JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre Requisites

Transportation Engineering

Course Objectives

To provide engineering techniques to achieve the safe and efficient

movement of people and goods on roadways.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Understand basics principles of Traffic Engineering
• Analyze parking data and model accidents
• Determine capacity and LOS.
• To provide engineering techniques to achieve Safe and efficient movement of people and goods on roadways

UNIT - I

Traffic Studies (Part- I) : Basic principles of Traffic, Volume, Speed and Density; Definitions and their interrelationships; Traffic Volume studies - Objectives, Methods of Volume counts, Presentation of Volume Data; Speed studies- Types of Speeds, Objectives, Methods of speed studies, Statistical Methods for speed data Analysis, Presentation of speed data. Delay Studies; Head ways and Gap Studies - Headway and Gap acceptance, Origin and Destination Studies.

UNIT - II

Traffic Studies (Part-II) : Parking Studies: parameters of parking, definitions, Parking inventory study, Parking survey by Patrolling method; Analysis of Parking Survey data; Accident studies- Causative factors of Road accidents, Accident data collection: Accident analysis and modeling;, Road Safety Auditing, Measures to increase Road safety.

UNIT - III

Capacity and LOS Analysis: Introduction to Traffic capacity, Analysis concepts, Level of Service, Basic definitions, Factors affecting Capacity and LOS, Capacity of Urban/Rural Highway, With or without access control, Basic freeway segments - Service flow rate of LOS, Lane width or Lateral clearance adjustment; Heavy vehicle adjustment; Driver population adjustment.

UNIT - IV

Signal Designing – Fixed Time signals, Determination of Optimum Cycle length and Signal setting for Fixed Time signals, Warrants for Signals, Time Plan Design for Pre-Timed Control- Lane group analysis, Saturation flow rate, and Adjustment factors, Uniform and Incremental Delay, Vehicle Actuated Signals, Signal Coordination.

UNIT - V

Transportation System Management - Measures for Improving vehicular flow – one way Streets, Signal Improvement, Transit Stop Relocation, Parking Management, Reversible

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lanes- Reducing Peak Period Traffic - Strategies for working hours, Congestion Pricing, Differential Toll Policies.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning – L.R. Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers
• 2. Principles of Highways Engineering and Traffic Analysis - Fred Mannering & Walter Kilareski, John Wiley & Sons Publication
• 3. Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering - C. S. Papacostas, Prentice Hall India.
• 4. IRC Codes
• 5. Traffic Engineering - Theory & Practice - Louis J. Pignataro, Prentice Hall Publication.
• 6. Traffic Engineering by Roger P. Roess, William R. Mc. Shane, Elena S. Prassas , Prentice Hall, 1977.
• 7. Transportation Engineering - An Introduction - C. Jotin Khisty, Prentice Hall Publication
• 8. Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering – McShane & Rogers.
• 9. Highway Capacity Manual -2000. R16 B.TECH CIVIL & ENV. ENGG.