Traffic engineering

CIVIL-349 / 4 credits

Teacher: Geroliminis Nikolaos

Language: English

Summary

Introduce the major elements of transportation systems and traffic engineering: develop analytical and technical skills in applying the fundamentals of the transport field; understand the key concepts and physics of the transport phenomena;connect with real transportation problems and data analytics

Content

Traffic Modeling
Basic assessment tools, traffic flow modeling for urban and freeway systems, fundamental diagram, theory of shockwaves

Traffic Operations
Traffic signal control, signal coordination, ramp metering

Data analytics and Experiments

Analyzing real data from experiments to connect theory with applications

Intro to multimodal systems
Intro to bus operations, bus priority, HOV/HOT lanes

 

Keywords

Traffic engineering, Shockwave Theory, Traffic Control, Data collection, Bus operations

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course, the students must be able to:
  • Analyze mobility and performance of transport systems
  • Assess/Evaluate transport phenomena with real data
  • Demonstrate knowledge in traffic engineering
  • Develop a critical thinking how to resolve mobility problems

Transversal skills

  • Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
  • Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
  • Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
  • Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
  • Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.

Teaching methods

Ex-cathedra with assisted exercises, course group projects

 

Expected student activities

Attending lectures, doing exercises and lab projects, preparing for exams

Assessment methods

Midterm 30%

Final Exam 40%

Laboratories 30%

 

Supervision

Office hours Yes
Assistants Yes
Forum Yes

Resources

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

No

Bibliography

Material is provided in moodle that consists of scientific papers and class notes.

Moodle Link

Prerequisite for

Various transportation courses at the MSc level

In the programs

  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Traffic engineering
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: mandatory

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