Bachelor's of Traffic and Transportation Engineering

TRAFFIC FLOWS AND TRAFFIC TECHNIQUE

General Data

Code: 58M304
Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 6.00
Engagement hours: 180.00
ISCED-F: Transport services
Status: Mandatory
Academic Year: 1º
Term: 1º
Modality: Presential
Languages: English
Available for Mobility Students: Yes
Restricted to alliance: No

Coordination

Description

The general aim of the subject is to provide students with advanced methods for the dimensioning of traffic areas and computer-based tools. Students will be able to apply methods for dimensioning motorways and signalised intersections, and understand the objectives and tasks of dimensioning procedures in the context of traffic area design.

Subject area

Traffic Engineering – Advanced Dimensioning, Motorways, Signalised Intersections, Traffic Simulation, Urban Traffic Management

Requirements

Recommended knowledge from the field of traffic flow theory and transportation infrastructure.

Instructors

red. prof. dr. DRAGO SEVER

Contents

Traffic flow theory (advanced).

Methods for freeway dimensioning:

  • On and off ramps influence areas
  • Weaving areas
  • Basic freeway segments

Methods for signalised intersections dimensioning:

  • Characteristics of interrupted traffic flow
  • Types of signal controls
  • Dimensioning by HCM 2010 and HBS 2010
  • Traffic management and control in urban areas
  • Signal coordination on closed and open urban road networks

Advanced methods:

  • Computer tools for engineering problems in traffic technique
  • Computer tools for dimensioning, modelling and simulation
  • Impact and meaning of walking and cycling in traffic areas

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:

After completing the subject, the student will be able to:

  • Determine demand traffic volumes for dimensioning
  • Predict expected changes in traffic demand and supply
  • Elaborate a project for dimensioning of traffic areas
  • Calculate and assess quality of traffic flows on multilane facilities and signalised networks
  • Determine relevant measurements for developing traffic networks
  • Assess relevance of computer-based tools for traffic dimensioning

Transferable/key skills:

Communication skills: written and verbal expression. Use of computers in engineering. Application of knowledge for professional qualifications in traffic engineering.

Recommended Readings and Tools

Readings:

  • Papacostas, C.S. Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering. University of Hawaii, Prentice Hall.
  • Transport Research Board: Highway Capacity Manual 2016. Washington DC.
  • Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen und Verkehrswesen: HBS 2015. Köln.
  • Transport Learning, Training Module 6: Walking and Cycling.

Planned Activities

Lectures and exercises applying theoretical knowledge to concrete instances. Students complete a seminar paper comprising fieldwork and analysis of a realistic example.

Course structure:

  • Lectures: 30 hours
  • Seminars: 15 hours
  • Tutorial: 30 hours
  • Individual work: 105 hours
  • Total: 180 hours

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Assessment weights:

  • Oral examination: 40%
  • Project: 30%
  • Written examination: 30%