Transportation Management Engineering
Numbering Code | U-ENG23 33527 LE73 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
Target Year | Target Student | |||
Language | English | Day/Period | Mon.3 | |
Instructor name | SCHMOECKER,Jan-Dirk (Graduate School of Engineering Associate Professor) | |||
Outline and Purpose of the Course | To provide the student with sufficient knowledge to explain the significance of the various methodologies used for transportation planning, operation and traffic engineering. To enable the student to apply each method appropriately. | |||
Course Goals | To provide the student with sufficient knowledge to explain the significance of the various methodologies used for transportation planning, operation and traffic engineering. To enable the student to apply each method appropriately. | |||
Schedule and Contents |
Introduction,2times,The role of transport in the city and the role of motorisation. Definition of Transportation planning and traffic engineering. Status of transport in cities and current global transport planning problems. Observing and analysing travel behaviour,2times,Purpose of travel surveys, in particular person trip surveys. How to analyse travel behaviour with these and how to use these data. Road network survey and analysis,2times,Explaining methods for road traffic flow and travel demand estimation. Traffic Flow Theory,3times,Mechanisms of congestion, characteristics of traffic flow and traffic flow models, traffic capacity of road. Traffic operations,3times,Grade intersection, Traffic capacity at intersections, traffic signal control methods Traffic management methods,3times,Introduction to the various traffic management techniques currently being implemented, their benefits and challenges. |
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Evaluation Methods and Policy | Joined judgement of report and end term exam. | |||
Course Requirements | None | |||
Textbooks | Textbooks/References | None | ||
References, etc. |
Iida, Kitamura: Traffic Engineering. 2008. isbn{}{9784274206382} Roess R.P, Prassas E. S, McShane W.R (2004) Traffic Engineering, 4th Ed, Prentice Hall. isbn{}{9780136135739} Further useful material will be introduced during the class. |
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