Management of Transportation Infrastructures
This course explores how transportation infrastructures can be managed to enhance sustainability and adapt to climate challenges. Focusing primarily on road infrastructures, it provides students with the knowledge and tools to address the complex challenges of infrastructure systems, particularly in environmentally sensitive regions.
The course will use examples from existing transportation infrastructure to illustrate how data-driven decision-making, lifecycle thinking, and adaptive strategies contribute to enhanced infrastructure performance and sustainability.
By the end of the course, students will be able to critically evaluate existing systems, propose context-sensitive improvements, and lead sustainable infrastructure initiatives. The course is conducted in English and promotes interdisciplinary thinking to address infrastructure challenges.
- Introduction to Transportation Asset Management (TAM)
- TAM for Smart Infrastructure
- Transportation Asset Identification
- Maximizing Performance - Infrastructure Lifecycle Planning and Assessment
- Performance Measures and Condition Assessment
- Maintenance and Rehabilitation Strategies
- Decision Support Tools and Technology
- Semester Project Assignment
Upon successful completion of the course, the candidate:
KNOWLEDGE
- in-depth knowledge of asset management and its current application within transportation infrastructure systems.
- thorough knowledge of life cycle planning and assessment in the context of transportation infrastructure and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
- specialised competence in assessing transportation infrastructure and making decision regarding maintenance and rehabilitation.
SKILLS
- can develop a simplified Transportation Asset Management plan.
- can apply relevant research and academic methods independently.
- can describe technological solutions for transportation asset management and road infrastructure maintenance and explain how these can be applied to enhance the sustainability and resiliency of infrastructure.
GENERAL COMPETENCE
- can apply their knowledge and skills about transportation asset management to carry out advanced tasks and projects.
- can communicate professional issues, analyses and conclusions within the field, both to specialists and to general public.
- can understand the potential and limitations of smart transportation infrastructures assets and their operational management.
- Group assignment, graded A-F, counts for 40%.
- Oral exam (individual, online), graded A-F, counts for 60%.