawings and technical reports at different design levels. Road intersections. Types and functional analysis. Specialized lanes. Module 2 - Geometric design of railways • . • Sopraelevazione teorica e aliquote di compensazione dell’accelerazione laterale. Modello di esercizio e velocità della linea. • Dimensionamento delle curve di transizione/raccordo planimetrico. Profilo altimetrico. • Sagoma limite e sezioni trasversali delle varie categorie di linea. • Parametri di controllo della qualità geometrica del binario in esercizio. Costruzione del corpo stradale • Il Capitolato speciale d’appalto: norme generali e norme tecniche. • Classificazione delle terre e selezione ai fini del loro impiego come materiali da riporto (richiami del corso di base). Operazioni propedeutiche all’esecuzioni dei lavori di costruzione del corpo stradale. Sistemazione piani di posa e formazione dei rilevati stradali e ferroviari. Formazione delle trincee e sistemazione delle scarpate. Sottofondi. Dimensionamento idraulico delle opere di raccolta e regimazione delle acque. • Esercitazione pratica sulla formazione dei rilevati: campo prova, scelta dei mezzi d’opera, controlli di costipamento e portanza. Sovrastrutture stradali • Tipologie di sovrastrutture (richiami del corso di base). Requisiti tecnologici e qualificazione dei materiali per sovrastrutture (aggregati, bitumi, miscele bituminose, misti granulari e cementati). Marcatura CE. • Formazione degli strati costituenti la sovrastruttura di tipo flessibile. Controlli. • Dimensionamento delle sovrastrutture flessibili col metodo semi-empirico AASHTO. • Esercitazione pratica sul mix design volumetrico delle miscele bituminose. • Esercitazione pratica sul calcolo di una pavimentazione flessibile. Sovrastrutture ferroviarie e apparecchi del binario • Elementi costitutivi dell’armamento ferroviario e loro classificazione: rotaie, traversine, organi di attacco, massicciata, sub-ballast. • Termica del binario e luce di posa. LRS e regolazione. • Apparecchi del binario: tipologie e parametri di controllo. • Esercitazione sulla termica del binario.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Written test; Group project;
... The written exam (about 90 minutes without consulting notes or books) is organized in the following two modules: 1. module with multiple choice questions 2. module with short exercises and open questions The use of the calculator is allowed but not that of multimedia devices with web access (for example, smartphones, smartwatches and tablets). Access to the written test is subject to the uploading of the final report of exercises in the appropriate section of the course page (at least one week before the date chosen for the exam). More details will be provided during the course. The written exam aims to verify the abovementioned skills (Expected learning outcomes): the exam, in fact, includes calculation exercises that require. for their resolution, the practical notions assimilated during the exercises but also theoretical questions, which aim to evaluate the knowledge of the essential concepts identified during the theoretical lessons. Oral exam To be admitted to the oral exam, students must obtain at least 18/30 in the written exam. It consists of a discussion of the written test and 1-2 questions on the topics analyzed during the course (duration about 30 minutes), which aim to verify the ability of critical analysis of the topics studied. Final grade It is calculated as the weighted average of the marks obtained in the written exam (35%) and in the oral exam (65%). The final grade will also include the evaluation of the exercise report uploaded.

Slides presented in class (available on the web page of the course) Suggested textbook: - Pavement Engineering – Principles and Practice - Mallick, El-Korchi, CRC Press - Transportation Infrastructure Engineering – A multi-modal integration – Hoel, Garber, Sadek – Thomson Nelson - Railway Management and Engineering – Profilids- Ashgate ed.

Knowledge of urban drainage systems for wastewater and stormwater. Ability to design pipes and other elements of distribution and drainage networks.

The aim of the course is to provide the fundamental elements for the design and management of urban drainage networks for both wastewater and stormwater. The course will focus on engineering concepts about both traditional grey infrastructures and innovative nature-based approaches.

Management principles of wastewaster and stormwater in urban areas. Classification of drainage systems. Regulation issues. Design criteria for urban drainage systems. Principles of surface flow hydraulics. Main elements of drainage networks. Conduit type and materials. Pumping stations. First-flush and storage tanks. Evaluation of design flow for wastewater networks. Temporal patterns of wastewater discharge production. Sedimentation issues. Evaluation of design flow for stormwater networks. General principles and routing methods. Sustainable drainage systems (permeable pavements, swales, infiltration trenchs, retention ponds...). Drainage system outflows. Contaminant transport in urban drainage systems and impact on water quality. Wastewater treatment principles. Constructed wetlands.

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group essay;
... The exam is based on an oral test to verify the understanding of the concepts presented during lectures. At the exam, the students must present a written essay on the exercises performed during the course, which will be discussed to verify the student’s ability to perform design calculations.

In addition to the material and concepts presented in the lectures, the student can refer to the following texts: - Willems et al., Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Extremes and Urban Drainage Systems, IWA publishing - Butler and Davies, Urban Drainage, Spon press - Wood Ballard et al., The SuDS Manual, CIRIA

Al termine dell’insegnamento gli studenti saranno in grado di: 1. Per le opere di nuova realizzazione: - Scegliere la tipologia strutturale ed il metodo costruttivo più idoneo al contesto in cui l’opera dovrà essere inserita considerando sia le azioni di carattere ambientale che antropico; - Effettuare un primo predimensionamento della struttura, una stima dei costi e dei tempi di realizzazione; - Effettuare l’analisi dell’opera considerando il comportamento specifico dei materiali da costruzione utilizzati; - Sviluppare le verifiche di sicurezza al fine di confermare il predimensionamento effettuato o procedere all’aggiornamento delle dimensioni strutturali; 2. Per le opere esistenti: - Progettare la campagna di indagini necessaria ad ottenere il livello di conoscenza necessario allo sviluppo dell’assesment dell’opera; - Riconoscere e quantificare i meccanismi di degrado specifici per i materiali da costruzione utilizzati; - Progettare gli interventi più idonei in funzione del degrado presente e degli obiettivi (ripristino, miglioramento, adeguamento statico, adeguamento statico e sismico, ecc).

I ponti sono opere primarie nell’ambito dei sistemi di trasporto. Per loro natura, assolvendo al compito di scavalcare ostacoli naturali o antropici, sono sovente posizionati in aree caratterizzate da difficoltà di accesso e soggette ad azioni di carattere ambientale di notevole intensità . La naturale conseguenza è la necessità di interventi di ripristino e adeguamento che si fa ogni giorno più urgente al fine di garantire il livello di sicurezza necessario. In questo contesto, l’Atelier di progettazione consolidamento di ponti si propone di fornire gli strumenti teorici e pratici che permettano al futuro ingegnere di lavorare nel variegato comparto della programmazione, progettazione e gestione delle nuove opere e delle strutture esistenti. In aggiunta agli approfondimenti teorici, l’insegnamento dedica spazio ad esempi di interventi estrapolati da situazioni reali.

Durante l’insegnamento verranno trattati i seguenti argomenti con il relativo peso in crediti: - Basi del progetto: tipologie di impalcati, metodi di costruzione, azioni da traffico (0.9 cfu) - La precompressione nei ponti in cemento armato (2.4 cfu) - Ponti a piastra e a graticcio (1.4 cfu) - Effetti locali sull’impalcato (0.3 cfu) - Effetti strutturali della viscosità (0.3 cfu) - Ponti a cassone: analisi longitudinale e analisi trasversale (0.6 cfu) - Appoggi, giunti e raccolta acque (0.2 cfu) - Pile e spalle (0.3 cfu) - Vulnerabilità statica e consolidamento di ponti esistenti (0.6 cfu) - Progetto di ponti di nuova realizzazione in zona sismica (0.5 cfu) - Vulnerabilità sismica ed interventi di miglioramento/adeguamento dei ponti esistenti (0.5 cfu) - Tipologie ricorrenti delle fondazioni per ponti (0.2 CFU) - Fondazioni profonde: pali di grosso diametro e pozzi di fondazione (0.9 CFU) - Consolidamento e rinforzo delle fondazioni esistenti (0.3 CFU) - Micropali (0.3 CFU) - Jet Grouting (0.3 CFU) - Interazione fra corso d’acqua e gli elementi strutturali del ponte: portate attese e scalzamento (2 cfu)

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project;
... La prova orale partirà dall'illustrazione dell'elaborato progettuale per poi spaziare fra i diversi temi affrontati durante le lezioni e le esercitazioni

The books that are suggested for a better understanding of the topics of the course are: PRC structures: Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design to EC2: The Complete Process – Eugene Obrien, Andrew Dixon, Emma Sheils Manual for Refined Analysis in Bridge Design and Evaluation – U.S. Department of Transportation Design manual for orthotropic steel plate deck bridges – American Institute of Steel Construction Design of steel-concrete composite bridges to Eurocodes – Ioannis Vayas and Aristidis Iliopoulos Structural Effects of Time-Dependent Behaviour of Concrete – CEB Bulletin No. 215. Bridge launching – M. Rosignoli Designers’ guide to Eurocode 8: design of bridges for earthquake resistance – B. Kolias, M. N. Fardis, A. Pecker The blueprint of the slides used during both theory and practice lessons are also given to the students.

Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Civil and industrial hydraulic systems)Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: - Classify the components of a hydraulic system, explain its use, select the proper regulations to be compliant with - Explain the use of typical hydraulic systems, judge relevant design scenario to be analysed and organize the required analysis process - Explain the advantages of using graph theory for describing pipe networks, calculate typical topological parameters from real networks, and interpret network hydraulic behaviours from these topological parameters - Explain and discuss the models and the numerical methods adopted for solving steady-state problems in hydraulic systems - Create MATLAB scripts for solving simple steady-state problems in hydraulic systems - Develop, with the use of a commercial code, models of real networks, and use these models to evaluate and test the hydraulic behaviour of the networks - Explain and discuss the models and the numerical methods adopted for modelling transients in hydraulic systems - Modify a provided MATLAB script for solving simple and advanced steady-state problems in hydraulic systems - Use the modified MATLAB script to evaluate and test the effect of hydraulic transients in real systems - Explain and discuss the current technologies adopted for reducing leakages in water networks, use commercial code or MATLAB scripts to develop steady-state or transient flow models of networks equipped with leakages reduction technologies, and to evaluate the effectiveness of these technologies - Explain and discuss the issue of water quality dynamics in water networks, and use commercial code to develop steady-state flow models of networks, considering water quality dynamics - Explain and discuss the issue of cost minimization of hydraulic systems, and use commercial code and MATLAB scripts to develop models of networks that couple hydraulic performance and system cost - Explain and discuss the issue of the stability of a control system, and use asymptotic stability analysis to evaluate the stability of a real hydraulic system - Explain and discuss the issue of the compressible flows, and design simple air-compressed networksCivil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Water resources planning and management)Students will acquire knowledge about the climate system, the physical process of evapotranspiration, the anthropic pressure on water resources and the elements of water stress and scarcity. The students will learn to i) assess water demands and irrigation requirements, ii) model the water balance at the point and catchment scale, iii) use climate change scenarios to estimate future water availability and use. Students will also understand the principles of integrated water resources management and the water-food-energy-ecosystem nexus.

Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Civil and industrial hydraulic systems)Pressure pipe systems are a crucial component of the backbone of World’s economy. They provide fundamental services within industries, plants, cities, and buildings. They are used to transport across countries and continents water, oil, gas and play a critical role in the safety of plants such as hydropower and thermal plants, or chemical industries. Flowing fluids through pipe systems requires a huge amount of energy (some studies estimate that about 10% of world’s energy production is dissipated in moving fluids). In addition, the large spatial scale of civil and industrial networks makes pressure pipe systems difficult to monitor and maintain, and fluid leaks are a recurrent problem. Finally, pressure pipe systems are likely to develop strong pressure surges (known as water hammer) during transient following operations and maneuvers. For all these reasons, it is critical for the new generation of engineers to tackle the issues related to pressure pipe systems in a comprehensive and quantitative way, with a special focus on flow transient, leakage detection and management, and optimization of costs (for both construction and operation) of the system. In this context, the main aim of the course is to provide advanced tools for the quantitative hydraulic analysis of civil and industrial pipe systems. Two main topics will be considered in this course: steady state and transients in pressurized pipe systems. For each topic, a brief theoretical introduction will be given, and the numerical techniques commonly adopted in commercial software to solve real-life problems will be thoroughly explained. Then, numerical tools commonly adopted in engineering firms will be presented. Students will make use of these commercial software for solving real-life problems. In addition to these two main topics, fundamentals of water use and management in industrial processes and civil infrastructures will be given. Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Water resources planning and management)The course will introduce the problems associated with different uses of water resources and the quantitative methods to address them. The competition among uses, including civil, agricultural, energetic and ecosystem demand will be addressed, while also considering the challenges posed by climate change. The course will take a practical/quantitative approach, with presentations of real case studies and overviews on global-scale problems and solutions, including the water-food-energy-ecosystem nexus approach and a hint of economics.

Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Civil and industrial hydraulic systems)The course consists of four modules. In module 1, an introduction about the topic of pressure pipe systems - with a focus of components, relevant regulations and design and analysis requirement - is given. In module 2 and 3, the numerical tools for actually performing the required analysis are given: module 2 focuses on steady state analysis, while module 3 focuses on transient analysis. Finally, module 4 illustrates some advanced applications of hydraulic modelling. Introduction of piping systems 1. Description of typical pressure pipe systems. Use of pressure pipe systems; main components; issues to be considered in the design processes and relevant regulations; presentation of the case study. 2. Topological description of pressure pipe networks. Theory of graphs; algorithms for districtualization; improvement of water management in districts; application of districtualization analysis in the case study. Steady state analysis 1. Head losses, energy and grade lines. Concepts of localized and distributed head losses; techniques for plotting energy and grade lines; main formulas for head losses estimation. 2. Models, numerical methods, and commercial codes for steady flow problems. Equations for describing steady flow (energy along pipe, continuity at nodes, BCs) and numerical methods; implementation of a simple matlab code to solve a 4-5 pipe network; validation of the commercial software EPANet. 3. Basic design rules of hydraulic systems. Estimation of water demand; demand-driven and pressure-driven demands; basic rules: velocity and pressure limitation, use of commercial components, negative pressure analysis; use of the commercial software EPANet to design part of the conduits of the case study. 4. Pumping. Pump sizing and selection (type of pumps, pump curve, checks for avoiding cavitation); mathematical description of pumps; implementation of a simple Matlab code to solve a 4-5 pipe network with pump; use of EPANet to choose a proper pump to be installed within the case study. 5. Controls and tanks. Theory of extended time simulations; extended time simulation of tanks; implementation of a simple Matlab code to solve a 4-5 pipe network with a tank with time-varying level; refresher about controls (mainly PID algorithms); use of EPANet to introduce controls and tanks within the case study. Transient analysis 1. Physics of the problem. Introduction about flow transients: causes and effects; effect of water hammer in pipe networks: overpressure and conduit explosion, conduit collapse and cavitation induced by pressure reduction; analysis of numerical experiments to focus on some relevant phenomena; description of the phenomenon. 2. Models and numerical methods. Equations for describing flow transients, analytical formulas for simple problems; the method of the characteristics for the solution of the equations; theoretical description of the method; description of a Matlab script for the numerical simulation of flow transients in a single pipe; extension of the method to 2+ pipes; description of a Matlab script for the numerical simulation of flow transients in a 2+ pipes system; use of provided Matlab scripts to assess flow transients due to valve closures in the case study. 3. Pumping. Theory and modelling of pump transient dynamics; description of a Matlab script for the numerical simulation of pump dynamics; use of provided Matlab script to assess flow transients due to pump shut-off/on in the case study. 4. Mass oscillation. Analysis of numerical experiments to focus on some relevant phenomena; description of the phenomenon, equations, analytical formulas; theory and modelling of mass oscillation; use of provided Matlab scripts to assess mass oscillation in the case study. 5. Air Chambers. Analysis of numerical experiments to focus on some relevant phenomena; description of the phenomenon, equations, analytical formulas; theory, modelling and sizing of air chambers; use of provided Matlab scripts to design an air chamber for pump protection in the case study. The use of modelling for solving relevant problems in pressure pipe systems 1. Pressure reduction and leakage control. The issue of water leakages and strategies for water losses reduction; modelling of leakages (steady); implementation of a simple matlab code to solve a 4-5 pipe network with a leaking node; modelling leakages (unsteady); description of the phenomenon, equations, analytical formulas; analysis of numerical experiments to show some relevant phenomena; use of EPANet to quantify the beneficial effect of pressure reduction on leakage reduction in the case study; use of provided Matlab script to detect a leak in the case study (flow transient analysis). 2. Water Quality. Modelling of water quality (chemical concentration) in pressure pipe systems; use of EPANet (with additional package available in Matlab) to model water quality dynamics in the case study. 3. Design of networks accounting for cost reduction. Economics of hydraulic circuits; description of algorithms for economic and hydraulic optimization; use of provided Matlab scripts perform economic and hydraulic analysis. 4. Stability of controls. The concept of stability of a dynamical system; mathematical techniques for performing stability analysis; the Bode diagram; derivation of Bode diagram for a simple hydraulic system (e.g., run-of-the-river hydropower plant) and application to the case study. 5. Compressible flows. Refresher of compressible flows; extension of the modelling techniques developed for incompressible or slightly compressible flows to compressible flows. Rules for design and management of simple compressible flow systems (e.g., compressed air networks).Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Water resources planning and management)The course will detail the following topics: - Water resources introduction (3h): definition, sources, uses, basics review. - Climate change (9h): introduction to climate, energy balance, greenhouse gases, climate forcings; climate change, impacts on the water cycle; models, scenarios and datasets. - Water demand (9h): evapotranspiration, vertical soil water balance, irrigation requirements, droughts, adaptation strategies. - Water availability assessment (18h): ecosystem services, environmental flows, exploitation indexes, natural and anthropic water stress, water balance at the catchment scale, models and software. - Water scarcity & management (9h): management of common resources, Integrated Water Resources Management, competitive water use, catchment scale management, upstream-downstream conflicts, management examples and complexity. - Global water resources and economics (12h): water-food-energy nexus, water footprint, virtual water trade, water globalization, water crises, water stewardship; economic value of water, trans-boundary waters, finance of water.

Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Civil and industrial hydraulic systems)Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale individuale; Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Water resources planning and management)Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Civil and industrial hydraulic systems)Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam; Individual project; Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Water resources planning and management)Exam: Written test; Group project;
... Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Civil and industrial hydraulic systems)Technical report: the technical report is to be developed during the course, and consists of several separate parts. Each part has a mandatory due date (usually 2 weeks after the explanation of the tasks to be performed) and will be reviewed and graded during the course. Resubmissions that implement corrections and address the given feedbacks are welcome. The new grade after resubmission will replace the former grade. The rubrics used to evaluate the report will be made available to students at the beginning of the course. Practical exam: 3h test to be performed with the aid of a PC. Students will make use of spreadsheets, EPANet, Matlab scripts developed and used during the course to solve a simple real-life problem, similar to the real-life problem analyzed during the course. Use of books and notes during the exam is allowed. The practical exam aims at assessing the practical skills developed during the course, i.e., to develop and run a numerical model, and to use and interpret the obtained results to solve engineering problems. Oral exam: Theoretical questions are asked. Topics are: (i) the physical interpretation of the relevant phenomena discussed during the course; (ii) the critical analysis of the hypothesis, the validity of the results, the numerical issues related to the modelling of pressure pipe systems; (iii) theoretical demonstrations developed during the lectures or given as additional study material. The oral exam aims at assessing that the practical skills developed during the course are supported by a sound theoretical understanding. Grading is as follow: review of the technical report 30%; practical exam 40%; answer to theoretical questions 30%. All parts must be sufficient (grade >18/30) for the exam to be passed.Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Water resources planning and management)The evaluation is based on the project developed during the course (relative weight: 25% of final mark), and on the final exam (relative weight: 75% of final mark). The project report is evaluated considering the correctness, completeness, and presentation of the results (maximum mark: 30/30). The final exam includes open questions and short exercises about the theoretical and the applicative part of the course program and will take a maximum of 2 hours. The exam mark will take into account the completeness, maturity, and clarity of answers provided and the maximum mark will be 30L/30.

Civil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Civil and industrial hydraulic systems)Main reading: Applied Hydraulic Transients, Chaudhry, any edition. Additional reading: book chapters/scientific papers/relevant regulations and standards provided by teachersCivil and industrial hydraulic systems/Water resources planning and management (Water resources planning and management)Course slides and reading materials will be distributed during the course.

Capacità di leggere i potential failure modes di una struttura; capacità di individuare le criticità strutturali di una struttura civile; capacità di selezionare le migliori tecnologie per i controlli e il monitoraggio delle infrastrutture.

Il corso si propone di illustrare le tipologie di collasso peculiari dell'ingegneria civile e di presentare le moderne tecnologie di monitoraggio di edifici e infrastrutture (ponti, dighe, gallerie ecc...).

(1) errori degli ingegneri; (2) collassi duttili; (3) collassi fragili; (4) robustezza strutturale; (5) analisi di collassi notevoli; (6) diagnostica strutturale; (7) teoria del monitoraggio e del controllo strutturale attivo; (8) tecnologie di monitoraggio.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam;
... PROVA SCRITTA Produzione di un elaborato di approfondimento o di sviluppo a partire da una tematica trattata nel corso delle lezioni e/o delle esercitazioni. L’elaborato, redatto in lingua italiana o inglese, potrà essere il risultato di un’attività individuale o di gruppo. Durata della Prova: La stesura dell'elaborato avrà la durata presunta di ore 4. Uso Materiale Didattico: Consentito. Valutazione massima: La valutazione massima è pari a 30L. PROVA ORALE La prova orale consisterà nella discussione dell'elaborato di approfondimento o di sviluppo prodotto. La valutazione massima è pari a 30L. OBIETTIVI CHE L’ESAME INTENDE ACCERTARE Al termine dell’insegnamento si dovranno verificare le capacità degli studenti frequentanti di evidenziare le criticità di una struttura civile e leggere i modi di collasso di una struttura. Gli studenti, a valle di tale diagnosi, dovranno essere in grado di proporre interventi di monitoraggio e controllo e strategie di messa in sicurezza per scongiurare i default strutturali. Gli elaborati di esami certificheranno tali capacità , evidenziando anche la possibile propensione dello studente all’innovazione e allo sviluppo di tematiche tecnico-scientifiche all’avanguardia.

Dispense e materiale distribuito in aula.

Al termine dell’insegnamento lo/la studente dovrà essere in grado di: • descrivere i principi della risposta dinamica di sistemi SDOF e MDOF, collegando frequenze proprie, modi di vibrare, smorzamento, masse partecipanti e spettro di risposta alla risposta sismica di costruzioni esistenti; • determinare l’azione sismica di progetto per un sito assegnato, selezionando correttamente parametri di pericolosità , categoria di sottosuolo, vita nominale, classe d’uso, periodo di riferimento e stati limite; • riconoscere le principali tipologie strutturali esistenti, in cemento armato, muratura e sistemi misti, individuandone vulnerabilità ricorrenti, meccanismi locali e globali, irregolarità , carenze di dettaglio e possibili modi di collasso; • definire un piano di conoscenza della costruzione esistente, distinguendo rilievo geometrico, indagini sui materiali, identificazione dei dettagli costruttivi, livelli di conoscenza, fattori di confidenza e loro impatto sulle verifiche; • costruire modelli strutturali coerenti con il livello di conoscenza disponibile, giustificando ipotesi di modellazione, vincoli, masse, rigidezze, tamponature, diaframmi, non linearità e criteri di verifica; • applicare metodi di analisi sismica lineare e non lineare, inclusi analisi modale con spettro di risposta, analisi pushover e procedure prestazionali, interpretandone limiti, campi di applicabilità e risultati; • valutare la sicurezza sismica di una costruzione esistente mediante indicatori quantitativi, verifiche agli stati limite e confronto tra domanda e capacità ; • selezionare strategie di miglioramento o adeguamento sismico, quali rinforzi locali, pareti/setti, controventi, confinamento, FRP/FRCM, dissipazione di energia, isolamento alla base e sistemi di controllo, motivandone opportunità , limiti e compatibilità con la struttura esistente; • redigere una relazione tecnica e presentare un progetto sismico in modo chiaro, riproducibile e professionale, includendo ipotesi, dati di input, verifiche di coerenza, risultati, incertezze e limiti dell’analisi; • svolgere una revisione critica tra pari di un elaborato progettuale, valutando coerenza normativa, qualità del modello, tracciabilità dei calcoli, chiarezza espositiva e robustezza delle conclusioni.

L’insegnamento fornisce conoscenze e strumenti operativi per la valutazione della sicurezza, la modellazione, l’analisi e la progettazione degli interventi su costruzioni esistenti in zona sismica, con riferimento prevalente agli edifici e alle infrastrutture civili. Il percorso collega i fondamenti della dinamica delle strutture e dell’ingegneria sismica alle procedure professionali di conoscenza del manufatto, definizione dell’azione sismica, identificazione delle vulnerabilità , scelta del modello di calcolo, verifica prestazionale e progetto di miglioramento o adeguamento. Coerentemente con il profilo dell’ingegnere strutturista e sismico, l’insegnamento sviluppa la capacità di prendere decisioni tecniche motivate in presenza di incertezze su geometria, materiali, dettagli costruttivi, livelli di conoscenza e domanda sismica. Particolare attenzione è dedicata all’uso consapevole delle Norme Tecniche per le Costruzioni, della relativa Circolare applicativa, dell’Eurocodice 8 e dei criteri prestazionali internazionali. La ripartizione da 8 CFU consente di rafforzare la componente applicativa e progettuale: alle lezioni teoriche si affiancano esercitazioni numeriche, homework con scadenze programmate, revisioni progettuali e un elaborato completo su una costruzione esistente in zona sismica. L’obiettivo formativo è portare lo studente a costruire un flusso di lavoro completo e tracciabile: dalla raccolta dei dati alla modellazione strutturale, dall’analisi sismica alla valutazione degli interventi, fino alla comunicazione tecnica dei risultati.

La distribuzione oraria riportata è indicativa e potrà essere lievemente adattata in funzione del calendario accademico e dell’avanzamento delle esercitazioni. Per un insegnamento da 8 CFU si prevede il seguente sviluppo complessivo di circa 80 ore tra lezioni, esercitazioni, attività di laboratorio informatico, revisioni progettuali e discussioni tecniche. 1. Richiami di dinamica dei sistemi a un grado di libertà – circa 10 h • equazione del moto; oscillazioni libere non smorzate e smorzate; risposta armonica, impulsiva, a gradino e a forzante generica; integrale di Duhamel; risposta nel dominio del tempo e della frequenza; esercizi numerici guidati. 2. Sistemi MDOF, analisi modale e smorzamento – circa 10 h • formulazione matriciale delle equazioni del moto; autovalori e autovettori; modi propri, masse modali e coefficienti di partecipazione; combinazione modale; smorzamento equivalente e smorzamento di Rayleigh; identificazione sperimentale mediante decremento logaritmico; applicazioni numeriche. 3. Analisi del segnale, strumenti di calcolo e progetto integrato – circa 6 h • trasformata di Fourier applicata a segnali sismici e strutturali; trattamento di segnali accelerometrici; uso di MATLAB, Python o strumenti equivalenti, fogli di calcolo e software strutturali; sessioni applicative a supporto del progetto e della relazione tecnica. 4. Azione sismica, sismologia applicata e spettri – circa 8 h • origine dei terremoti, magnitudo e intensità ; accelerogrammi e parametri del moto; spettri elastici e di progetto; definizione dell’azione sismica secondo normativa; selezione e scalatura di accelerogrammi; introduzione a pericolosità , vulnerabilità , esposizione e rischio. 5. Costruzioni esistenti: conoscenza, vulnerabilità e livelli di analisi – circa 12 h • processo di conoscenza della struttura; rilievo geometrico e strutturale; prove sui materiali; livelli di conoscenza e fattori di confidenza; vulnerabilità di edifici in c.a., muratura e sistemi misti; influenza di irregolarità , tamponature, diaframmi, degrado, fondazioni e dettagli costruttivi; impostazione del piano di indagine. 6. Metodi di modellazione e analisi sismica – circa 16 h • modellazione tridimensionale; analisi statica lineare; analisi dinamica modale con spettro; analisi statica non lineare pushover; procedure N2 e Capacity Spectrum Method; cenni di analisi dinamica lineare e non lineare nel dominio del tempo; modellazione di plasticità concentrata/distribuita; controlli di coerenza, validazione del modello e interpretazione critica dei risultati. 7. Verifiche e criteri prestazionali – circa 8 h • domanda e capacità ; duttilità ; fattore di comportamento; gerarchia delle resistenze; stati limite; indicatori di rischio; criteri di accettazione; confronto tra analisi lineari e non lineari; impostazione delle verifiche secondo normativa. 8. Strategie di intervento su costruzioni esistenti – circa 10 h • riparazione, miglioramento e adeguamento; interventi locali e globali; setti e pareti resistenti; controventi; confinamento; FRP/FRCM; rinforzo di nodi e collegamenti; miglioramento dei diaframmi; dissipatori; isolamento sismico; tuned mass dampers; valutazione comparativa tecnico-economica e compatibilità degli interventi.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam; Group project;
... L’esame accerta il raggiungimento dei risultati di apprendimento attesi mediante una combinazione di prova scritta, elaborato progettuale, peer-review e homework. Le modalità sono uguali per tutti gli appelli dell’anno accademico, salvo disposizioni di Ateneo. Componenti della valutazione • Prova scritta di dinamica e ingegneria sismica: 30%. • Elaborato progettuale di gruppo e discussione tecnica: 30%. • Peer-review di un progetto assegnato: 20%. • Homework ed esercitazioni consegnate durante il semestre: 20%. Il voto finale è espresso in trentesimi. L’esame è superato con voto finale non inferiore a 18/30. La lode può essere attribuita a studenti/studentesse che conseguano una valutazione complessiva eccellente, dimostrino piena padronanza teorica e applicativa, qualità elevata degli elaborati, autonomia critica, chiarezza espositiva e capacità di rispondere in modo rigoroso alle domande di discussione. Prova scritta La prova scritta si svolge in aula, ha durata indicativa non inferiore a 120 minuti e comprende quesiti teorici, esercizi numerici e interpretazione critica di risultati relativi a dinamica delle strutture, azione sismica, analisi modale, spettri, verifiche e criteri prestazionali. Non è consentito consultare testi, appunti o dispositivi non autorizzati. È consentito l’uso della calcolatrice scientifica non programmabile, salvo diversa comunicazione del docente. È possibile prevedere una prova intermedia a metà semestre sugli argomenti di dinamica. Chi raggiunge la soglia di sufficienza comunicata a inizio insegnamento potrà essere esonerato dalla corrispondente parte nella sessione d’esame. Chi non sostiene la prova intermedia o non raggiunge la sufficienza dovrà sostenere la prova completa o un colloquio integrativo sulla parte di dinamica, secondo quanto comunicato dal docente sul Portale della Didattica. Elaborato progettuale di gruppo L’elaborato progettuale riguarda la valutazione e la proposta di intervento per una costruzione esistente in zona sismica. Per la ripartizione da 8 CFU è richiesto un livello di sviluppo coerente con un progetto integrato: definizione del livello di conoscenza, modello numerico, analisi sismica, verifiche, proposta di intervento e confronto critico tra stato di fatto e stato di progetto. Ai fini dell’accesso alla valutazione finale, ogni gruppo deve consegnare entro le scadenze indicate: • relazione tecnica completa, con ipotesi, dati, modello, verifiche, risultati, limiti e riferimenti; • elaborati grafici o tavole progettuali secondo il formato indicato a lezione; • file essenziali di calcolo o output significativi, ove richiesti; • presentazione sintetica in formato digitale; • author contribution statement con indicazione dei contributi individuali. La discussione pubblica del progetto può includere domande sull’intero programma dell’insegnamento. In presenza di contributi individuali non equilibrati, il docente potrà differenziare il voto dei componenti del gruppo sulla base delle evidenze disponibili e di eventuali colloqui individuali. Peer-review Ogni gruppo revisiona criticamente un progetto assegnato dal docente. La revisione deve valutare coerenza delle ipotesi, correttezza del modello, tracciabilità dei dati, coerenza normativa, qualità delle verifiche, chiarezza della relazione e riproducibilità dei risultati. La valutazione della peer-review tiene conto sia della qualità tecnica delle osservazioni sia della capacità di formulare suggerimenti motivati e costruttivi. Homework Gli homework sono consegne intermedie, individuali o di gruppo secondo quanto indicato nelle tracce, finalizzate al consolidamento dei metodi trattati. La valutazione tiene conto di completezza, correttezza, puntualità , chiarezza del procedimento e capacità di interpretare i risultati. Le scadenze sono perentorie; eventuali deroghe devono essere richieste prima della scadenza e motivate da cause documentate. Integrità accademica Tutti gli elaborati devono essere originali e correttamente documentati. L’uso di strumenti software, librerie, codici, testi, immagini, dati o strumenti di intelligenza artificiale deve essere dichiarato, verificabile e compatibile con le regole comunicate dal docente e dall’Ateneo. Plagio, riuso non dichiarato o generazione non controllata di contenuti comportano l’applicazione delle procedure previste dai regolamenti di Ateneo. Studenti/studentesse con disabilità o DSA Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità o con Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento (DSA), oltre alla segnalazione tramite procedura informatizzata, sono invitati a comunicare anche direttamente al/alla docente titolare dell’insegnamento, con un preavviso non inferiore a una settimana dall’avvio della sessione d’esame, gli strumenti compensativi concordati con l’Unità Special Needs, al fine di permettere al/alla docente la declinazione più idonea in riferimento alla specifica tipologia di esame.

Testo di riferimento dell'insegnamento • Cimellaro, G. P., Marasco, S. (2018). Introduction to Dynamics of Structures and Earthquake Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. Testi consigliati per approfondimenti • Chopra, A. K. Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering. Prentice Hall. • Clough, R. W., Penzien, J. Dynamics of Structures. McGraw-Hill. • Craig, R. R., Kurdila, A. J. Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics. John Wiley & Sons. • Humar, J. L. Dynamics of Structures. A.A. Balkema. • Paz, M. Structural Dynamics: Theory and Computations. Chapman & Hall. • Paulay, T., Priestley, M. J. N. Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures. Wiley. • Soong, T. T., Dargush, G. F. Passive Energy Dissipation Systems in Structural Engineering. John Wiley & Sons. • D.M. 17/01/2018, Aggiornamento delle Norme Tecniche per le Costruzioni, NTC 2018. • Circolare 21/01/2019 n. 7 C.S.LL.PP., Istruzioni per l’applicazione dell’Aggiornamento delle Norme Tecniche per le Costruzioni. • Eurocode 8, Design of structures for earthquake resistance, Parts 1 and 3, CEN. • Linee guida e documenti tecnici forniti durante l’insegnamento tramite Portale della Didattica.

Knowledge and understanding: The course will provide the basic knowledge regarding the design of concrete and composite steel-concrete bridges with special regard to the definition of resisting mechanisms, the description of the actions, the calculation methods, the dimensioning criteria and the construction techniques of bridge decks, substructures and details. Applying knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course the student should be able to choose the best bridge typology in function of the design requests, identify the correct structural scheme to describe it, choose a performing and sustainable construction technique to build it and understand the main economical, logistic and structural issues related to the design and maintenance of the bridge. Communication skills: At the end of the course the student should gain the mastery of express and communicate topics related to the design, construction and maintenance of reinforced concrete and prestressed bridges. He should be able to discuss using technical vocabulary and to read graphical design blueprint.

The course aims to teach the theory bases and the practical tools for analysis and the design of bridges. The student will study bridge typologies, construction techniques, calculation methods and economic factors related to the construction of bridges. Three dimensional structures, movable loads, phased construction and creep analysis, substructures such as piers, abutments and foundations will also be addressed during the course.

Theory lessons: 1. Basis of design of bridges 2. Slab bridges 3. Girder bridges 4. Local effects on bridge decks 5. Structural effects of creep 6. Box section bridges 7. Composite steel-concrete bridges 8. Construction details: bearings, joints, liquids drainage 9. Piers and Abutments 10. Bridge foundations 11. Seismic design of bridges.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula);
Exam: Written test;
... The exam consists in a written test intended to verify the achievement of expected learning outcomes. The written exam consists of exercises and questions on numerical and theoretical issues covering all the program. The duration may be adapted depending on the complexity and difficulties of the questions, spanning between 2 and 3 hours.

The books that are suggested for a better understanding of the topics of the course are: PRC structures: Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design to EC2: The Complete Process – Eugene Obrien, Andrew Dixon, Emma Sheils Manual for Refined Analysis in Bridge Design and Evaluation – U.S. Department of Transportation Design manual for orthotropic steel plate deck bridges – American Institute of Steel Construction Design of steel-concrete composite bridges to Eurocodes – Ioannis Vayas and Aristidis Iliopoulos Structural Effects of Time-Dependent Behaviour of Concrete – CEB Bulletin No. 215. Bridge launching – M. Rosignoli Designers’ guide to Eurocode 8: design of bridges for earthquake resistance – B. Kolias, M. N. Fardis, A. Pecker The blueprint of the slides used during both theory and practice lessons are also given to the students.

• Knowledge and understanding of problems in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, and their formulation in a structural engineering context; - Knowledge and understanding of methodologies for the assessment of seismic risk from regional to local scale; - Applying knowledge and understanding of seismic design tools and methodologies.

The course is intended to provide principles and practices involved in approaching current problems in earthquake engineering. After an introduction to the subject of dynamical systems, the course will present modern solutions to questions concerned with the seismic response of structures, as well as seismic design. Exercise lessons, consisting of both numerical and design applications, aim at introducing students to handling efficient structural dynamics tools, so helping them to competently use international standards and rules for earthquake resistant structures.

• Single degree of freedom (SDoF) systems (8 h) Response of the damped linear oscillator to harmonic and periodic excitation. Response to arbitrary excitation: frequency domain and time domain analysis. Response to stochastic excitation: temporal correlation and covariance; power spectral density; transfer functions. Response spectra. Experimental evaluation of damping. Direct integration of the equations of motion, time stepping methods. Basic concepts of seismic isolation. - Multiple Degree Of Freedom (MDoF) systems (6 h) Modal analysis of discretized systems. Non-classically damped systems. Distributed mass systems. Use of FEM in earthquake engineering and dynamics. Concepts of experimental modal analysis. - Analytical dynamics (4 h) Hamilton’s principle and Lagrange’s equations - Seismic risk (6 h) Concepts of applied seismology, attenuation relationships and seismic scales. Seismic hazard analysis, Cornell’s method. Vulnerability of exposed values. - Structural analysis in seismic areas (8 h) Elastoplastic oscillator and ductility demand. Design response spectra. Linear and non-linear (push-over) static analysis. Modal analysis: response spectrum analysis; response history analysis with artificial accelerograms; frequency response analysis with spectral energy. - Earthquake resistant building design (12 h) Experiences learned from recent earthquakes: masonry, reinforced concrete, steel etc. Global ductility criteria and capacity design. Local ductility criteria and structural detailing for seismic areas. Rules for reinforced concrete buildings. Rules for existing masonry buildings. Systems and devices for passive, hybrid, semiactive and active control. Dynamic and seismic monitoring. Seismic protection of cultural heritage assets.

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Progetto individuale;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Individual project;
... To be eligible to take the exam, students must have satisfactorily completed the term papers and project assigned during the course. The final examination is oral and is intended to assess all learning outcomes also based on a discussion of the project. The discussion of the project weighs up to one third of the total score, however an insufficient grade on this part will automatically result in failing the exam.

Reference textbooks: Italian and European standards for constructions in seismic areas Lecture notes of the Earthquake Engineering course. Other readings: - Dynamics of structures / Ray W. Clough, Joseph Penzien, 1993. - Dynamics of structures: theory and applications to earthquake engineering/ Anil K. Chopra, 2005. - Fundamentals of earthquake engineering / Nathan M. Newmark, Emilio Rosenblueth, 1971. - Theoretical and experimental modal analysis/ Nuno MM Maia, Julio MM Silva, 1997. - Reinforced concrete structures / R. Park, T. Paulay, 1990 - Analisi sismica per livelli di conoscenza del patrimonio architettonico / Rosario Ceravolo, Giacomo V. Demarie, 2009

L’obiettivo delle lezioni teoriche è di fornire i concetti teorici e gli strumenti tecnico-scientifici necessari alla progettazione delle opere geotecniche più importanti. Al termine del corso, i risultati di apprendimento attesi sono: • la capacità di individuare la tipologia di fondazione più idonea alle caratteristiche del deposito e della struttura in elevazione e ai requisiti di progetto; • l’acquisizione delle nozioni e delle competenze necessarie al dimensionamento geotecnico e strutturale delle fondazioni dirette e profonde; • la conoscenza delle tecniche e delle problematiche costruttive dei pali di fondazioni e delle relative tecniche di controllo; • l’acquisizione delle nozioni e delle competenze necessarie al dimensionamento geotecnico e strutturale delle opere di sostegno più ricorrenti. L’obiettivo delle esercitazioni è l’applicazione pratica dei concetti e delle nozioni apprese nel corso delle lezioni, approfondendo alcuni aspetti specifici relativi agli argomenti trattati nelle lezioni teoriche, e lo stimolo, per lo studente, a sviluppare le capacità progettuali necessarie per il dimensionamento geotecnico delle strutture geotecniche più ricorrenti, quali le fondazioni superficiali e profonde e le principali opere di sostegno.

Il corso fornisce all’allievo gli strumenti necessari per affrontare l’analisi e il dimensionamento delle strutture di fondazione più ricorrenti, quali sono le fondazioni dirette (plinti, travi rovesce, platee di fondazione) e le fondazioni profonde su pali, nonché il dimensionamento delle opere di sostegno rigide (muri di sostegno) e delle opere di sostegno flessibili (paratie, berlinesi, palancolate...). Obiettivo del corso è mettere lo studente in grado di: • valutare la capacità portante di una fondazione diretta, prevederne i cedimenti in esercizio ed eseguirne il dimensionamento strutturale; • valutare gli effetti, sulle fondazioni continue, dell’interazione struttura-fondazione-terreno; • conoscere le tecniche e le problematiche connesse alla realizzazione dei pali di fondazioni; • calcolare il carico limite assiale di un palo e stimare gli spostamenti e le sollecitazioni indotte da sforzi assiali e trasversali all’asse; • valutare gli effetti di interazione tra i pali e analizzare il comportamento di una palificata; • valutare le azioni e le resistenze agenti sulle diverse opere di sostegno, in funzione della tipologia, delle condizioni di vincolo, della natura del terreno e delle condizioni al contorno, ed effettuarne il dimensionamento geotecnico e strutturale.

Dopo un inquadramento generale delle problematiche e dei mezzi di indagine disponibili per la caratterizzazione geotecnica di un sito e per la definizione dei parametri di progetto (circa 8 ore di lezione), il corso affronta le problematiche relative al progetto delle fondazioni dirette (plinti, travi, graticci e platee di fondazione), che si possono riassumere nei seguenti punti: • calcolo della capacità portante delle fondazioni dirette su terreni incoerenti e su terreni coesivi; • calcolo dei cedimenti delle fondazioni dirette su terreni incoerenti e su terreni coesivi; • calcolo delle sollecitazioni interne e il dimensionamento strutturale delle fondazioni a plinto; • risoluzione del problema di trave su suolo elastico, con i modelli di Winkler e di Boussinesq; • analisi del fenomeno d’interazione struttura-fondazione-terreno; • calcolo delle sollecitazioni e dimensionamento delle travi e dei graticci di fondazione; • approcci semplificati per il dimensionamento strutturale delle fondazioni a platea. Agli aspetti su citati verranno dedicate, complessivamente, circa 33 ore. Le tematiche relative alle fondazioni profonde richiedono circa 24 ore di lezione e riguardano i seguenti aspetti: • analisi delle tipologie e delle tecniche costruttive più diffuse; • valutazione del carico limite assiale di pali infissi e di pali trivellati, in terreni incoerenti e in terreni coesivi; • previsione dei cedimenti di un palo singolo soggetto a carichi assiali; • analisi dei fenomeni di interazione tra i pali di una palificata; • dimensionamento strutturale dei pali e dei plinti di collegamento; • calcolo degli spostamenti e delle sollecitazioni indotti in un palo da carichi trasversali al suo asse; • analisi, in condizioni di esercizio, del comportamento globale di una palificata e delle sollecitazioni in testa ai pali; • progetto e interpretazione delle prove di carico. Al dimensionamento geotecnico e strutturale delle opere di sostegno sono dedicate circa 20 ore di lezione. Vengono affrontati i seguenti aspetti: • calcolo della spinta attiva e della resistenza passiva nei terreni incoerenti e nei terreni coesivi; • influenza dell’attrito muro-terreno e dei sovraccarichi; • effetti dovuti alla presenza di falda e all’innesco di eventuali moti di filtrazione; • verifiche di stabilità e dimensionamento strutturale delle opere di sostegno rigide; • verifiche di stabilità e dimensionamento strutturale delle opere di sostegno flessibili. Alcune ore (3) di lezione saranno infine dedicate alla normativa tecnica di riferimento per la progettazione delle opere geotecniche.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam;
... L’esame intende accertare le capacità progettuali sviluppate dallo studente al termine del corso in merito alla progettazione geotecnica delle opere geotecniche più ricorrenti, ossia delle fondazioni superficiali, delle fondazioni profonde e delle più ricorrenti opere di sostegno. Lo studente deve quindi dimostrare di essere in grado di eseguire il predimensionamento geotecnico di tali opere e di conoscere le principali problematiche tecniche e costruttive ad esse connesse. Prova scritta preliminare. Consiste in due o tre esercizi (con durata 120 o 220 minuti), costituiti da esempi progettuali simili a quelli trattati durante le esercitazioni svolte in aula e/o assegnate allo studente per lo studio individuale. Durante la prova scritta è consentita la consultazione di qualsiasi testo didattico e di un formulario personale costituito al massimo da due pagine fronte/retro; non è invece consentito l’uso di computer, tablet e cellulari, né degli appunti e dei quaderni personali. La votazione massima ottenibile nella prova scritta è pari a 30/30. Prova orale (durata 30 minuti) Alla prova orale si accede solo se si consegue una votazione sufficiente (≥ 18/30) nella prova scritta. La prova orale consiste in un colloquio con lo studente durante il quale vengono approfonditi i concetti e le conoscenze necessari per lo svolgimento della prova scritta, dopodiché vengono poste un paio di domande sugli argomenti trattati nel corso ma che non sono stati oggetto della prova scritta. La votazione finale è frutto di una valutazione complessiva basata sull’esito della prova scritta e sulla preparazione complessiva dello studente che emerge dal colloquio orale.

Gli argomenti trattati nel corso sono coperti da testi in lingua italiana e in lingua inglese, tra i quali si segnalano: • Lancellotta R., Costanzo D., Foti S. – Progettazione geotecnica - Hoepli, 2011 • Lancellotta R., Calavera J. - Fondazioni - McGraw Hill, 1999 • Lancellotta R. – Geotecnica – Zanichelli, 2012 • Lancellotta R. – Geotechnical Engineering – Taylor & Francis, 2009 • Fleming K., Weltman A., Randolph M., Elson K. - Piling Engineering - Taylor & Francis, 2009 • Viggiani C. - Fondazioni - Hevelius, 1999 • Viggiani C., Mandolini A., Russo G. - Piles and Pile Foundations - Spon Press, 2012 • Dispense proiettate in aula e disponibili sul portale della didattica

To reach the above objectives it is presumed that, in addition to attend lectures in the classroom, students are motivated to do homework, in order to continuously check their capability to apply fundamental concepts and to deal with the analysis and design of foundations. In particular, students are expected to acquire concepts as well as current procedures to assess the ultimate-limit state and the serviceability limit state of shallow and deep foundations and earth retaining structures. As a fundamental prerequisite it is expected that students are able to plan a site investigation and to define a design soil profile with selected soil parameters.

The course deals with soil investigation and analysis and design of shallow footings, single pile and piled foundations and earth retaining structures. Main objectives of the course are intended to be the following: (a) to develop an understanding of fundamental concepts of the mechanics of soils and structures interacting with soils, rather than giving a formula-driven approach; (b) to build a conceptual framework of basic ideas, robust and adaptable enough to manage current and more complex problems a civil engineer is faced with; (c) to illustrate, through real cases, how the application of basic simple ideas can provide acceptable solutions to many classes of geotechnical problems.

1. In situ investigations - Planning site investigation - Boring methods and sampling techniques - Groundwater observations - In situ tests - Defining design soil profile and relevant soil parameters 2. Shallow foundations - Reliability analysis and design methods in geotechnical engineering - Bearing capacity of shallow foundations - Routine methods for settlement prediction - Soil-structure interaction 3. Design and analysis of pile foundations - Bearing capacity and settlement of a single pile - Bearing capacity and settlement of a pile group - Piled rafts - Laterally loaded piles - General analysis of pile groups 4. Earth retaining structures - Design and analysis of cantilever, single and multi- propped walls Homework: A. Planning a preliminary soil exploration program. Soil profiling and characterization based on in situ test data B. Design of foundation beams C. Design of piled foundations D. Design of a multi- propped wall

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam;
... The exam includes a written test and an oral discussion about all the topics that are dealt with during the course lessons (lectures and exercise classes). The written test is aimed at evaluating the ability of the students to use theoretical notions to solve elementary problems concerning the current procedures to assess the ultimate-limit state and the serviceability limit state of shallow and deep foundations and earth retaining structures. The written test consists of calculation exercises, that have to be solved within 2 hours. During the written test, the students can consult the recommended textbooks and personal notes and can use a calculator. It is not allowed the use of smartphones, tablets and laptops. The admission to the oral discussion is obtained only by a written test score not lower than 16/30 (maximum score equal to 30/30). Homework is checked at the beginning of the oral exam. The discussion about homework is aimed at evaluating the ability to write an investigation report and to develop the design of foundation and earth retaining structures. Moreover, the oral exam is aimed at ascertaining the learning of the theoretical principles which govern the interaction between soils and structures. The oral examination score can increase the written test score of no more than 8/30.

Lancellotta R. (1995). Geotechnical Engineering, Balkema, Rotterdam (NL). Lancellotta R. (2009). Geotechnical Engineering 2nd Edition, Taylor & Francis, Abingdon (UK) and New York (USA). Lancellotta R. and Calavera J. (1999). Fondazioni, McGraw-Hill, Milano (IT). Lancellotta R., Ciancimino A., Costanzo D. and Foti S. (2020). Progettazione Geotecnica secondo l’Eurocodice 7 e le Norme Tecniche per le Costruzioni 2018, Hoepli, Milano (IT).

The course has the scope of providing the students with all the conceptual elements and tools, which are necessary to perform the brittle behaviour assessment of next-generation reinforced concrete structures (Hybrid RC, FRP-bar RC, and High-strength PC). In the case of metallic structures subjected to cyclic loading, the fatigue assessment is illustrated for both resistance and subcritical crack growth.

The present course aims at introducing the fundamental concepts of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM) and their applications in Civil Engineering. The solution to elastic problems of cracked structural elements is presented, as well as both the stress-field and the energy-based fundamental approaches. The singular stress field in the crack tip vicinity is determined and the instability conditions for brittle crack propagation are defined. The size-scale effects and the related ductile-to-brittle transition are described using nonlinear crack models, and then applied to the assessment of the brittle behaviour in reinforced concrete structures. After introducing the basic concepts of Fractal Geometry, the problem of fatigue resistance and fatigue crack growth is introduced. Some applications to metallic structures are eventually proposed.

The program of the course is subdivided into the following topics: (1) Introduction to Fracture Mechanics: Fracture energy; Griffith energy criterion (2) Plane stress and plane strain conditions: Airy stress function in cartesian and polar coordinates; Thick-walled cylinder; Circular hole in a plate subjected to tension (3) Stress-singularity at the crack tip: Westergaard method (complex potentials); Mixed-mode conditions; Stress-intensity factors (4) Stress-singularity at the vertex of a re-entrant corner: Williams method (series expansions); Irwin fundamental theorem (5) Extension of the plastic zone at the crack tip; Ductile-to-brittle size-scale transition; Brittleness number (6) Bridged crack model and the problem of minimum reinforcement; Applications to fibre-reinforced materials (7) Cohesive crack model and snap-back instability; Applications to plain concrete (8) Overlapping crack model and the problem of maximum reinforcement; Applications to steel-bar reinforced and to prestressed concrete (9) Applications of Fractal Geometry to strength of materials and fracture mechanics: Lacunar versus invasive fractality (10) Scale effects on the mechanical properties and fractal cohesive crack model: Renormalization group theory; Multi-fractal scaling laws (11) Fatigue resistance and Woehler curve; Fatigue crack growth and Paris law; Fatigue limit and fatigue threshold (12) Fracto-emissions as seismic precursors

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam;
... The exam consists in an oral interview, during which the student replies to scientific and technical questions related to the course topics. In this way, the level of preparation of the student is carefully assessed on both theoretical and practical aspects.

All the slides shown during the lectures are available on the course website for the students regularly registered. Reference text books: A. Carpinteri, “Advanced Structural Mechanics�, Chaps. 11 and 12, CRC Press, New York, 2017. A. Carpinteri, “Structural Mechanics: A Unified Approach�, Chaps. 19 and 20, Chapman & Hall, London, 1997. A. Carpinteri, “Fracture and Complexity�, Springer Nature, Berlin, 2021.

At the end of the classes, students will be able to: • Develop an enhanced understanding of soil and rock behaviour, including thermo-hydro-mechanical performance and physico-chemical interaction at the micro-scale. • Apply advanced geotechnical knowledge to face the global challenges. • Analyze the main challenges affecting critical infrastructures under climate change, extreme events, and geo-environmental pressures. • Apply principles of soil and rock mechanics to the design and assessment of sustainable and climate-resilient geotechnical systems. • Design energy geostructures and geothermal energy use. • Develop engineering solutions for waste containment, contaminated ground and site remediation. • Stimulate criticisms and engineering judgment.

Critical infrastructures - the assets, networks, and facilities essential to sustaining vital societal and economic functions - are increasingly challenged by factors such as climate change, extreme weather, geo-hazards, aging, and intensified use. These pressures intersect with the need for structural adaptation to achieve long-term societal goals, including the energy transition. This course explores these challenges by presenting design strategies for climate-resilient infrastructures. It emphasizes geotechnical engineering applications that play a key role in addressing global issues such as climate change, urban sustainability and resilience, resource and energy management, groundwater protection, and the safe operation of critical infrastructure systems. Fundamental principles of soil and rock mechanics are linked to contaminant and heat transport in the subsurface, supporting the design, construction, and maintenance of energy geostructures (e.g., energy piles, walls, and tunnels) and environmental geotechnics (e.g., containment of contaminated ground, and remediation of polluted sites). The course also addresses topics related to geological energy production and storage, as well as the complex interactions between soils, rock masses, and both natural and engineered environments, including excavation stability, underground constructions, infrastructure resilience.

Lectures will cover topics within: • Climate change impacts and renewable energies (7,5 h) • Thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils and rocks (3 h) • Energy geostructures and geosystems (12 h) • Contaminated sites and containment systems (9 h) • Design of critical infrastructures (10,5 h)

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato grafico prodotto in gruppo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group graphic design project;
... The scope of the exam is to ascertain that the student has assimilated all topics presented and is able to apply the theories and methods for the solution of practical geotechnical engineering problems in the field of energy and environmental geotechnics and critical infrastructures. Votes are on a basis of thirty and the exam is considered sufficient when the vote is at least 18/30. The exam consists of an oral examination and the writing up of a technical report. The technical report will be completed during the exercise classes and needs to be submitted, at the latest, one week in advance to the oral exam. The oral exam will consist of a discussion over the topics presented during lectures and exercise classes. The maximum vote will be 30/30. The final mark will be obtained by combining the votes of the technical report (20%), the oral exam (80%).

Specific reading material, together with the slides used, will be made available to students during lectures. Additional useful reading material (all available at the Politecnico di Torino libraries) are: • Mitchell, J.K., and Soga, K., (2005). Fundamentals of Soil Behavior, 3rd edn., Wiley. • Reddi, L., and Inyang, H.I., (2000). Geoenvironmental Engineering, Taylor and Francis • Rowe, R.K. (2012). Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Handbook (Volume 1 and 2), Springer

L'insegnamento segue lo schema tradizionale del processo di Project Management per illustrare come i progetti vengono gestiti attraverso la valutazione, il finanziamento, l'organizzazione, la pianificazione, la programmazione, il monitoraggio e il controllo dei tempi e dei costi. All'interno di questo schema, si apprendono le principali teorie, metodologie e strumenti software necessari per eseguire il processo di Project Management. Alla fine dell'insegnamento i partecipanti saranno in grado di adattare e applicare lo schema per gestire efficacemente un progetto nei settori dell'ingegneria civile e delle costruzioni. Come risultati di apprendimento, ci si aspetta che si acquisiscano le conoscenze teoriche per valutare e finanziare un progetto, pianificare il budget, le risorse e programmare i lavori, monitorare e controllare i tempi e i costi, gestire e mitigare i rischi. A tal fine, gli studenti acquisiranno competenze pratiche e impareranno come utilizzare tecniche e strumenti software per calcolare la redditività e la bancabilità di un progetto, predisporre un budget e un cronoprogramma complesso, definire le metriche delle prestazioni per il monitoraggio del progetto e utilizzare le tecniche di Earned Value Management, utilizzare le funzionalità dei software di pianificazione di progetto.

L'insegnamento guida gli studenti attraverso le conoscenze teoriche e le competenze pratiche di Project Management necessarie per avviare, pianificare e gestire con successo un progetto nel settore delle costruzioni. L’utilizzo corretto di metodologie e strumenti di Project Management consente agli operatori del settore delle costruzioni di essere competitivi e permette di rispettare i tempi, i budget e i livelli di qualità richiesti nella progettazione ed esecuzione dei lavori. L'insegnamento presenta la disciplina del Project Management attraverso la teoria, i metodi quantitativi e gli strumenti IT utilizzati per organizzare, dirigere e controllare i progetti di costruzione di infrastrutture civili ed edili. I metodi di gestione saranno anche appresi attraverso un lavoro pratico in team prendendo spunto da situazioni del mondo reale. L'insegnamento concorre a completare la preparazione necessaria per ricoprire funzioni di responsabilità nel processo di gestione della progettazione ed esecuzione delle opere civili ed edili.

Il programma del corso è strutturato in cinque argomenti principali. Sezione 1: Fattibilità e valutazione economico-finanziaria del progetto. La fattibilità del progetto implica la valutazione della redditività del progetto, la determinazione della struttura del capitale e del meccanismo di finanziamento appropriati. Sezione 2: Pianificazione e programmazione dei costi e dei tempi. La pianificazione del progetto prevede la definizione e scomposizione delle attività , l’allocazione delle risorse e la stima del budget dei costi, l'impostazione del cronoprogramma dei lavori attraverso l'analisi del percorso critico utilizzando tecniche deterministiche o probabilistiche. Competenze decisionali efficaci sono incluse nei processi di pianificazione e programmazione. Sezione 3: Contratti. La gestione di un progetto implica un'adeguata impostazione e gestione del contratto. Si introducono le forme dei contratti FIDIC e se ne studiano i meccanismi principali (appalto tradizionale, appalto integrato, PPP). Sezione 4: Monitoraggio e controllo. Il monitoraggio del progetto si riferisce alla configurazione e alle metriche utilizzate per monitorare lo stato di avanzamento, i costi e i tempi. L'Earned Value Analysis è uno strumento di gestione del progetto utilizzato per aiutare a rispondere a queste domande. Sulla base delle informazioni raccolte attraverso il sistema di monitoraggio del progetto, si adottano le necessarie azioni correttive. Sezione 5: Gestione dei rischi. Con il processo di Project Risk Management è possibile indentificare, analizzare e gestire i rischi adottando azioni preventive e piani di contingenza opportuni.

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Prova orale facoltativa; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Written test; Optional oral exam; Group project;
... La valutazione dei risultati di apprendimento richiede agli studenti di dimostrare di essere in grado di: - Selezionare e implementare le tecniche di gestione del progetto - Dimostrare capacità nella valutazione finanziaria del progetto - Pianificare le attività , i costi e le risorse - Sviluppare un programma di progetto utilizzando tecniche sia deterministiche che probabilistiche e relativi strumenti software - Monitorare l’avanzamento e controllare gli obiettivi di tempo, costo e qualità . - Utilizzare metodi gestionali rigorosi per prendere decisioni in situazioni complesse. - Identificare, valutare e rispondere ai rischi del progetto Il voto complessivo corrispondente sarà la somma delle seguenti componenti di valutazione, con voto massimo 33=30 e lode: - una prova scritta finale, durata 2 ore, a libro chiuso, composta da una serie di domande/esercizi/problemi per ottenere un punteggio massimo di 20 punti, con minimo 10 punti da superare. - project work in team: max 8 punti, di cui max 6 punti assegnati dal docente a tutti i membri del gruppo e ulteriori max 2 punti di autovalutazione tra pari da parte dei membri del team - Esame orale facoltativo: +/- 4 punti Agli studenti che entro la fine del semestre saranno in possesso di tutti i requisiti, compreso il superamento della prova scritta sostenuta una sola volta in uno dei due primi appelli, verranno assegnati 2 punti extra come riconoscimento di impegno e accelerazione di carriera.

I materiali del corso includono libri di testo, capitoli di libro, libri di testo elettronici, le slide utilizzate durante le lezioni, tutorial sull'uso del software, letture di casi di studio, letture consigliate e risorse aggiuntive che saranno resi disponibili sul portale del corso. Tutti i materiali del corso saranno pubblicati sul sito web del corso prima o dopo le lezioni a seconda della migliore opzione pedagogica. Schede tecniche e istruzioni per il lavoro di progetto saranno inoltre distribuiti tramite il sito web del corso. Si riporta nel seguito un elenco dei libri di testo. Libro di testo obbligatorio: • De Marco, A. (2018) Project Management for Facility Constructions, Springer. Messo gratuitamente a disposizione da parte del docente. Traduzione in lingua italiana. Libri di testi raccomandati in lingua inglese: • Testo online “Project Management for Construction� by Chris Hendrickson. http://www.ce.cmu.edu/pmbook/. • Meredith, J. and Mantel, S., (2000) Project Management: A managerial Approach, 4th Edition, J. Wiley & Sons New York

The aim of the course is to develop the ability to manage TI assets through knowledge of the issues, tools for data collection, and engineering methods in order to preserve value and increase safety performance. Topics are introduced to form autonomy of analysis in each student. They will learn referring to the state of the art in the scientific sector. In the final examinations, the student will be asked to know - the characteristics and performance of the fundamental components of a transport infrastructure, - the reference models and analysis methods required for asset and safety management; - the prescriptions contained in current national and international technical standards. For their judgment skills and ability to relate to other professionals, students must be able to: - compile technical and descriptive TI project documents (drawings and reports), - adopt and motivate design decisions, - coordinate working groups; - communicate and engage with specialists from other civil engineering disciplines (structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, topography), - use the specific terminology of the TI sector appropriately.

The course is both cultural and professional in nature. It aims to provide advanced knowledge for the management of transportation infrastructures (TI, i.e. roads, railways, airports), according to a sequential pathway that starts from the presentation of the topics of infrastructure management, passes through the examination of techniques for the collection and modelling of data useful for management, and arrives at the use of methods and tools also through the analysis of case studies. The topics will be presented referring mainly to cases of existing infrastructures, with some aspects that may also be useful for the design of new infrastructures. The course is delivered in English.

Lectures (39) 1. Course introduction (1.5) - Introduction on transportation asset management: goals and tools. Regulations and policies (European directives, national legislation), main references and good practices. Course organization and rules. 2. Transportation Asset Management (6) - Life-cycle asset management - Fundamentals of descriptive and inference statistics, sample size and data collection methods, basic of financial mathematics - Key Performance Measures, performance monitoring, managing risk, investments, resource allocation - TI needs assessment 3. TI Asset Improvements (4.5) - 3R (resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation) and 4R (reconstruction) project types - Projects for functional, safety and environmental enhancement. Design standard for TI asset improvements - Fundamentals of TI project evaluation 4. Data collection, treatment, and modelling (6) - Inventory of TI asset. Data for: pavement management, maintenance, congestion and level of service, safety analysis. - Performance modelling of TI components - As built formation: regression analysis of road and railway alignment 5. Project cost analysis (6) - Project documents and drawings (cross sections) for cost analysis. Parametric vs. analytic cost analysis based on project stage. Elementary and composite unit costs. Cost list formation. - Parametric estimation of construction costs. Examples for feasibility and preliminary projects. - Analytic estimation of construction costs. Materials and operations. Examples for definitive and final projects. - Final cost computation based on . Economic analysis and decision for TI asset improvements. 6. Active/passive safety systems (4.5) - Active safety systems for roads. Markings and vertical sign and signals. - Passive safety systems for roads. Traffic barriers, crash cushions, arresting beds. - Safety systems for railways and airports. 7. Safety analysis and predictions (9) - Crash definition and safety performance measurements. Contributing (road and human) factors to crash occurrence. General descriptive statistics. EU/IT policies and programs. - Spatial data analysis identification of road crash hot spots (HSL). - Safety performance functions (SPF) for road elements and intersections - Crash modification factors (CMF) for specific safety treatment/countermeasures - Calibration of SPF and CMF from crash data - Surrogate safety measurements: observational and experimental assessment 8. TI safety improvements (6) - Safety management process: screening, diagnosis, countermeasures, economic appraisal, prioritization, safety effectiveness evaluation. - Safety evaluation of road projects and alternatives. - Intersections improvements and VRU protection. - Speed management. Practice (16.5 hrs) H1. Parametric cost analysis of Project Alternatives (3) H2. Analytic cost analysis of a Road Project (1.5) H3. Design of barriers, horizontal markings and vertical sign for a road project (3) H4. Crash prediction with Safety Performance Functions for road segments and intersections (3) H5. Crash prediction for highway alternatives (1.5) H6. Evaluation of safety countermeasures through CMF (3) H7. Evaluation of intersection safety improvements (1.5) Laboratory (4.5 hrs) 1. Statistical analysis driving simulation data in a driver-pedestrian interaction with Surrogate Safety Measures (3) 2. Speed and Lateral Position field data analysis (1.5)

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam;
... An individual oral examination, lasting 45 minutes, will be held via the BBB Virtual Classroom platform or in presence. To be admitted to the oral exam it is necessary to obtain a positive evaluation in the homework (H1-H7). The oral exam consists of at least three questions. The examination has the objective to assess if the student has acquired sufficient autonomy and ability to understand and solve the proposed design problem, in compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory design rules. The final evaluation is based on both the evaluation of the oral (50%) and the homework (50%).

Suggested readings: AA.VV., Strade. Teoria e Tecnica delle Costruzioni Stradali. Vol. I – Progettazione. Pearson ed. Wright, P., Highway Engineering, Ed. Whiley. Profillidis, V.A., Railway Management and Engineering, Ashgate ed. Horonjeff, R., McKelvey, F.X., Planning and Design of Airports, McGraw Hill. Ministero Infrastrutture e Trasporti (2001, 2004, 2006). Norme Tecniche. AASHTO (2010). Highway Safety Manual. The following will be made available on the course webpage: - Teaching material (slides) presented during the lectures, - Exercise texts, - Design manuals, - Technical standards.

Al termine dell'insegnamento si richiederà alle studentesse e agli studenti di - conoscere i principi generali della manutenzione programmata e saperli applicare - riconoscere i principali degradi delle pavimentazioni stradali e delle barriere e di saperli censire e quantificare - conoscere gli indicatori di stato per la valutazione delle prestazioni delle sovrastrutture e le relative tecniche di rilievo - saper impostare un semplice PMS - conoscere le principali tecnologie per gli interventi manutentivi e la manutenzione invernale (con particolare riguardo a quelle maggiormente sostenibili) e saper selezionare quella più adatta in relazione al problema posto - conoscere le tecniche di diagnostica del binario - saper quantificare i difetti del binario e valutarne la qualità geometrica

La manutenzione delle infrastrutture di trasporto riveste un ruolo essenziale al fine di garantirne la funzionalità , l'efficienza e la durabilità delle opere nonché i necessari livelli di sicurezza in esercizio. Ciò assume rilevanza sia in fase di progettazione, nella quale occorre redigere il piano di manutenzione dell'opera, sia nella fase di gestione del patrimonio infrastrutturale esistente. In tale contesto l'insegnamento intende fornire gli strumenti metodologici inerenti alla manutenzione programmata delle infrastrutture di trasporto, sia stradali che ferroviarie. Accanto agli approfondimenti teorici, viene dato spazio ad esempi illustrativi ed esercitazioni pratiche che consentano alle studentesse e agli studente di concretizzare i concetti appresi anche in prospettiva della futura vita professionale. Lo svolgimento di esercitazioni è mirato inoltre a stimolare la riflessione sulle applicazioni pratiche dei metodi e delle tecnologie viste a lezione, analizzandone i risvolti di natura economica e di impatto sull'utente

Concetti generali Tipi di manutenzione e attività manutentive. Riferimenti normativi sulla manutenzione (UNI 10147, 13306) Il piano di manutenzione dell’opera. Indicatori di stato e curve di decadimento. LCCA come strumento di supporto per la definizione delle strategie manutentive. Pavimentazioni stradali Pavement management system (PMS): struttura e finalità . Raccolta dati, classificazione e gestione del database (a livello di rete e di progetto) Metodi di rilievo e valutazione delle prestazioni strutturali e funzionali delle pavimentazioni. Parametri di controllo e indicatori di stato. Fenomeno di degrado e catalogazione dei dissesti. Modelli predittivi e criteri per la definizione delle priorità di intervento. Tecniche e tecnologie degli interventi manutentivi e riabilitativi: riparazioni locali, sigillature, ripristino delle caratteristiche superficiali, rinforzi e risanamenti profondi (compresi interventi di riciclaggio in situ). Progetto degli interventi (profondi e overlay) Manutenzione invernale Pavimentazioni su impalcato e giunti da ponte Barriere di sicurezza Richiami sulle tipologie, la classificazione e l’omologazione dei sistemi di ritenuta. Ispezioni per la valutazione dello stato di conservazione delle barriere. Interventi di ripristino/sostituzione di elementi danneggiati e installazione di nuovi dispositivi Segnaletica stradale Segnaletica orizzontale e verticale. Visibilità e leggibilità . Materiali e loro caratteristiche. Interventi di ripasso e modifica della segnaletica esistente. Segnalamento temporaneo nei cantieri stradali Armamento ferroviario Standard di qualità geometrica del binario e parametri di dinamica di marcia. Diagnostica mobile (treni diagnostici). Descrizione della qualità geometrica del binario. Classificazione dei difetti di geometria e criteri di intervento. Interventi di rincalzatura e livellamento del binario. Risanamenti puntuali. Rinnovamento delle rotaie e delle traverse. Apparecchi del binario. Controllo delle grandezze caratteristiche dei deviatoi e strumenti di misura. Rinnovamento dei deviatoi.

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group essay;
... L'esame finale mira a verificare l'acquisizione delle conoscenze e delle capacità descritte nel campo Risultati di apprendimento attesi tramite una prova orale, durante la quale verranno poste 2-3 domande relative a tutti gli argomenti delle lezioni e delle esercitazioni. La valutazione finale è espressa in trentesimi e viene fatta considerando a) la correttezza delle risposte, b) la pertinenza delle informazioni fornite, c) la capacità di rispondere in modo chiaro, preciso e razionale, motivando adeguatamente le argomentazioni prodotte. Concorre alla valutazione finale l'elaborato prodotto durante le esercitazioni di gruppo (peso 40%).

Il materiale didattico consiste negli appunti e nelle presentazioni proiettate a lezione. Testi consigliati per approfondimenti: - Santagata, Felice A. Strade: teoria e tecnica delle costruzioni stradali. Milano: Pearson, 2016. - Profillidis, V. A. Railway management and engineering. Fourth edition. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2014. - Haas, R. C. G., W. Ronald Hudson, e John P. Zaniewski. Modern pavement management. Original ed. Malabar, Fla: Krieger Pub. Co, 1994. - Shahin, Mohamed Y. Pavement Management for Airports, Roads, and Parking Lots. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2005.

Knowledge transferred to students will address the following topics: • Construction types; • Mechanical behavior and durability of materials; • Structural modelling of discrete and multilayered systems; • Modelling of the vehicle-pavement interaction; • Empirical and mechanistic design methods; • Survey methods of in-service distresses and performance; • Maintenance and rehabilitation techniques. At the end of the course students will be able to: • Design pavements and tracks for roads, railways and airports by means of advanced calculation methods; • Evaluate structural and functional conditions of in-service pavements and tracks, with the consequent definition of the most appropriate maintenance and rehabilitation actions.

The course provides students with advanced skills for the design, monitoring and maintenance of pavements and tracks for transportation infrastructures from both the structural and functional point of view.

• Introductory concepts to pavement and track engineering; • Structural analysis of flexible and rigid pavements; • Structural analysis of railway tracks; • Distresses and damage in flexible and rigid pavements; • Rail defects and railway track distresses; • Structural and functional design of flexible and rigid pavements for roads and airports; • Monitoring and maintenance of pavements and tracks.

Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project;
... In order to be admitted to the final exam, students must provide a collection of the course exercises at least one week before the exam date. The final exam consists of an oral interview aimed to assess acquired competences in terms of knowledge, understanding and ability to solve problems.

Resources: • Course notes; • Documents available on the course webpage. Supplementary references: • Santagata F.A., et al., Strade. Teoria e Tecnica delle Costruzioni Stradali, vol. I e II, Pearson; • Huang Y.H., Pavement analysis and design, Pearson; • Ullidtz P., Modelling Flexible Pavement Response and Performance, Polyteknisk Forlag; • Esveld C., Modern Railway Track, MRT-Productions; • FHWA (Federal Highway Administration), Distress Identification Manual for the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program; • AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures (1993).

Knowledge of the river system as a vector for transporting water, solids and substances; Knowledge of the transfer mechanisms and the effects on the river, especially with regard to the space-time evolution of the river environment; Knowledge of the dynamics of interaction between the river and the surrounding environment regarding the transfer of water to and from the river, movement of solid substances and dissolved substances; Knowledge of the problems related to the design of hydraulic protection systems; Knowledge of issues of a territorial, social, economic nature, etc ... related to the use and exploitation of the river area. Knowledge of intervention design for river engineering and restoration

The course aims to introduce the student to the fluvial environment and its interactions with the hydrographic basin and the landscape with the aim to show the complexity of spatio-temporal evolution of river systems. In order to make decisional choices, environmentally compatible, the students will be provided with a plethora of tools concerning river modelling and interventions, river restoration and remediation.

1. Setting the scene (6h) Introduction. Geomorphological background. Identification of morphological units. Hydrological background. Open issues: the question of the formative discharge; sediment connectivity Current policies. National legislation and EU directives. 2. Hydrodynamic modelling of river systems (13.5 h, 9L+4.5EA) Shallow water approximation. 1D and 2D de Saint-Venant equations (3h) Steady flows in natural channels (1.5h) Bresse equation. Backwater curves in particular cases. Numerical integration (1.5h) Role of vegetation in composite geometry (1.5h) Unsteady flows, flood propagation, dam break solutions (3h) Laboratory of 2D hydro-informatics with HecRas2d (3.0h) 3. Sediment mechanics (9h, 6L+3EA) Characterization of sediments (proprieties, granulometry, sampling techniques). (1h) Initiation of transport: Shields theory, the effect of lateral and longitudinal slopes (1.5h) Bedload sediment transport: mechanism, formulations (2 h) Suspended sediment transport: mechanism, formulations (1.5h) Computation of the total sediment transport (3h) 4. Morphodynamics (19.5h, 12L+6EA+1.5EL) Principles: Exner equation, closures, physical consequences of the hyperbolic character (1.5h) Morphodynamic backwater curves. The response of width changes in bed elevation. (1.5h) Dunes: processes, predictive tools, form drag resistance, effects in river engineering (1h+1h) Bars: processes and predictive tools, the role of vegetation, effects on navigation (1.5h) Meanders: processes and theories. Free Matlab tools for prediction and analysis of meandering rivers (1.5h+1.5h) 1D unsteady models: Linear and nonlinear diffusive models, the case of scour propagation, effects of weirs (1.5+3h) Erosion processes: bank erosion and bridge scouring (4h) Laboratory of 2D morphodynamics (1.5h) 5. Field data collection (4.5 h) Bathymetry, Stage and Discharge measurement Sediment transport Hydro-morphological characterization Riparian vegetation assessment Biological monitoring (fish, macroinvertebrates, macrophytes, diatoms) 6. River engineering (12h, 7.5L+4.5EA) Hydromorphological relationships. Hydraulic channel design (Lane, Glover & Florey, Dey) (1.5h+1.5h) Interventions for bed regulation: Weirs, sills, rock chutes (3h+1.5h) Bank protection design: groynes, spur dykes, embankments, gabion box, levee design (3h+1.5h) 7. River restoration (15.0h, 10.5+4.5) Principles: What do we mean by RR? The river continuum concept and sediment spiralling. The role of the riparian zone. Fluvial connectivity Meso-scale habitat assessment, modelling and restoration Environmental flow design Weir removal (case studies) Re-activation of secondary channels. Effects of Sediment Replenishment downstream of dams. Fish migration, fish ladders and nature-like passages Hydropeaking: assessment and mitigation measures Notable case studies 8. Field trip Flow measurements Granulometric sampling Eco-Morphological assessement

Modalita di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo;
Exam: Written test; Group essay; Group project;
... The purpose of the exam is to verify: i) learning of the fundamental processes and mechanisms that characterize river morphodynamics (1D and 2D), solid and suspended transport, river monitoring and assessment; ii) the ability to solve forecasting and design problems inherent to hydraulic adjustments and river restoration; iii) the ability to organize and present a technical report on the hydro-geomorphological analysis of a real river and the design of restoration actions. 50% of the grade is based on the evaluation of the workgroups (max 6 people), and 50% is based on the verification of the individual learning. The exam is divided into 2 separated and independent evaluations, each weighing 50% on the final grade, which concern one written test and the evaluation of the products of workgroups: 1) The written exam (overall 120 min) consists in answering two questions. The first one (30 min) is an open question about a theoretical topic exposed in the course. In this phase, the student must demonstrate the knowledge of the required topic in general terms (mnemonic knowledge of empirical formulas is not required). In this phase, it is not allowed to consult notes or texts. The grade obtained for this part weighs 25% on the final grade. The second question (90 min) is about a design problem concerning one of the technical topics covered in the course. In this phase, it is allowed to browse notes, handouts or texts. The grade obtained for this part weighs 25% of the final grade. 2) The evaluation of the group work is based on two steps: i) The assessment of the technical report that the group has prepared on a real case study, involving a natural river and that has presented orally after the end of the course, through a presentation that will involve each element of the group (25% of the final grade); ii) The report of solutions of the proposed 4 exercises that were exposed and discussed during the lectures and laboratory activities (25% of the final grade). The results of the written tests remain valid for the entire academic year. There is no particular deadline for the submission of group documents.

Given the vast multidisciplinary nature of the subject matter, the course mainly refers to what is distributed and recommended during the lessons (including handouts, notes and slides from the teachers). However, some basic textbooks of river hydraulics are cited: - Fluvial hydraulics: flow and transport processes in channels of simple geometry / Walter H. Graf, M.S. - Fluvial Hydrodynamics Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Phenomena / Dey, Subhasish / Springer - River Mechanics / Pierre Julien - Cambridge University Press (2002) - Stream and Watershed Restoration / Roni & Beechie / Wilwey-Blackwell 2013 - Principi di idraulica fluviale / Aronne Armanini. - Castrolibero: Bios, c2005 - La sistemazione dei bacini idrografici / Vito Ferro – McGraw Hill, 2002 - Opere di sistemazione idraulico-forestale a basso impatto ambientale / Vito Ferro et al. - McGraw-Hill, 2004 Of particular interest is the e-book by Prof. Gary Parker (in English) which can be downloaded from the address: http://hydrolab.illinois.edu/people/parkerg/morphodynamics_e-book.htm

Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport Planning)Ability to analyze mobility data through basic statisticaI techniques. Ability to understand the ambits of use and limitations of the most common transport planning models and methods to forecast travel demand and its interaction with the supply. Ability to carry out the most common quantitative analyses that are normally needed to set up a rationale transport planning process. Ability to consider and to quantitatively evaluate some key aspects of the mobility phenomenon within a complex framework in which economic, territorial and environmental issues interfere with transport systems. Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport systems and data analytics)By the end of the course, students will hove acquired both solid theoretical foundations ond practical skills in data-driven transport engineering. Specifically, students will be able to: • demonstrate a clear understanding of the fundamental characteristics and dynamics of freight and passenger transport systems and their future trends; • analyse, plan, and optimise transport systems using quantitative methods, including optimization techniques supported by tools such as Lingo software; • evaluate and compare transport alternatives based on key performance indicators such as travel time, cast and environmental impact; • implement data mining ond machine leorning techniques to extract potterns from transport dota and enhance system performance; • criticalty assess the key challenges facing contemporary tronsport systems and anticipate their future developments in light of technological, environmental, and societal trends; • synthesise the outcomes of a work ond present them in front of on audience.

Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport Planning)The main objective of the course is to teach and to train students to deal with transport planning activities through a scientific approach. The main steps of the transport modeling and planning process are presented at lesson and contextually developed by students through workshops on a real case study. Special attention is paid to those aspects that are criticai far the quality of a transport plan, from data collection issues to the appropriate selection of a model for the problem instance under consideration. The last part of the course enlarges the perspective to show to students the interactions between transport systems and economics, land use and environmental issues, and how these interactions impact evaluation activities of a transport scenario. Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport systems and data analytics)The course is designed to provide students with a solid and comprehensive understanding of how dota con be effectivety leveraged to plan, operate, and manage innovative transport systems. In an era characterized by the exponential growth of data availablity-enabled by on-boord sensors, mobile technologies ond digital platforms-students will gain the analytical skills and technical tools needed to analyze and interpret complex transport and mobility systems and, thus, make informed, data-driven decisions. The course focuses on integrating data analytics into transport engineering practices, covering both freight and passenger transport systems. Beginning with an overview of transport system typologies ond the fundamentals of data reliability and quality, the course introduces students te a braod range of quantitative methods ond practical tools, including: • mathematical optimization techniques for freight transport and logistics; • systems engineering approach for the design and management of transport networks; • machine learning and data mining methods, with practical opplications such as linear regression, clustering ond classification. To reinforce the learning process, the course includes group work and interactive hands-on classroom activities, aimed at developing analytical thinking, teamwork and problem-solving skills. By the end of the course, students will have acquired a data-oriented mindset, along with the ability to model, analyze, and support strategic and operational decisions in complex tronsport scenarios. Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport Planning)1. lntroduction end surveying phase (9 hours of lessons end 15 hours of workshops) • Origins of the discipline. Some characteristics of travel demand: derived goods, relationship with the economic development, travel time budgets. The main stages in the transport planning process: surveying, simulation and modelling, evaluation and forecast. • Definition of study area and enlarged study area. The notions of trip, tour, stage. Trip representation: zoning and zoning criteria. Definitions of trip origin end destinotion, trip productor and attractor. Representation of tronsport networks: concept of graph, centroid ond its localisation, centroid connector, O/D matrix, arc attributes. • Passenger travel demand surveys: kinds of surveys and questionnaire design. Simple, stratified and choice-based sampling. 2. Simulation phase: transport models (16 hours of lessons and 13 hours of workshops) • Simulation phase: transport model definition. Concepts of specification, estimation, calibration and validation of passenger travel models. Models classifications. Kinds of errors in models. lntroduction to the four-step model. • Trip generation. Classification of trips. Aggregate trip regression models for attractions (zoning tevel) and disaggregate trip regression models for productions (household or individuai level). Non linearity and aggregation of the results. Category analysis models. Balancing trip production and attraction models. • Trip distribution. Recall on generalised trip costs ond volue of traveI time. Singly and doubly constrained models. Growth factor methods. The gravity model. • Model split: aggregate models. Factors that influence the choice of the transport mode. Notes on aggregate modal split models and their positioning within the four-step transport planning process. Notes on synthetic trip distribution and modal trip models and on direct demand models. • Model split: disaggregate discrete choice models. Logistic regressìon and inear probability model, logit ond probit model formulation. Consumer theory: concept of random utility, related assumptions and subsequent characteristics of random utility models. The multinomial logit model: statistical assumptions on the distribution of residuals and subsequent limitations of the model, independence from irrelevant alternatives. Heteroskedastic and correlated error structures: the hierarchical or nested logit model, the cross-nested logit model. The multinomial probit model. The mixed logit model: random coefficients specification. • Using discrete choice models: model specification, choice set definition, model estimation, aggregation problems. Non-compensatory choice protocols: dominance, satisfaction and lexicographic rules; role of habit. • Trip assignment. Relationship between costs and flows, path choice mechanism and minimum spanning tree, demand-supply equilibrium. Deterministic assignment methods: all-or­-nothing. Notes on the stochastic methods of multipath assignment. Capacity constrained assignment, Wardrop principles and Braess's poradox. Limitations of the classical trip assignment methods. • The four-steps model critique and activity-based approaches. Model implementations: notes on the transport planning software packages that are bosed on trips and zoning (EMME, Visum, TransCAD, Cube, OmniTrans) and on those based on agents and microsimulation (TRANSIMS, MATSim). 3. Building transport planning scenarios: evoluation and forecast (7 hours of lessons) • Evaluation phase of a given scenario. The dimensions of an evaluation process. An example of impacts quantification: emissions end dispersion models of pollutants. The monetization of the impacts: external and sociaI costs, travel time value and willingness to pay. • Forecost phase. Spatial and temperal transferability of demand and supply model parameters. Updating the model exogenous variables. Transport and land use, accessibility. lnduced traffic. Travel demand and mobility management tools: regulations, pricing, offer of new services. • Transport planning process and documents in ltaly. Planning of the national level: national transport plan, SIMPT. Planning at the regional and local level: regionol transport plan, urban mobility plan. Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport systems and data analytics)1. lntroduction to transport systems and data analytics (1,5 hours) 2. Data-Driven Engineering in transport end logistics (6 hours) - Measurement and sampling techniques in transport - Data-driven applications, including motor vehicles, reconstructions of crashes, mobility management 3. Freight Transport Systems (4,5 hours) - Types of transport modes for freight: trend, features, transport means, stakeholders, pros and cons. - Model choice factors - lntermodal tronsport - Comparison between transport modes - ln-class exercises 4. Passenger Transport Systems (3 hours) - Types of transport modes for passengers: trend, features, transport means, stakeholders, pros and cons. - Mobility as o Service (MaaS) - Shared Mobility and technological evolution 5. Group Project 1: Comparative Evaluation of Transportation Alternatives (9 hours) Students will work in groups to apply theoretical concepts by comparing different transportation options in terms of cost, transit time, and environmental impact. Activities will be carried out using spreadsheets, online greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculators, ond presentation creation tools. Each group will prepare a final report and present their findings in front of the class. Both the written report and the oral presentation will contribute to the final course assessment. 6. Optimization techniques for Transportation (12 hours) - lntroduction to operations research and optimization techniques - Decision planning levels: strategic, tactical and operational - Location problems: theory and practical applications with Lingo software - Loading problems: theory and practical applications with Lingo software 7. Data Analytics and machine learning (4,5 hours) - Fundamentals of artificial intelligence: data analytics, data mining and machine learning - Types of machine learning algorithms - Machine Learning techniques, including regression methods, classification, and clustering 8. Graup Project 2: Optimization and Data analytics/Machine Learning application (10,5 hours) Students will work in groups to apply theoretical concepts related to optimization techniques, data analytics and machine learning. Activities will involve the use of LINGO, KNIME and/or Python software, as well as spreadsheets and presentation tools. Each group will prepare a final report and present their findings in front of the class. Both the written report and the oral presentation will contribute to the final course assessment. 9. Systems Engineering and Model-Bosed Systems Engineering in Transport (3 hours) - Fundamentals of Systems Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering - Application to transport systems using MATLAB-Simulink software 10. Technical Visit and/or Thematic Seminar (6 hours) Technical visit and/or seminar aligned with the course topics, aimed at consolidating theoretical knowledge through real-world exposure.

Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport Planning)Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato progettuale in gruppo; Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport systems and data analytics)Modalita di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria; Elaborato scritto prodotto in gruppo; Accertamento (esame senza voto); Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport Planning)Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group project; Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport systems and data analytics)Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group essay; Check; ... Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport Planning)As a precondition to take the exam, homework from all eight workshops must be previously approved by the instructor. The exam is an individual oral colloquium of about 45 minutes, during which homework outcomes are discussed (15 minutes) and some questions on the theoretical part of the course are asked (30 minutes). The final evoluation keeps into account both the quality of the work done during the course and the performance during the final oraI exam. Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport systems and data analytics)The final grade (maximum 30 cum laude) is determined as follows: • Oral examination held at the end of the course, covering the full syllabus. Maximum score: 24 points • Two group assignments carried out during the course: - Assignment 1 contributes up to 3 points - Assignment 2 contributes up to 4 points far a combined total of 7 additional points An intermediate assessment will be carried out during the semester; while it does not affect the final grade, it serves as a means to monitor students' progress and support ongoing learning. Registration via the university teaching portai is mandatory. Students who are unable to attend the oral exam must cancel their booking in advance.

Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport Planning)The reference book is Ortuzar, J.d.D. and Willumsen, LG. (2011) Modelling Transport - 4th edition, Wiley, ISBN 978-0-470-76039-0, although the course covers less than half of its contents. A lot of material from other sources is needed and will be distributed by the instructor through the course webpage. Transport systems and data analytics/Transport planning (Transport systems and data analytics)Teaching Materials: - lecture Handouts: materials prepared by the lecturer covering course topics will be distributed during the lessons. Main References: 1. Teodorovic D. and Milan Janié M. (2016), Transportation Engineering Theory, Practice and Modeling, Butterworth-Heinemann. 2. Dalla Chiara, B. (2021) ITS tor Transport Planning and Policy. In Vickerrnan, R. (Ed.), lnternational Encyclopedia of Transportation, Vol. 6, pp. 298-308. Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom. 3. Ghiani, G., Laporte, G., & Musmanno, R. (2013). lntroduction to Logistics Systems Management. John Wiley & Sons 4. Vickerman, R. (Ed.). (2021). lnternational Encyclopedia of Transportation. Esevier Ltd, United Kingdom. (sections related to data analytics) 5. Williams, H. P. (2013). Model Building in Mathematical Programming. John Wiley & Sons. 6. Dayyola, N., Kottayi, N. M., & Mallick, R. B. (2024). Machine Learning in Transportation: Applications with Examples and Codes. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 7. Yan, R., & Wang, S. (2022). Applications of machine learning and data analytics models in maritime transportation. lnstitution of Engineering and Technology.