Introduction to Transportation
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Hardback
576 pages
978-0-07-005789-0 (ISBN)
Description
A detailed introduction to the techniques of analysis and design in transportation engineering, this text is intended to be used as a one semester course. More topics than could be covered in that time are included, in order to give lecurers flexibility in their choice. The emphasis is on practicality, for the text includes many example problems, along with written, computer programming and spreadsheet exercises. The text aims to balance planning, design and operations, in terms of discourse.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
780 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-005789-0 (9780070057890)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Transportation system issues and challenges; introduction to phusical design of transportation facilities; goemetric design; earthwork; surface and guideways; traffic analysis techniques; traffic flow; capacity and level of service; traffic control; transit operations; transportation demand analysis; transportation planning; transportation project evaluation; references; problems; exercises; computer exercises.