CEE 365 Transportation Engineering

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.

Junior standing Transportation Engineering and Planning, by C.S. Papacostas, P.D. Prevedouros, This course is designed to

1. familiarize the students with transportation systems and their operations,
2. introduce methods and techniques of analysis and operations,
3. introduce traffic flow models, system capacity, traffic signal systems and signal timing,
4. introduce Intelligent Transportation Systems and their impacts on capacity, flow and safety
5. introduce the roles of mass transportation and Maglev systems
6. provide an understanding of the roles and relationship of engineering analysis and policy decision making processes.

1. Introduction, historical background and government activity (3 hours)
2. The Urban Transportation Problem, evaluating alternatives (3 hours)
3. The Urban Transportation Planning Process (4 hours)
4. Vehicular flow models, flow theory, shockwave theory (4 hours)
5. Highway capacity, level of service concepts (4 hours)
6. Traffic signal timing, operations and design (4 hours)
7. Route layout, sections, interchanges and intersection design (4 hours)
8. Public and mass transportation systems and operations (3 hours)
9. Parking and pedestrian facility systems and design (3 hours)
10. Environmental impact analysis and energy issues (3 hours)
11. Intelligent transportation systems (3 hours)
12. Field Trips (Maglev system, Regional Smart Traffic Center) (3 hours)
13. Tests (3 hours)

Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week. Examples of highway & intersection capacity analysis. None College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits This course will enhance the student's

1. ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, and engineering science to civil engineering problems,
2. ability to design and conduct experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data,
3. ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria,
4. ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect and analyze relevant data, and to develop a solution,
5. ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global context,
6. ability to understand and appreciate the importance of professional licensure and commitment to life-long learning,
7. knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
8. ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools including computer-based tools for civil engineering analysis and design.

Dwight Farmer May 30, 2003