GEG4334

Traffic engineering

P Walker and J Jarvis

6 points · 52 lecture hours and 26 tutorial and practical hours · Second semester · Gippsland/distance · Prerequisite: GEG3333

Objectives The student is expected to develop an understanding of measuring and accessing traffic information. The student is expected to acquire knowledge of the theories of traffic flow and of their application.

Synopsis Land use planning and its influence on the demand for transport of goods and people. Common transport modes, their operational characteristics and operating costs, the public transport systems for transport of goods and people. The road transport system, traffic surveys, estimation of future growth, the theory of traffic flow, road safety and accident studies, the design of intersections, traffic signals and street lighting schemes. Current practices in urban traffic management.

Assessment Examination: 70% · Assignments: 30%

Prescribed texts

Ogden and Taylor (eds) Traffic engineering and management Monash U, 1994

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