Harbour and Airport Infrastructures

Code:

PRODEC075

Acronym:

IEPA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Eng. - Transport Infrastructures

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Transport Infrastructures Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEC	0	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To understand airport and port planning.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learn how plan the spaces and the activities in airports and port.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Equipments and infra-structures to support harbour and airport activities; Physical planning; Aerodrome geometrical characterization; Types of goods and particularities; Multimodal and intermodal in the transport of goods. Harbour hinterland.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:

To understand the organization of airports and ports and how to organize the space and the activiites.

Mandatory literature

Richard de Neufville and Amedeo Odoni (2003); Airport Systems –planning, design and management, McGrawHill.
Paul Stephen Dempsey (2000) ; Airport Planning and Development Handbook, Aviation Week.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching involves sessions with theoretical presentations, discussions and technical trips. The student grading will be based on a report assignment and a written exam if necessary

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The report assignment and the discussion of the UC contents allows for an efficient learning experience at this education level

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	0,00
Total:	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

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