TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
CE 76513

Course Objectives:
The main objective of this course is to introduce the concepts of characterizing traffic, various modeling approaches, and design of facilities to control and manage traffic. The course mainly focuses on urban vehicular movement.

1. Traffic Stream Characteristics
   (4 hours)
1. Introduction
2. Fundamental parameters and relations of traffic flow
3. Traffic stream models (Greenshield's model, Greenberg's logarithmic model, Undenrwood's exponential model, Pipe's model, Multi regime model)
2. Traffic Measurement
   (4 hours)
1. Volume measurement
2. Speed measurement
3. Travel time, Density measurement
4. Automatic traffic measurement techniques
3. Traffic Flow Modeling
   (4 hours)
1. Car following models
2. Lane changing models
3. Vehicle arrival models
4. Traffic progression models
4. Uninterrupted Traffic Flow
   (5 hours)
1. Capacity and level of service concepts
2. Urban streets: Classification, Performance measurement (HCM method), Congestion management
3. Multi-lane highways: Characteristics, Capacity and level of service
4. Capacity and level of service of basic freeway section
5. Ramp metering
5. Intersection Control
   (5 hours)
1. Principles of traffic control
2. Uncontrolled intersection
3. Traffic signs and road markings
4. Channelization
5. Rotary intersection
6. Grade separated intersections
6. Traffic Signal Design
   (10 hours)
1. Elements of traffic signal
2. Design principles of traffic signal
3. Delay models for signal evaluation
4. Capacity and level of service of signalized intersection
5. Coordinated traffic signal control
6. Actuated traffic signal control
7. Area traffic control
7. Specific Traffic Studies
   (7 hours)
1. Parking studies
2. Accident studies
3. Fuel consumption and emission studies
4. Congestion studies
5. Queuing analysis
6. Toll operation
7. Pedestrian studies
8. Intelligent transportation system

Tutorial:

1. Relation between traffic flow parameters
   (1 hour)
2. Time mean speed, space mean speed, density, headway, gap
   (1 hour)
3. Traffic flow modeling
   (2 hours)
4. Uninterrupted traffic flow
   (4 hours)
5. Conflict areas in intersection , Rotary intersection
   (1 hour)
6. Signal evaluation
   (1 hour)
7. Capacity and level of service of signalized intersection
   (2 hours)
8. Parking studies, Accident studies
   (1 hour)
9. Congestion studies, Queuing analysis (M/M/l)
   (1 hour)
10. Toll operation, pedestrian studies
    (1 hour)

Practical/Assignment:

1. Classified intersection traffic volume count
2. Traffic volume count at freeway section
3. Accident report
4. Parking supply survey
5. Pedestrian study
6. Intersection improvement proposals

References:

1. Roess, RP., McShane, WR. and Prassas, ES, "Traffic Engineering", Prentice Hall.
2. Papacostas, C. S, "Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering', Prentice Hall.
3. Kadiyali, LR , 'Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning', Khanna Publishers.
4. "Highway Capacity Manual", Transportation Research Board, USA.
5. Khanna, S. K. and Justo, C. E. G, "Highway Engineering', Nemchand.

Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:

Chapter	Hours	Marks Distribution*
1	4	8
2	4	8
3	4	8
4	8	16
5	8	12
6	10	16
7	7	12
Total	45	80

*There could be minor deviation in mark distribution.