Transportation system characteristics, traffic engineering, traffic operations, transportation planning, highway geometric design, pavement design, highway safety, public transport.

CEEn 112, 113, 270, Stat 221

Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering, Fricker

• 5.361.1 Understand the history of the development of transportation in the United States and that the transportation modes and networks available in a community significantly influence the way the community develops.
• 5.361.2 Be able to approach transportation problems, especially traffic congestion on highways, from a systems point of view, as an interaction between land use and transportation systems, not just as the problem related to highways. This competency is all inclusive, including public transit, freight, and sustainability.
• 5&7.361.3 Understand the dynamic interaction of the driver, roadway, and vehicle whenever we design transportation facilities.
• 5&7.361.4 Be able to apply the stopping and passing sight distance criteria to the design of the horizontal and vertical alignments of highways.
• 5&8.361.5 Understand how to conduct and reduce traffic volume and speed data and perform appropriate statistical analyses to test hypotheses.
• 5.361.6 Understand the fundamental diagram of traffic flow and be able to apply the relationship among flow, density, and space mean speed to analyze the capacity and level of service of basic roadway segments.
• 5.361.7 Be able to determine when an intersection warrants the installation of a traffic signal and design signal settings for intersections so that drivers will not face a dilemma zone.
• 5.361.8 Understand the tasks of the transportation planning process.
• 5&7.361.9 Be able to design bituminous pavements using the AASHTO method.
• 5&7.361.10 Understand traffic safety is the foremost important agenda when we design transportation facilities and be able to estimate the effectiveness of safety design features.
• 9.3 Be able to communicate in a team environment.
• 9&10.5 Be able to compose professional documents in a clear, concise, and effective manner.
• 9.g.1 Be effective in written communications.
• 11.h.4 Understand the impact of engineering solution in a societal context.
• 11.j.1 Have a knowledge of contemporary issues.

• Transportation Basics
• Traffic Flow: Theory and Analysis
• Highway Design for Performance
• Modeling Transportation Demand and Supply
• Planning and Evaluation for Decision Making
• Safety on the Highway
• Highway Design for Safety
• Design of Intersections for Safety and Efficiency
• Highway Design for Rideability (Pavement Design)
• Public Mass Transportation
• Air Transportation and Airports
• Moving Freight
• Toward a Sustainable Transportation System

Offered each fall and winter semesters.
Meets MWF 11:00 – 11:50 am fall semester; 12:00 – 12:50 pm winter semester

This course is primarily an engineering science course.
ABET program criteria for Civil Engineering requires that graduates can “apply knowledge of four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering”. This course introduces students to the transportation engineering aspect of civil engineering.
ABET program criteria for Civil Engineering requires that graduates can “conduct civil engineering experiments and analyze and interpret the resulting data”. This course provides students an opportunity to analyze and interpret data related to transportation engineering.
ABET program criteria for Civil Engineering requires that graduates can “explain basic concepts in management, business, public policy, and leadership”. This course provides students an opportunity to participate in a group transit term project, thus providing opportunities in leadership, public transportation, and management of skills.

Course learning outcomes (competencies) 5.361.1 through 5.361.10 contribute to program outcome 5: "Understand transportation engineering".
Course learning outcomes (competencies) 8.361.5 contribute to program outcome 8: "Be able to use modern engineering tools, conduct experiments, and analyze uncertain data".
Course learning outcomes (competencies) 9.3 and 9.5 contribute to program outcome 9: "Be able to communicate ideas effectively, work in teams, and lead others".
Course learning outcomes (competencies) 10.5 contribute to program outcome 10: "Be familiar with professional practice, business management, and public administration".

Prepared by Professor Grant G. Schultz, April 2008.