Traffic Engineering
5th Edition
Published on 28. October 2020
Book
Hardback
800 pages
978-0-13-459971-7 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in traffic engineering.
Focuses on the key skills and understanding required for careers in traffic engineering
Traffic Engineering, 5th Edition focuses on the key engineering skills required to practice traffic engineering. It presents both fundamental theory and a broad range of its applications to solve modern problems and gives readers an understanding of and appreciation for planning, design, management, construction, operation, control, and system optimization. The 5th Edition includes the latest in industry standards and criteria, new material and updates to existing material, and new homework problems.
Focuses on the key skills and understanding required for careers in traffic engineering
Traffic Engineering, 5th Edition focuses on the key engineering skills required to practice traffic engineering. It presents both fundamental theory and a broad range of its applications to solve modern problems and gives readers an understanding of and appreciation for planning, design, management, construction, operation, control, and system optimization. The 5th Edition includes the latest in industry standards and criteria, new material and updates to existing material, and new homework problems.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-459971-7 (9780134599717)
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Roger Roess | Elena Prassas | William McShane
Traffic Engineering
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08/2010
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Persons
About our authors Dr. Roger P. Roess is Department Head in the Department of Civil Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU.
Elena S. Prassas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science from Polytechnic University and her Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York, Oneonta. She is a Member of TRB's Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (HCQSC), the Chair of the HCQSC Signalized Intersection Subcommittee and a Member of both the ITE and WTS.
William R. McShane is the Vice President of Operations and Dean of Engineering at Polytechnic University. He earned his BSEE from Manhattan College and his MS and PhD in Systems Engineering from Polytechnic University. His areas of interest include quality control, controls and simulation and engineering economics.
Elena S. Prassas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science from Polytechnic University and her Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York, Oneonta. She is a Member of TRB's Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (HCQSC), the Chair of the HCQSC Signalized Intersection Subcommittee and a Member of both the ITE and WTS.
William R. McShane is the Vice President of Operations and Dean of Engineering at Polytechnic University. He earned his BSEE from Manhattan College and his MS and PhD in Systems Engineering from Polytechnic University. His areas of interest include quality control, controls and simulation and engineering economics.
Content
I. Basic Concepts and Characteristics
Introduction
Transportation Modes and Characteristics
Road-User, Vehicle, and Roadway Characteristics
Communicating with Drivers: Traffic Control Devices
Traffic Stream Characteristics
The Concepts of Demand, Volume, and Capacity
Level of Service and the Highway Capacity Manual: History and Fundamental Concepts
Intelligent Transportation Systems
II. Traffic Studies and Programs
Traffic Data Collection and Reduction Methodologies
Traffic Volume Studies and Characteristics
Speed, Travel Time, and Delay Studies
Highway Traffic Safety: An Overview
Parking: Characteristics, Studies, Programs, and Design
Traffic Impact Studies and Analyses
III. Interrupted Flow Facilities: Design, Control, and Level of Service
The Hierarchy of Intersection Control
Traffic Signal Hardware
Fundamentals of Intersection Design and Layout
Principles of Intersection Signalization
Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Design: Pre-timed Signals
Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Design: Actuated Signals
Signal Coordination for Arterials and Networks
Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Signalized Intersections-The HCM Method
Planning-Level Analysis of Signalized Intersections
Urban Streets and Arterials: Complete Streets and Levels of Service
Unsignalized Intersections and Roundabouts
Interchanges and Alternative Intersections
IV. Uninterrupted Flow Facilities: Design, Control, and Level of Service
An Overview of Geometric Design of Roadways
Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Basic Freeway and Multilane Highway Segments
Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Weaving Segments on Freeways and Multilane Highways
Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Merge and Diverge Segments on Freeways and Multilane Highways
Operation and Analysis of Freeways and Highways
Introduction
Transportation Modes and Characteristics
Road-User, Vehicle, and Roadway Characteristics
Communicating with Drivers: Traffic Control Devices
Traffic Stream Characteristics
The Concepts of Demand, Volume, and Capacity
Level of Service and the Highway Capacity Manual: History and Fundamental Concepts
Intelligent Transportation Systems
II. Traffic Studies and Programs
Traffic Data Collection and Reduction Methodologies
Traffic Volume Studies and Characteristics
Speed, Travel Time, and Delay Studies
Highway Traffic Safety: An Overview
Parking: Characteristics, Studies, Programs, and Design
Traffic Impact Studies and Analyses
III. Interrupted Flow Facilities: Design, Control, and Level of Service
The Hierarchy of Intersection Control
Traffic Signal Hardware
Fundamentals of Intersection Design and Layout
Principles of Intersection Signalization
Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Design: Pre-timed Signals
Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Design: Actuated Signals
Signal Coordination for Arterials and Networks
Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Signalized Intersections-The HCM Method
Planning-Level Analysis of Signalized Intersections
Urban Streets and Arterials: Complete Streets and Levels of Service
Unsignalized Intersections and Roundabouts
Interchanges and Alternative Intersections
IV. Uninterrupted Flow Facilities: Design, Control, and Level of Service
An Overview of Geometric Design of Roadways
Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Basic Freeway and Multilane Highway Segments
Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Weaving Segments on Freeways and Multilane Highways
Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Merge and Diverge Segments on Freeways and Multilane Highways
Operation and Analysis of Freeways and Highways