Introduction to transportation systems

Summary

The course provides an introduction to the design and analysis of transportation systems for the mobility of people and goods.

Learning Prerequisites

Important concepts to start the course

Regression, Optimization

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Assess / Evaluate
• Formalize
• Interpret

Transversal skills

• Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
• Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
• Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
• Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.

Teaching methods

The course will consist in ex-cathedra lectures and exercises.

Assessment methods

written exam at the end of the semester.

Resources

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/CIVIL-355