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information on this webpage is superseded by information given in class.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
(Chapter(s)) |
Homework
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August 20 |
Intro. to Traffic
Engineering (1, 2) Conducting a literature
review |
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August 27 |
Traffic Stream Parameters
(Chapter 5); Data collection and data analysis (Chapter 7) |
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September 3 |
Speed studies (chapter 9) |
Homework 1 due September 12 |
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September 10 |
Tutorial on Synchro Meet in room 134 of Town
Engineering Eric Fitzsimmons will be providing
the tutorial |
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September 17 |
Analysis of
signalized intersection |
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September 24 |
Exam first half Finish analysis of
signalized intersections Chapter 21 |
Exam I |
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October 1 |
Intro to signal timing Chapters 17 and 18 |
HW #2 21-1 and 21-4(a) |
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October 8 |
Intro to signal timing Overview of class project |
Homework 3 Problems 17-2 18-1 18-2 Due Oct 29, please submit hard copy, show
work |
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October 15 |
Handling left turns and
misc info about signal timing |
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October 22
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Basics of conducting a
traffic impact study Actuated signal timing Chapter 20 |
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October 29 |
Finish actuated signal
timing |
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November 5 |
Exam II first 1.25 hours Pizza after test for guest speaker Guest speaker:
Dr. Michael Pawlovitch (Iowa DOT) Intro to basics of crash analysis Chapter 10 |
Exam II, exam will be open textbook but not open
notes |
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November 12 |
Basics of traffic safety and Queuing |
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November 19 |
NO CLASS – Thanksgiving Recess |
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November 26 |
Signal Coordination |
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Stuff for final project |
Info
on final project (updated 11/23) |
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December 3 |
Simulation modeling |
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December 10 |
Finals week |
Final project due Friday by noon – Dec 14th |
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