Postgraduate - UnitCIV5406 - Modelling transportation systems

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Offered	Suzhou First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	tba

Notes

This unit is only available to students enrolled in the double award Master International/Master of Transportation Systems with South East University, China.

Synopsis

This unit develops students' understanding of the models used to support decisions about the planning or operation of the transportation system. The emphasis is on strategic network models which are used for longer term network planning and microsimulation models which focus on operational considerations. The traditional four step models of trip generation, mode choice and traffic assignment are considered in detail. The unit introduces the principles of simulation when applied to transport operations.

Outcomes

After completing this unit students will be able to:

differentiate the component models used in transportation network modelling
appraise various transport models to assess their strengths, weaknesses and suitability for particular modelling tasks
formulate, calibrate, apply and interpret a range of transportation models
justify the role of analytic modelling in transportation planning and traffic engineering

Assessment

Assignments: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%
Students must pass both components.

Workload requirements

150 hours study

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeff Walker