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1 1 Transportation Engineering CEE 362 Spring 2006 Dr. Zong Tian, P.E.
2 2 ABOUT MYSELF Hello
3 3 SYLLABUS Text: Traffic and Highway Engineering, 3rd Edition, Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel, Brooks/Cole, 2002, ISBN:
4 4 GRADING Grading: Midterm Exam: 1 20% Final Exam: 1 30% Quizzes: 2 15% Homework infinite 20% Project 1 10% Class Attendance 5% Total 100%
5 5 WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION ENGINNERING Approach - application of technology and scientific principles Scope - planning, functional design, operations, and maintenance of facilities Objective movement of people and goods safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible
6 6 TRANSPORTATION ENGINNERING (cont.) Multi-modal: highway, rail, air, water.
7 7 Transportation Modes 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Highway Railroad Water Air Transit Pipeline Dollars Involved Pass. Miles Ton Miles Freight Revenue
8 8 Features of Mode Highway: Short to medium range of travel; door-to-door delivery Air: Long distance; faster; higher cost Rail: Long distance freight; low cost Water: Long distance (overseas); low cost; slow Pipe: Oil; gas
9 9 Highways Dominant mode in US Size 46,675 miles of Interstate 114,505 miles in National Highway System 3,951,909 miles of other systems Carries 20-25% of freight 85-90% intercity travel 90%+ intracity travel
10 10 Urban Transit Directional routemiles serviced (1998) Bus: 157,823 Trolley Bus: 424 Commuter rail: 5,172 Heavy rail: 1,527 Light Rail: 676
11 11 Institutional Structure Federal Level: US DOT, FHWA State Level: State DOT Local Level: MPO, RTC, City, County Private level: carriers, transit agencies, toll contracts
12 12 DISCIPLINES IN TRANSPORTATION Highway Transportation Engineering Traffic Engineering Pavement Materials Planning Operation Design
13 TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS 13 Site Development Traffic Generation Planning Area of Impact Operational Analysis Mitigation Measures Operations Design Submit for Approval
14 14 TOPICS IN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING Planning How much traffic will be generated? Where will the traffic come and go? How wide the roads should be? What modes should be provided? Operations Analyses: Capacity, delay, travel time, speed Management: Signs, signals, markings Design Geometrics: Cross sections, Curve radius, grades, environmental impacts, hydraulic
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19 19 Why Transportation Engineering Among the top 10 most secure jobs Interdisciplinary Interaction with people Professional meetings (parties)
20 20 Employment Public sectors State DOT City, County, Metro Consulting firms
21 21 Professional Organizations Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Transportation Research Board (TRB) ITS America Women s Transportation Seminar (WTS) ASCE
22 22 Assignment #1 Prepare a brief resume of yourself and send it to me (electronically) by the end of this week. Schedule an appointment with me within the next two weeks (2~3 people in a group)
23 23 Questions?
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