Transportation

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This unit covers road transportation and pavement engineering, including the impact of this type of engineering on society (e.g. urban structure, productivity, and the economy). Topics include: an introduction to road transport; geometric design of roads; pavement engineering; fundamentals of traffic flow and queuing theory; traffic control and analysis at signalised intersections; road capacity and level of service analysis; and, travel demand and traffic forecasting.