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Transportation Engineering CEE 362 Spring 2006
Dr. Zong Tian, P.E.
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ABOUT MYSELF
Hello
http://unr.edu/homepage/zongt/ CEE 362: Transportation Engineering
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SYLLABUS z
Text:
Traffic and Highway Engineering, 3rd Edition, Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel, Brooks/Cole, 2002, ISBN: 0534387438.
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GRADING
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Grading: Midterm Exam:
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20%
Final Exam:
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30%
Quizzes:
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15%
Homework
infinite
20%
Project
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10%
Class Attendance
5%
Total
100%
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WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION ENGINNERING z
Approach - application of technology and scientific principles
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Scope - planning, functional design, operations, and maintenance of facilities
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Objective z z
movement of people and goods safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible
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TRANSPORTATION ENGINNERING (cont.)
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Multi-modal: highway, rail, air, water ….
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Transportation Modes 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
Highway Railroad Water Air Transit Pipeline Dollars Involved
Pass. Miles
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Features of Mode z
Highway: Short to medium range of travel; door-to-door delivery
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Air: Long distance; faster; higher cost
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Rail: Long distance freight; low cost
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Water: Long distance (overseas); low cost; slow
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Pipe: Oil; gas
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Highways z
Dominant mode in US
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Size z
46,675 miles of Interstate z 114,505 miles in National Highway System z 3,951,909 miles of other systems z
Carries z
20-25% of freight z 85-90% intercity travel z 90%+ intracity travel CEE 362: Transportation Engineering
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Urban Transit z
Directional routemiles serviced (1998) z z z z z
Bus: 157,823 Trolley Bus: 424 Commuter rail: 5,172 Heavy rail: 1,527 Light Rail: 676
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Institutional Structure z
Federal Level: US DOT, FHWA z
State Level: State DOT • Local Level: MPO, RTC, City, County – Private level: carriers, transit agencies, toll contracts
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DISCIPLINES IN TRANSPORTATION Highway Transportation Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Planning
Operation
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Design
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TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS Site Development Traffic Generation
Planning
Area of Impact Operational Analysis
Operations
Mitigation Measures
Design
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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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Why Transportation Engineering z
Among the top 10 most secure jobs
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Interdisciplinary
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Interaction with people
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Professional meetings (parties)
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Employment z
Public sectors z
State DOT z City, County, Metro z
Consulting firms
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Professional Organizations z
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) z
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Transportation Research Board (TRB) z
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http://www.itsa.org/
Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) z
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http://gulliver.trb.org/
ITS America z
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http://www.ite.org/
http://www.wtsnational.org/
ASCE
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Assignment #1 z
Prepare a brief resume of yourself and send it to me (electronically) by the end of this week.
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Schedule an appointment with me within the next two weeks (2~3 people in a group)
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Questions?
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