CE553: Traffic Engineering (3
Credits)
Note that this
schedule is very fluid and will change throughout the semester. Check the webpage regularly.
Please
note that information is provided here as a supplement to the course. Any information on this webpage is superseded
by information given in class.
Do
not rely on the lecture notes for equations, please refer to the text.
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Week-Beginning |
Lectures |
Homework
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August 22 |
Intro. to Traffic
Engineering (chapters 1) Should be familiar with
information in chapters 2 and 3 (review of 355/453) |
Tips for writing; Data collection Read Chapter 1 of text; Read chapter 3 of NCHRP 600a HW #1 Summarize chapter 3 according to lit review guidelines
given in class (due Aug 29) |
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August 29 |
Human Factors (NCHRP 600a) Class at the Institute of
Transportation Wed at 3:30 pm |
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September 5 |
Traffic Stream Parameters
(Chapter 5 and 6) Volume Studies Class at the Institute of Transportation
Wed at 3:30 pm |
HW # 2 Due week of Sept 19 (wed at beginning of class) n 5.1 n 5.2 n 5.4 n 5.5 Traffic stream notes Volume studies notes |
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September 12 |
Basic review of speed
studies (chapter 10 of text) Gap acceptance and Queuing
(notes, handout from Garber and Hoel) Class at the Institute of
Transportation Monday at 3:30 pm |
Queuing notes HW #3, speed analysis Due week
of Sept 19 (wed at beginning of class) |
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September 19 |
Traffic Control (Chapter 4
and MUTCD) Basics of intersection
control |
Link to MUTCD http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno_2009.htm |
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September 26 |
Basics of LOS Continued basics of LOS at intersections,
Chapter 20 |
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October 3 |
Exam 1 in class 1st half Analysis of signalized
intersections Chapter 21 |
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October 10 |
Intro to signal timing Chapters 21 Handling left turns and
misc info about signal timing |
Notes on signal timing
were emailed to the class Homework 4 21-1 21-2 21-3 Due beginning of class the
week of Oct 27, 2011 |
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October 17
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Actuated signal timing Chapter 22 Class on Monday |
Homework
5 Problem 22-1 Due Wed November 3 |
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October 24 |
Background on Roundabouts |
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October 31 |
Roundabouts |
2 readings were given by email (an NCHRP report and
a chapter on analysis of roundabouts) |
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November 7 |
Capacity of Roundabouts |
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November 14 |
Exam 2 in class 2nd half Traffic Calming |
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November
21 |
NO
CLASS – Thanksgiving Recess |
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November 28 |
Basics of simulation modeling |
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December 5 |
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December 12 |
Finals week |
Final project due |
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Information for class
project |
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