CIVE 5305
Traffic Engineering
Introduction to principles of traffic engineering. Traffic operation concepts. Travel modes and modal characteristics. Traffic stream characteristics and queuing theory. Capacity and level of service analysis of roads and intersections.
2022
Topics
- Accident studies.
- Capacity analysis of roads and intersections.
- Traffic impact studies.
Readings
- Roess, R.P., Prassas, E.S., McShane, W.R., Traffic Engineering. Fifth Edition. Pearson 2019.
- [eText Version and Hard Copy Version: Availability can be discussed with the Carleton University Book Store.] Transportation Research Board (TRB). Highway Capacity Manual
- 2022 & 2016. National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
- Black & Veatch. Smart Transportation. Essential Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems. Burnaby, B.C. and other offices.
- Banks, James, H. Introduction to Transportation Engineering. 2nd Edition.
- McGraw-Hill. 2002.
- Kyte, M. and Tribelhorn, M. Operation, Analysis, and Design of Signalized Intersections: A Module for the Introductory Course in Transportation Engineering. First Edition. 2014.
- Latest Edition. Prentice Hall.
- Hoel, A.H., Garber, N.J. and Sadek, A.W. Transportation Infrastructure Engineering, A Multimodal Approach. Thomson/Nelson. 2007/2008.
- Fricker, Jon D. and Whitford, Robert, K. Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering. Pearson/Prentice Hall. 2004. 9
Prerequisites & course information
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as CIVE 4205 , for which additional credit is precluded.