School of Engineering and Technology, (SET)
 
CE73.39 : Traffic System Analysis and Control  3(3-0)
 
Course objectives:

Traffic Engineering is one of the core subjects in transportation engineering. The course provides basic knowledge derived from various traffic engineering subjects. It will equip students with the knowledge of traffic characteristics, traffic operations, analysis, procedures, and design considerations for traffic engineering problems.
 
Learning Outcomes:

Human, vehicular and traffic characteristics, traffic studies and methods of analysis and evaluation, application of traffic control devices, highway capacity analysis.
 
Pre-requisite(s):

None
 
Course Outline:
I.    Human Vehicular and Traffic Characteristics
        1.  Driver characteristics

PIEV time
Visual factors

2.      Pedestrian characteristics

  Walking speed
  Pedestrian flow rates

3.      Vehicle characteristics

   Classification
   Operational elements


II.         Traffic Studies
1.      Volume studies

Composition of traffic   
Measurement of traffic volume

2.      Speed studies

 Measurement of speeds    
Speed zoning and restrictions

3.      Travel time and delay studies

 Types of delay      
Usage of delay data

4.      Parking studies

Types of parking facilities     
Design of car parks

5.      Accidents

   Accident patterns and characteristics
   Collision and condition diagrams


III.       Traffic Control Devices
1.      Types and functions of traffic control devices, traffic sign, marking
2.      Traffic signal: design of signal timing

IV.      Highway Capacity
1.      Determination of highway capacity
2.      Levels of service
 
 
Learning Resources:

Textbook:
Lecture notes provided by the instructor
 
Garber, N. J.and Hoel, L. A. (2001):
Traffic and Highway Engineering: Third Edition, University of Virginia.
 
Reference Books:
Institute of Transportation Engineers, (1994):
Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies .
 
Institute of Transportation Engineers, (1993):
The Traffic Safety Toolbox: A Primer on Traffic Safety.
Institute of Transportation Engineers, Transportation and Traffic Engineering Handbook, Prentice-Hall Inc.
 
Ogden, K.W. and Taylor, S.Y., (1996):
Traffic Engineering and Management, Monash University
 
Mannering, F.L. and Kilareski, W. P., (1998):
Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, Second Edition, John Wiley&Sons.
 
McShane, W.R., Roess, R.P. and Prassas, E.S., (1998):
Traffic Engineering, Second Edition, Prentice Hall
 
Highway Capacity Manual (2000):
Transportation Research Board, National Research council, Washington D.C.
 
Journals and Magazines:
Institute of Transportation Engineers, ITE Journal
 
Transportation Research Record, TRB
 
 
 
Evaluation Scheme:
Mid-Semester Examination                    30%
Assignments                                             20%
Final Examination                                     50%
 
Close book exams
 
Instructor(s):
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