Traffic Engineering

Roger P. Roess, William R. McShane, Elena S. Prassas (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

714 Seiten

1998 | 2nd edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-461336-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Useful for a one/two-semester undergraduate survey, and/or for graduate courses in Traffic Studies, and Highway Capacity Analysis. This book presents comprehensive coverage of traffic engineering. It covers several topics in traffic engineering, including design, construction, operation, maintenance, and system optimization.

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Appropriate for a one/two-semester undergraduate survey, and/or for graduate courses in Traffic Studies, Highway Capacity Analysis, and Traffic Control and Operations.

This unique text presents comprehensive and in-depth coverage of traffic engineering. It covers all modern topics in traffic engineering, including design, construction, operation, maintenance, and system optimization.

Inhalt

 1. Introduction to Traffic Engineering and Its Scope.


 2. Emerging Issues and Trends in Traffic Engineering.


 3. Traffic Stream Components and Characteristics.


 4. Traffic Studies: Introduction and Overview.


 5. Statistics and Applications in Traffic Engineering.


 6. Volume Studies and Characteristics.


 7. Speed, Travel Time, and Delay Studies.


 8. Accident Studies.


 9. Traffic Capacity Analysis Concepts.


10. Highway Capacity Analysis of Multilane, Uninterrupted Flow Facilities.


11. Areas of Concentrated Turbulence on Uninterrupted Flow Facilities: Weaving, Merging, and Diverging.


12. Calibrating Relationships for Freeway Analysis.


13. Analysis of Two-Lane Rural Highways.


14. Traffic Control Devices.


15. Introduction to Intersection Control.


16. Basic Principles of Intersection Signalization.


17. Fundamentals of Signal Design and Timing.


18. Analysis of Signalized Intersections.


19. Actuated Signals and Detection.


20. Calibration of Parameters for Critical Movement Analysis.


21. Techniques for Addressing Freeway System Congestion.


22. Signal Coordination for Progressive and Congested Conditions.


23. Computer Traffic Signal Control Systems for Arterials and Networks.


24. Arterial Design and Management.


25. Traffic Simulation: Principles and Tools.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.1998
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 260 mm
• Gewicht: 1524 g
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• ISBN-10: 0-13-461336-8 / 0134613368
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-461336-9 / 9780134613369
• Zustand: Neuware