Course
| code | CB472 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Transportation and Traffic Engineering |
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| prequisites | CB271 |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | Transportation systems - Individual vehicle motion - Transportation networks - Vehicle flow - Time ? Space diagrams - Fundamental flow relationships - Transportation planning - Trip generation -Trip distribution - Modal choice - Network assignments - Network equilibrium - Classification of Highways - Geometric design - Horizontal alignment - Vertical alignment - intersections ? interchanges - structural design of highway. |
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| objectives | This course is designed to introduce seniors in construction engineering to Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning Techniques and Basics in Traffic engineering Design. |
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| ref. books | Traffic & Highway Engineering by Nicholas J. Garber & Lester A. Hoel Publisher: Latest EditionrnStandard Handbook for Civil Engineers by F.S. Merritt (ed.) Publisher: McGraw Hill Co., New York, Latest Edition.rnUrban Transportation System by Shunk, G.A. Publisher: Transportation Planning Handbook, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Latest Edition.rnTransportation Engineering by P.H. Wright and N.J. Ashford Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Co., New York, Latest Edition.rn |
| arabic ref. books | |
| textbook | Traffic & Highway Engineering by Nicholas J. Garber & Lester A. Hoel Publisher: Latest Edition |
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| objective set | combined |
| content set | combined |
Course Content
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| 1 |
Week No.1: General introduction, Transportation Systems, its Elements and Review of Mechanics.
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| 2 |
Week No.2: Individual Transportation Vehicle Motion, Inherent, Gradient & Curvature Resistance.
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| 3 |
Week No.3: Concept of Tractate effort [propulsive force], Prediction of Vehicle performance.
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| 4 |
Week No.4: Transportation Networks, Nodes, Links, Arcs, Connection Matrix, Minimum Path Route.
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| 5 |
Week No.5: Transportation Vehicle Flow, Time – Space Diagrams, Application in Airport Engineering.
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Week No.6: Time – Space Diagrams, Application in Railway, Application in Highway. Fundamental Flow Relationships.
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| 7 |
Week No.7: Fundamental Flow Relationships. 7th Week Exam.
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Week No.8: Models of Traffic Flow.
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| 9 |
Week No.9: Queuing Theory and Traffic Flow Analysis.
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| 10 |
Week No.10: Traffic Analysis of Signalized Intersections.
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| 11 |
Week No.11: Concept of Engineering Planning and application in the field of Transportation Engineering.
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Week No.12: Trip Generation Modeling, Statistical Analysis studies, Zone-based, house-hold based Modeling, trip classification, polynomial modeling.
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Week No.13: Trip Distribution Modeling , Gravity Model, Calibration, Iteration.
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Week No.14: Modal Choice, Split Model, Probability analysis studies.
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| 15 |
Week No.15: Transportation Network Assignments, 12th Week Exam.
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Week No.16: Final Exam.
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