7CE6.1A: ADVANCE TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING (L- 3)
  Units    Contents of the subjects
I
Traffic Studies: Road inventories, Traffic Volume Studies, Spot Speed Studies, Travel Time and delay Studies, Origin-Destination studies, Methodology and Analysis of O-D data, Traffic capacity, Parking studies and characteristics, Accident studies and characteristics, causes and preventive measures.
II
Statistical Methods for Traffic Engineering: Elementary concepts and Probability, Mean, Standard Deviation and variance, Poisson and Binomial Distribution, Normal distribution, sampling Theory and Significance testing, Linear Regression and correlation.
III

Traffic Characteristics: Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics related to Volume, Speed and Density, their relationships, Road User Characteristics – Human and vehicular Characteristics. Traffic Engineering Design: Principles of Road Junction design, Design of Roundabouts, Bus Stops and Parking Lots, Design of Signals.
IV
Traffic Management: Traffic Laws, Regulations and Ordinances for Drivers, Pedestrians and Mixed Traffic. Traffic control Measures – One Way streets, Kerb Parking Control, Intersection Control, Speed Control, Access Control. Expressways. Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Markings, Signs, Signals, Traffic Islands, their Classification, types and Sketches, Street Lighting.
V
Traffic and Environment: Detrimental Effects of Traffic on the environment – air pollution, noise pollution, visual intrusion, aesthetics etc.
Road Safety: The identification of problem, causation and Prevention, Road layout and Improvements, Safety equipment.

 

Suggested Readings:

1. Principles of Transportation Engineering by Parbha Chakrarborty & Animesh Dash, PHI.
2. Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning by L.R.Kadiyali, Khanna Tech Publications, Delhi.
3. Traffic System Analysis Wohl and Martin, Mc Graw Hill Co.
4.Adolf D May, Traffic Flow Fundamentals, Prentice Hall Inc.