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Transport Planning and traffic Engineering

  • Course Code :
    SCM 527
  • Level :
    Undergraduate
  • Course Hours :
    3.00 Hours
  • Department :
    Department of Structural Engineering & Construction Management

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Area of Study :

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: - Understand the basic concepts and main principles - Calculate the values of the essential terms - Apply Codes provisions Regarding components of traffic system traffic flow characteristics transportation planning prediction of trip generation & distribution prediction of modal split & traffic assignment

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Transport Planning and traffic Engineering

Transport planning: introduction to transport sciences, Definitions, Time horizons of transport planning, Elements of urban transport planning procedures, Data base, Introduction to travel demand forecasting models, Introduction to traffic management and public transport improvements, Introduction to evaluation of strategic transport plans and traffic management schemes, Traffic engineering: vehicle, user and road characteristics, Studies of traffic stream characteristic (speed, volume, trip time & delay), Fundamentals of traffic flow: speed, volume and density relationships,, Highway capacities, Traffic control devices.

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Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1- Describe the main concept of components of traffic system
2- Define the main terms of traffic flow characteristics
3- Describe the main concept of transportation planning

b. Intellectual Skills:

1- Design the elements of components of traffic system
2- Assess issues of traffic flow characteristics
3- Assess issues of transportation planning
4- Solve problems regarding prediction of trip generation & distribution
5- Solve problems regarding prediction of modal split & traffic assignment

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1- Prepare technical reports for transportation planning

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1- Work under stress


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Transport Planning and traffic Engineering

Course topics and contents:

Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical
components of traffic system 8 6 2
traffic flow characteristics 8 6 2
transportation planning 8 6 2
prediction of trip generation & distribution 16 12 4
prediction of modal split & traffic assignment 16 12 4
Revision 4 3 1

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Transport Planning and traffic Engineering

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Interactive Lec.
Discussion
Problem Solving
Report / Present.

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Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment Relative weight % Week No. Assess What
Final exam 40.00
First mid-term exam 15.00
Quizzes / Assig. 15.00
Report / Present. 15.00
Second mid-term exam 15.00

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Books:

Book Author Publisher

Course notes :

Handout notes on MOODLE

Recommended books :

"Traffic Engineering", Mcshene W., Prentice Hall

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