Transportation Engineering
Planning and Design
3rd Edition
Published on 17. January 1989
Book
Hardback
784 pages
978-0-471-83874-6 (ISBN)
Description
Here is a new edition of the recognized standard in transportation engineering, covering important aspects of planning, design, operation, management, and regulation. The first three parts of this text/reference deal with planning and other nonengineering aspects of transportation, covering the transportation system of the United States, operation and control of the vehicles, and the planning process, including management and finance issues. The last three parts cover the design of land, air, and water transportation facilities, including streets and highways, railways, guideway systems, land transportation terminals, pipelines, airports, harbors and ports.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 70 mm
Width: 40 mm
Weight
1219 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-83874-6 (9780471838746)
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Content
Part 1 Introduction to transportation systems: the transportation system of the United States; governmental activity in transportation; administrative structure and finance. Part 2 Operation and control of transportation vehicles: operational and vehicular characteristics; traffic control devices; human factors in transportation. Part 3 Transportation planning: an introduction to transportation planning; transportation studies; transportation modeling; development and evaluation of transportation planning options; traffic impact analysis. Part 4 Design of land transportation facilities: design of roadways, railways and guideway systems - location and route layout; design of roadways, railways and guideway systems - sections and intersections; design of roadways, railways and guideway systems - drainage, earthwork and pavements; pipeline transportation; design of land transportation terminals. Part 5 Design of air transportation facilities: airport planning and layou