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Traffic Engineering

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 227-0404/01
Abbreviation DI
Course title Traffic Engineering
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Vladislav Křivda, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1. Introduction to traffic engineering (aims, function, principles)
2. Basic terms from traffic engineering
3. Traffic surveys
4. Determination of traffic volumes on roads
5. Prognosis of traffic volumes
6. Capacity assessment of non-controlled intersections
7. Capacity assessment of controlled intersections
8. Capacity assessment of roundabouts
9. Capacity assessment of roads
10. Basics of traffic modeling
11. Four-phase traffic model
12. Theory of traffic flow
13. Analysis of traffic accidents and traffic conflicts
14. Traffic calming and traffic management

Practises:
1. Information about graduate conditions, introduction to traffic engineering
2. Basic terms from traffic engineering, preparation for traffic survey
3. Real traffic survey
4. Evaluation of traffic survey
5. Determination of traffic volumes on roads and prognosis of traffic volumes
6. Capacity assessment of non-controlled intersection
7. Test
8. Capacity assessment of controlled intersection (intergreen matrices, signal groups)
9. Capacity assessment of controlled intersection (green signals, cycle time, capacities)
10. Capacity assessment of roundabouts
11. Capacity assessment of roads
12. Traffic model of simple intersection
13. Excursion
14. Test

E-learning

LMS Moodle (VŠB-TUO): 2270404 Traffic Engineering

Literature

- KUTZ, Myer, ed. Handbook of transportation engineering. Volume I, Systems and operations. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2011. ISBN 978-0-07-161492-4.
- KUTZ, Myer, ed. Handbook of transportation engineering. Volume II, Applications and technologies. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2011. ISBN 978-0-07-161477-1.
- HCM2010: highway capacity manual. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board, 2010. ISBN 978-0-309-16077-3 .
- WALSH, Ian D., ed. ICE manual of highway design and management. London: ICE, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7277-4111-0.
- BONGARDT, Daniel. Low-carbon land transport: policy handbook. London: Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-1-84971-377-1.
- BEN-AKIVA, Moshe E., Hilde MEERSMAN and Eddy VAN DE VOORDE, ed. Freight transport modelling. Bingley: Emerald, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78190-285-1.
- RODRIGUE, Jean-Paul, Theo NOTTEBOOM and Jon SHAW, ed. The SAGE handbook of transport studies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2013. ISBN 978-1-84920-789-8.

Advised literature

- Transport planning and traffic engineering. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 978-0-340-66279-3 .
- GARBER, Nicholas J. and Lester A. Hoel. Traffic and Highway Engineering, 2009. ISBN 978-1133-60515-7 
- PTV VISSIM – User Manual. Karlsruhe: PTV AG Karlsruhe, Germany (in English, German or French)
- PTV VISUM – User Manual. Karlsruhe: PTV AG Karlsruhe, Germany (in English, German or French)

- Meyer, M. and E. Miller. Urban Transportation Planning. McGraw-Hill, 2000.


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