GCIV2174-1

Duration

20h Th, 10h Pr, 2d FW

Number of credits

	Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering	3 crédits

Lecturer

Bertrand François

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course concerns the conception and the design of road infrastructure. The course adresses the following aspects:

Road infrastructure: Definitions, classifications and characteristics
Locations and geometrics of roads and intersections
Structural design of pavements
Environmental impact of pavements
Monitoring and maintenance of pavements

Those facets are introduced through theoretical lectures and combined with exercise sessions to bring a integrated approach in the field of interest. In addition to individual exercises, a case study will be considered as the main exercise.
Some invited lectures, related to the field of road infrastructure, will be also delivered.
A visit of the Belgian Road Researches Center (BRRC) is planned (cancelled in 2021-2022 because of COVID context).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to:

Innovate based on recent scientific outcomes and technological progresses
Elaborate conceptual, mathematical or computational models to design road infrastructure
Quantify the effects of deterministic or probablistic, natural or man-made, actions on road infrastructures
Design, size and execute efficient constructions with appropraite materials
Integrate social, economical and environmental aspects for the design of technical solutions
Manage civil engineering constructions all along their life, by preserving the safety, the energy and the ressources
Work in a team, lead multidisciplinary projects and integrate opinions and advices from experts in the field
Communicate scientific results and technical solutions, through reports, oral presentation or posters, in French or another foreign language

This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, I.2, II.1, II.2, II.3, III.1, III.2, III.3, III.4, IV.1, IV.3, IV.4, IV.5, V.1, V.2, VI.1, VI.2, VI.3, VI.4, VII.1, VII.2, VII.3, VII.4, VII.5, VII.6 of the MSc in civil engineering.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic notions in Soil Mechanics / Geotechnics

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

A mix of:

face-to-face courses
exercice sessions
case study exercices
personnal readings
invited lectures

A presentation by group of students on a specific topic, linked to road infrastructures, will be asked and evaluated.
A final open-book, written exam, based on exercises will be organized.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

face-to-face

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Written work / report

Out-of-session test(s)

Additional information:

The final mark will be composed of 2 parts:

Oral presentation by group of students on a specific topic linked to road infrastructures - 40%
Written exercice open-book exam - 60%

Those evaluations will be organised during the last session of the course (out-of-session)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The official language of the course is English.

Contacts

Bertrand FRANCOIS (bertrand.francois@uliege.be)

Design and execution of road infrastructures