SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY

 

BAROS GÁBOR INSTITUTE

OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT

 

2006/2007 Academic Year

 

Director:

Dr. Attila KOPPÁNY

University Professor

e-mail:

koppany@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36 96 503 452

Fax:

+ 36 96 503 451

 

 

Deputy Directors:

 

 

Dr. Ferenc HORVÁT

Professor

e-mail:

horvat@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36 96 503-544

Fax:

+ 36 96 503-451

 

 

 

Dr. István PRILESZKY

Professor

e-mail:

pril@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36 96 503-494

Fax:

+ 36 96 503-451

About the Institute

The purpose of the Institute is to provide technical higher education as well as research and consultancy in the area of architecture, civil, environmental, municipal and transport engineering. Curricula are drawn up in accordance with scientific developments and practice.

The staff members are active in local, national and international professional associations. The Institute offers the following BSc and MSc courses.

Courses Offered by the Institute

 


Departments within the Institute

 


Main research fields:


 

COURSES OF THE INSTITUTE


 

Architectural Engineering Course (BSc and MSc)

Course leader:

Dr. Attila KOPPÁNY,
University Professor 

e-mail:

koppany@rs1.sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

36/96/503-454, 36/96/503-450

Fax:

36/96/503-451

About the course
The teaching of architecture began in 1990. The three year program leads to a BSc degree and the five year program leads to an MSc degree in Architectural Engineering. The major Architectural Engineering aims at educating qualified engineer architects who are ready to take part in creative design work and set buildings for different purposes. The students gain artistic, technical and scientific background knowledge and they are also taught to master new methods of computer
aided architectural design. The graduates will be able to grasp the organisational and professional aspects of building and management activities, thus to create functional architecture.

The BSc course content covers traditional architectural engineering knowledge in six semesters. The first semester includes basic knowledge in mathematics, sciences, engineering, law and economics. The next five semesters include the most important architectural subjects, e.g.: History of Architectures I-IV., Building Materials I-II., Building Construction I-V., Architectural Design I-V. Building Technology and Management I-III., Design of Architectural Structures, Urban Planning etc.

The MSc course is a ten semester, five year  programme with 26 hours per week. Courses are run for small groups and the students are expected to work individually under the direction of a personal master. The most important elective subjects are: Vernacular Architecture, Architectural Composition, History of Architecture I-VI., Freehand Drawing I-VI., Building Construction I-VII., Urban Planning I-II. and Urban Design, Residential Design I-III., Public Building Design I-III., Industrial and Agricultural Design I-II., Theory of Design I-II., Interior Design, Landscape Design, Computer Aided Design I-II., Comprehensive Design Studio I-II., Diploma Design Studio.

Number of students in the course: 210

 

 

Civil Engineering Course (BSc and MSc)
 
 
 

Course leader:

Dr. Péter SCHARLE,
University Professor

 e-mail:

scharle@sze.hu

 Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

 Phone:

+ 36/96/503-450

 Fax:

+ 36/96/503-451

About the course:
The BSc course content amalgamates traditional civil engineering knowledge with up-to date methods. The first year includes basic knowledge of mathematics, information technology, sciences, engineering, law and economics. The second year is characterised by basic civil engineering subjects such as materials, structures, surveying, geotechnics, hydrology, buildings and transportation. In the third year the students can choose from two specializations: transport infrastructure and structural engineering.

The 10 semester MSc course includes a more extensive theoretical foundation part (math, physics, mechanics). Students spend more time on basic civil engineering subjects and they have a wider choice of options in the last phase of their studies, including environmental, management issues as well as modules taught in English or German.

Both courses include three or four semesters of integrated project work. During the last semester the students prepare an individual final year project (diploma thesis). This is frequently connected with their future work. The studies are completed by a state examination, including the assessment of the diploma work.
Number of students in the course: 210

 

 

Environmental Engineering Course (BSc)

Course leader:

Dr. Miklós BULLA,

Professor

e-mail:

bulla@sze.hu

Address: 

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36/96/503-453

Fax:

+ 36/96/503-469

About the course:
The aim of the course is to provide the means for the training of a new type of engineer. Today
’s tasks need experts who have sufficient knowledge in natural sciences and were educated on an interdisciplinary basis, in line with industrial demands. They should be sensitive to environmental problems, capable of communicating with both experts and the public. They should be familiar with the use of environmental techniques and environmental laboratory testing, they should always be able to give quick and practical responses to occurring environmental problems.

There is no specialisation within the program, but the optional subjects of the last two semesters allow for profound studies in the field of the man-made environment (infrastructure systems) and/or specific natural and social science subjects.
Number of students in the course: 150

 

Municipal Engineering (BSc and MSc)

 

Course leader:

Dr. Csaba KOREN,

Professor

e-mail:

koren@sze.hu

Address: 

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36/96/503-452

Fax:

+ 36/96/503-451

 

 

In order to cope with the various problems of towns and villages, the course contains a wide spectrum of subjects. The first part includes basic knowledge of mathematics, informatics, sciences, engineering, law and economics. The second part is characterised by subjects such as town planning, regional planning, elements of architecture and civil engineering. In the third part, the students can select their subjects as a combination of three blocks: infrastructure, engineering methods and management of municipalities.

 

The course includes integrated project work in four semesters. The projects are of a comprehensive nature and they are always connected to real life problems. The students work on these problems in small teams while getting acquainted with the challenges of their future profession. They improve their communication skills and experience the advantages and difficulties of team-work. The studies are completed by a closing examination, including the assessment of the diploma work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transport Engineering Course (BSc)

Course leader:

Dr. István PRILESZKY

Professor

e-mail: 

pril@sze.hu

Address: 

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone: 

+ 36 96 503-494

Fax: 

+ 36 96 503-491

General information on the course:
The aim of the course is to

- offer a broad foundation for the students in basic transport issues and in the nature sciences connected to transport,
- make it possible for them to obtain deeper knowledge in one field of transport chosen by the student in order to have a better chance in the labour market
The broad foundation makes long-term change easier, whereas the specialization gives better chances in the short term. The specialization is offered through the following options:

Ř  Shipping

Ř  Road and urban transport

Ř  Logistics

Ř  Postal Management

Ř  Transport Packaging

Ř  Forwarding

Ř  Railway  transport

Ř  Tourism

Ř  Information Systems and Telematics

Number of students of the course: 653

 

 

Transport Engineering Course (MSc)  

Course leader:

Dr. András BAKÓ,

Professor

e-mail:

bako@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér, Győr, H-9026 Hungary

Phone:

+ 36 96 503-400/ Ext.3308

Fax:

+ 36 96 613-561

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTS OF THE INSTITUTE
 
 
 
 


 

Department of Architectural Design

 

Head of Department:

Attila BODROSSY

Professor

E-mail:

mullera@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

36/96/613-518

Number of lecturers:            5

Total number of staff:           6

The study of Architectural Design as an interdisciplinary creative activity, includes a balanced number of art subjects, theoretical and technical subjects. The subjects are covered in cooperation with other departments at the Faculty of Building and Environmental Engineering. The three year program leads to a BSc. degree and the five year program leads to an MSc. degree in Architectural Engineering. There are five full-time academic staff members and a secretary at the Department .

Subjects and Modules Offered by the Department of Architectural Design:

 

 

 

 

Department of Architecture and Building Construction

 

Head of Department:

Dr. Attila KOPPÁNY,
University Professor

e-mail:

koppany@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér, H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36/96/503-454

Fax:

+ 36/96/503-451

Number of lecturers:            13
Total number of staff:           15

The Department of Architecture and Building Construction was set up in 1993. The aim of the Department is to train professional experts in the field of architectural engineering. The students will gain fundamental knowledge and abilities in every possible field of architecture and they will be able to find a job in any building- and design-related area of consulting, construction and management. The three year program leads to a BSc. degree and the five year program leads to an MSc. degree in Architectural Engineering. In the working area of the  Department there are several subjects for civil engineering and municipal engineering students too.
 

Subjects and Modules Offered by the Department of Architecture and Building Construction

Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:


Computer Software and Laboratory Facilities

Computer Software:
ArchiCAD 6.0, Architectural design
- 2D planning
- 3D modelling & rendering (exteriors and interiors)
- Creating fly-througs & VR-S

Construction Material Laboratory is used for the usual routine tests of  construction materials, such as testing properties of concrete components and of the fresh concrete, determine strength and deformation parameters of concrete, timber  and steels.

International Contacts:
In the framework of TEMPUS Joint European Projects
“Architectural Ecology” and “Multimedia and Computer Based Modular Teaching Material” the Department co-operates with the following institutions abroad: University of Athens, University Politecnica Catalunya (Spain), College of Technology Stuttgart, University of Falun/Borlange (Sweden), University College Dublin. Our further co-operating partners are: Slovak Technical University, Technical University Graz, Technical University Cottbus, Technical University Vienna, TU Eindhoven.

 

 

Department of Environmental Engineering

 

Head of Department:

Dr. Miklós BULLA,
Professor

E-mail:

bulla@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36/96/503-453

Fax:

36/96/503-469

Number of lecturers: 13
Total number of staff:           18

The Department was set up in 1992 within the Faculty of Building and Environmental Engineering for providing training of BSc engineers in Environmental Engineering, as well as environmental studies and chemistry for other courses.

Subjects and Modules Offered by the Department of Environmental Engineering

Clusters of subjects:

Ÿ         basic professional subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Ecology)

Ÿ         professional subjects (Air-, Water-, Soil Protection, Waste management, Noise, Vibration and Radiation, Nature Conservation)

Ÿ         social and economic subjects (Environmental Economics, Communication, EU Studies, Env. Policy, Env. management, Conflict management, Env. legislation and institution)

Ÿ         special knowledge (Evaluation  of Env. status, Auditing, EIA, EMS, Env. Chemistry, Technological Assessment, Energetics and Env.)

Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:


Computer Software and Laboratory Facilities:

1. EIS, GIS workshop
Computers, plotter, digitizing tables and software like ARC/INFO, ArcView, ERDAS, Mapsheets, AutoCAD to support the development of an expert system for the analyse as well as evaluation of environmental status.

2. Chemical laboratory
The students
’ lab is equipped with basic chemical instruments like analytical wages, pH meters, laboratory glasses, ovens, etc. They are suitable for titrimetry determinations, electromagnetical and spectrophotometrical analyses. On the base of a long-time agreement, the Regional Environmental Authority’s laboratory (one of the best in the country) is available.

International Relationships:

 

 

 

Department of Structural Engineering

 

Head of the Department:

Dr. György FÁTRAI

professor

e-mail:

fatrai@sze.hu

Address:

Egyetem tér 1. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36/96/503-450

Fax:

+ 36/96/503-451

Number of Lecturers:           13
Total number of staff:           16

The Department of Structural Engineering was set up in 2001 within the Institute through the merging of several former department sections in charge of various fields of engineering mechanics and structures with a history of about 35 years.

The Department provides elementary and advanced courses for both BSc and MSc students in civil engineering, architecture, environmental and municipal engineering. Graduates with this background are employed primarily by engineering consultants, municipalities, construction companies and governmental agencies.

The Department is equipped with appropriate computer facilities and operates two Laboratories of Engineering Structures and Geotechnics. Due to extensive links to national and local authorities, agencies, companies and other organisations in the civil engineering sector the Department accomplishes far-reaching research, consulting, development and expert activity in the area of bridges, building structures and geotechnics.

Subjects and Modules Offered by the Department of Structural Engineering:

Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:

Earthquake engineering and design of structures in seismic areas
Effects on the building produced by traffic-caused vibrations
Dr. Csaba KEGYES, Prof.,  Phone: 36/96/503-400/Ext. 3304, E-mail: kegyes@freemail.hu

Static and dynamic analysis and load test of structures
Behaviour of a structure in situ and under a dynamical loading
Experiments and model tests in our laboratory to recognise changes in the dynamical behaviour as a consequence of the failures
Dr. György L?RINCZ, Assoc. Prof., Phone 36/96/503 400/Ext.3207, E-mail: lorincz@sze.hu 

Analysis and systematisation of bridge-damages
Developing and implementation of bridge management system
Dr. László LUBLÓY, Assoc. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-400/Ext. 3206, E-mail: lubloy@sze.hu 

Dr. György NÉMETH, Assoc. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-400/Ext. 3207, E-mail: nemethgy@sze.hu 

Pile bearing capacity
Codes and standards of geotechnical design
Dr. Róbert SZEPESHÁZI, Assoc. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-534, E-mail: szepesr@sze.hu 

Mechanics of granular materials
Transport infrastructure development policy
Public-private partnership as a social game
Dr. Péter SCHARLE, Univ. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-450, E-mail: scharle@sze.hu

 

Computer Software and Laboratory Facilities:

Computer Software

Ÿ         AXIS 3D (FEM program for structural planning)

Ÿ         ALLPROJECT  (FEM program for 3D frames and slabs)

Ÿ         SKANSKA (FEM for structural design)

Ÿ         PONTIS Bridge Management System program

Ÿ         SAGE CRIPS (FEM for geotechnical design)

Laboratories
Structure Test Laboratory serves for investigating structures made of concrete, steel, timber and synthetic materials in laboratory and in the field, measurements on bridges and buildings to determine (traffic-caused) vibration. It is equipped with in-door and mobile, static and dynamic loading equipment and  measuring systems (such as load cells, strain gauges, inclinometers), data recorder and computer software for processing measured data.

Geotechnical Laboratory is suitable for carrying out all the routine laboratory soil tests, investigating mechanical properties of soils with triaxial-, shear box- and CBR-apparatus, load plate tests, respectively, and furthermore, for determining the composition of soils, water and waste materials with spectrometer. It supports the in-situ tests and large scale site experiments, as well.

International Contacts:
In the framework of Leonardo da Vinci Program "Vocational Training for Increasing of the Competence of Constructional Enterprises" we co-operate with the following institutions abroad: University Cremona, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, TET Athens. Our further co-operating partners are: University of Porto, Technical University Wien, Transilvania University Brasov.

 

 

Department of Urbanism and Architectural History

 

Head of the Department:

Dr. Gábor WINKLER,
University Professor

e-mail:

winklerg@axelero.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36/96 / 503-454

Fax: 

+ 36/96 / 503-451

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Transport Infrastructure and Municipal Engineering

 

Head of the Department:

Dr. Csaba KOREN,
University Professor

e-mail:

koren@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36/96 / 503-452

Fax: 

+ 36/96 / 503-451

Number of Lecturers:           16
Total number of staff:           21

The Department provides elementary and advanced courses for both BSc and MSc students in civil engineering and municipal engineering. Its further activities are research, planning, design and consultancy on the above fields. Several subjects are taught to students in other courses (e.g. in Architecture, Environment, Transportation)

Due to various contracts, there are extensive links to companies and other organisations in the civil engineering sector, especially in the area of roads, railways and local governments.

Subjects and Modules Offered by the Department of Transport Infrastructure and Municipal Engineering
(several of them are also provided in English and/or German)

Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:

Computer Software and Laboratory Facilities:
Computer Software

The Road Laboratory is equipped for the testing of bitumen, cutback bitumen, bitumen emulsions and bituminous mixtures. Significant equipment includes: ELE-MATTA Asphalt Testing System (ELE International, UK), Wheel Tracker (Cooper Research Technology, Nottingham, UK), Slurry-Seals testers: Wet Abrasion Tester, Cohesion Tester (Controls, Italy).

The Laboratory for Geodesy and GIS is equipped with instruments for land surveying (theodolits, levellings, tachometers), remote sensing (WILD A8), mapping tools, furthermore computers, and soft-wares (ARC/INFO, ArcView, ERDAS IMAGINE, MAPSHEETS, GreenLine).

International contacts:
The Department has experience in working on various international projects (mainly under EU schemes as TEMPUS, ERASMUS, 5th R+D Framework Programme) with universities like the University College London (GB), Copenhagen Engineering College (DK), TU Delft, Saxion Hogeschool Deventer (NL), Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, University of Zilina (SK), TU Kraków (PL), University of Maribor (SLO), TU Wien, Universität für Bodenkultur WU Wien (A), TFH Berlin, Universität Hannover, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (D).
 

 

 

 

Department of Logistics and Forwarding

 

Head of Department:

Dr. Lajos TÓTH,

Professor

e-mail: 

tothl@sze.hu

Address: 

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36 96 503-496

Fax: 

+ 36 96 503-491

Number of lecturers: 11
Total number of staff:           14

Subjects and Modules Offered by the Department of Logistics and Forwarding:

ˇ                                                         Forwarding course

Ÿ        Tariffs, pricing    Transport Marketing

Ÿ        International Trade    Customs, Insurance

Ÿ        Transportation law    Transport geography

Ÿ        Forwarding techniques   Transportation technology

ˇ                                                         Logistics course

Ÿ        Logistics     Supply chain management

Ÿ        Physical distribution    Manufacturing systems

Ÿ        Packaging     Packaging machines

Ÿ        Materials handling    Warehousing

ˇ                                                         Transport economics course

Ÿ         Road, rail transport economics  Mail service economics

Ÿ         Passenger transport economics  Haulage and forwarding

ˇ                                                         Management course

Ÿ         Transport statistics    Organisation management studies

Ÿ         Management case studies   Negotiation techniques

Ÿ         Ergonomics


 Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:

Ÿ         Quality management, quality assurance, TQM in transportation, Dr. Lajos TÓTH, Professor, Phone: 36/96/503-496, E-mail: tothl@sze.hu

Ÿ         Modelling of physical distribution systems, Dr. Bálint HIRKÓ, Assoc. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-400, E-mail: hirko@sze.hu

Ÿ         Simulation of industrial logistics processes, Dr. Bálint HIRKÓ, Assoc. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-400, E-mail: hirko@sze.hu

Ÿ         Designing and testing transport packaging, Dr. Zoltán PÁNCZÉL, Assoc. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-400, E-mail: panczel@sze.hu


Computer Software and Laboratory Facilities:

Computer Software:
Wittness, Talor, Paragon, Wandor Boot, Autoroute, Pack Plan, Laderirild Rechteck, Laderild Zylindrisch, Polster

Laboratory Facilities:
Inclineed plane tester, Vibration tester, Shock tester, Fall tester, Air conditioning chamber with mix tester, Stacking tester, Accederometer (3 channel, piesoeletrical), Vibrationanalyser
 

International Contacts:

Ÿ         Hungarian TQM partner of New York State University Buffalo (USA)

Ÿ         Joint distance learning project with the University of Huddersfield (UK)

Ÿ         Packaging-logistics partner, Technical College Berlin

Ÿ         Packaging test partner, Universität Dortmund

Ÿ         Packaging logistics partner, College Kempten

 

 

 

Department of Transportation

Head of Department:

Dr. István PRILESZKY, 
Professor

E-mail:

pril@sze.hu

Address:

1. Egyetem tér. H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36 96 503-494

Fax:

+ 36 96 613-561

 Number of lecturers:           13
Total number of staff:           18

The Department of Transportation carries out educational and research activities in the field of transport sciences, especially on transport system planning, transport technics and technologies, transport information systems, transport and environment, management system in transportation (PMS, BMS, Infrastructure Management) transport safety and transport education.

The Department is in charge of teaching 43 subjects in different courses.
The subjects can be divided into 4 groups:

Ÿ         general transportation subjects

Ÿ         railways

Ÿ         shipping

Ÿ         road and urban transport.


Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:

Ÿ         Public transport system planning and evaluation, Dr. István PRILESZKY, Professor, Phone: 36/96/503-4949, E-mail: pril@sze.hu

Ÿ         Inland waterway transport, Dr. László UGRÓCZKY, Assoc. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-400, E-mail: ugroczky@sze.hu

Ÿ         Sea navigation, Dr. László UGRÓCZKY, Assoc. Prof., Phone: 36/96/503-400, E-mail: ugroczky@sze.hu

Ÿ         Maintenance strategy and technology of vehicles, Dr. Sándor ZVIKLI, Professor, Phone: 36/96/-503-400, E-mail: zvikli@sze.hu


Computer Software and Laboratory Facilities of the Department:

Software:

Ÿ         General Office Software (Word, Excel, Power Point, Corel Draw, Recognita)

Ÿ         Software for Transport Problems (AutoCAD, PTOPT, TRIPS, MICROBUS, TFTP, MAPGuide, Autodesk Word, Ships)

Ÿ         Special Software developed by the Department: BUSROUTE, PTTERV, RAIL-SIM)


Laboratories:

Ÿ         Model Railway for simulating and practising the railway processes

International Project:
Joint member of MINIMISE Consortium (Contract number: ST-96-sc.40) on interoperability in transport.

International Contacts:
The Netherlands Institute of Tourism and Transport Studies, Breda
TRT Trasporti E Territorio SRL, Milano
The University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle
DHV Environment and Infrastructure, Amersfoort

Research topic:
Management System in Transportation
Habil. Dr. András BAKÓ, University Professor,
E-mail: bako@sze.hu