CE553:  Traffic Engineering (3 Credits)

Iowa State University

Fall 2007

Tentative Schedule 

 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  Any information on this webpage is superseded by information given in class.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.

 

 

Week-Beginning

Lectures

Homework /Notes                                                                      

 August 26

Intro. to Traffic Engineering (chapters 1, 2)

 

Conducting a literature review

 

(not on test)

 

 

LitReviewtips.doc

 

September 2

Traffic Stream Parameters (Chapter 5)

 

Data collection and data analysis  Class notes

 

 

Safety during data collection

 

Problems from text

Due Wed Sept 16th

n 5.1

n 5.4

n 5.6

n 5.7

 

September 9

Gap acceptance and Queuing (notes, also have handout from Garber and Hoel)

 

Basic review of speed studies (notes)

 

 

September 16

Basics of intersection control

 

 

 

September 23

Analysis of signalized intersections Chapter 21

Homework

 17-2

17-4

18-4  (see problem 18-3 to 18-7 for background info)

20-3

Originally due Oct 21 but due to email confusion due Oct 28

September 30

 

Intro to signal timing

Chapters 17 and 18

Handling left turns and misc info about signal timing

October 7

Actuated signal timing

Chapter 20

 

Signal Coordination

 

 

 

October 14

Roundabouts

 

October 21                                                                           

Continue roundabouts, discuss class project

 

October 28

Tutorial on Synchro

Meet in room 134 of Town Engineering

Eric Fitzsimmons will be providing the tutorial

 

November 4

Exam II first 1.25 hours

 

Traffic and Safety forum

 

November 11

 

 

 

November 18

 

November 25

NO CLASS – Thanksgiving Recess

 

Dec 2

Basics of traffic safety

 

December 9

Simulation modeling

 

December 16

Finals week

Final project due

 

 

Class syllabus

 

Information for class project

Background information on project

Project

Info for trip rates

Trip rates

Overview of development

overview

Information about roundabouts

Wisconsin roundabout guidelines:   http://www.dot.state.wi.us/safety/motorist/roaddesign/roundabouts/docs/guide-wisdotrab.pdf
 

Iowa DOT Planning guidelines

http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/reports/roundabout_guidelines.pdf