CVE 551

Transportation Engineering II

Highway planning and traffic surveys.  Origin and Destination Studies: purpose, zoning, cordon and internal surveys, processing survey data.  Introduction to trip generation and attraction, trip distribution, modal split and route assignment.  Intersection design: types of at-grade and grade-separated intersections, assessment of intersection capacity, conflicts at intersections.  Traffic management: traffic signal timing, vehicle actuation, elementary signal systems, delay studies and one-way street, Design of signal timing, other traffic control systems, signs and lane markings.  Parking control.

Course Code
CVE 551
Department
Civil Engineering
Campus
Sumas University
Level
500 Level
Instructor
Sumas University Lecturer
Semester
Second Semester
Credit
4 Units
Method
Lecture