CEE 365: Transportation Engineering(Required for a BSCE degree)
Planning, design, and construction of transportation facilities for
people and goods Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits.
Prerequisite
Junior standing
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
Transportation Engineering and Planning, by C.S. Papacostas,
P.D. Prevedouros,
Course Objectives
This course is designed to
familiarize the students with transportation systems and their operations,
introduce methods and techniques of analysis and operations,
introduce traffic flow models, system capacity, traffic signal systems and signal
timing,
introduce Intelligent Transportation Systems and their impacts on capacity, flow
and safety
introduce the roles of mass transportation and Maglev systems
provide an understanding of the roles and relationship of engineering analysis and
policy decision making processes.
Topics Covered
Introduction, historical background and government activity (3 hours)
The Urban Transportation Problem, evaluating alternatives (3 hours)
The Urban Transportation Planning Process (4 hours)
Vehicular flow models, flow theory, shockwave theory (4 hours)
Highway capacity, level of service concepts (4 hours)
Traffic signal timing, operations and design (4 hours)
Route layout, sections, interchanges and intersection design (4 hours)
Public and mass transportation systems and operations (3 hours)
Parking and pedestrian facility systems and design (3 hours)
Environmental impact analysis and energy issues (3 hours)
Intelligent transportation systems (3 hours)
Field Trips (Maglev system, Regional Smart Traffic Center) (3 hours)
Tests (3 hours)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week.
Computer Applications
Examples of highway & intersection capacity analysis.
Laboratory projects
None
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's
ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, and engineering science to
civil engineering problems,
ability to design and conduct experiments and to critically analyze and interpret
data,
ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil
engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria,
ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect and analyze
relevant data, and to develop a solution,
ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global
context,
ability to understand and appreciate the importance of professional licensure and
commitment to life-long learning,
knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools including
computer-based tools for civil engineering analysis and design.
