| i. Introduction to transportation infrastructure life-cycle management
ii. Economics of transportation infrastructure projects, life cycle analysis, cost-benefit analysis iii. Road pavement defects, triggering causes, monitoring methods iv. Pavement condition evaluation, impact assessment on users and the environment v. Pavement condition deterioration in time under traffic loading vi. Maintenance and rehabilitation strategies for road pavements vii. Defects, maintenance and rehabilitation treatments for bridges and road structures viii. Prioritization of maintenance and rehabilitation needs, resource allocation optimization ix. Traffic safety considerations in road maintenance and rehabilitation x. Computerized pavement and bridge management systems
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TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
| SEMESTER | 9th |
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| eclass | https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/CIV1532/ |
| Details | https://www.civil.upatras.gr/index.php/odhgos/ |
| Instructor | CHASIAKOS ATHANASIOS |
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek |
| Teaching Hours | 3 |
| Erasmus+ | No |
| Code | CIV_9670Α |
| Credits ECTS | 5 |
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By the end of this course, the student will be able to: · Identify the main defects of transportation infrastructure. · Determine the main impacts of transportation infrastructure deterioration. · Propose alternative maintenance and rehabilitation measures. · Evaluate and propose optimal maintenance and rehabilitation strategies in a network level. · Utilise software for optimizing life cycle maintenance and rehabilitation decisions.
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