JNTU 2007-08 IV Year I Sem B.Tech. CE - Elective I - Traffic Engineering

Posted Date: 26 Dec 2007 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Syllabus

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
IV YEAR B.TECH. C.E. I-SEM T P C
4+1* 0 4
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
(Elective – I)

UNIT-I: TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Basic characteristics of Traffic- Volume, Speed and Density- Relationship among Traffic parameters.

UNIT-II: TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT:
Traffic Volume Studies-Objectives- Types of Volume Studies –Concept of PCU- Data Collection and Presentation – Speed Studies – Types of Speeds- Objectives of Speed Studies- Methods of Conducting speed studies- Data collection and Presentation- Statistical Methods for Analysis of Speed Data.

UNIT-III: HIGHWAY CAPACITY:
Definition of Capacity – Importance of capacity – Factors affecting Capacity- Concept of Level of Service- Different Levels of Service- Concept of Service Volume- Peak Hour Factor.

UNIT-IV: PARKING STUDIES:
Types of parking facilities – Onstreet and Off Street Parking Facilities- Parking Studies- Parking Inventory
Study – Parking Survey by Patrolling Method- Analysis of Parking Data and parking characteristics-Multi Story
Car Parking Facility-Design standards.

UNIT-V: TRAFFIC CONTROL & REGULATION:
Traffic Problems in Urban areas- Importance of Traffic Control and regulation- Traffic Regulatory Measures- Channelisation- Traffic Signals- Saturation Flow - Signal Design by Webster Method – Signal Phasing and Timing Diagrams.

UNIT-VI: TRAFFIC & ENVIRONMENT:
Detrimental effect of traffic on environment – Air Pollution – Pollutants due to Traffic – Measures to reduce
Air Pollution due to Traffic- Noise Pollution – Measures to reduce Noise Pollution.

UNIT-VII: TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS:
Types of Traffic Signs- cautionary,Regulatory and Informative Signs- Specifications- Pavement markings- Types of Markings – Lane markings and Object markings- Standards and Specifications for Road Markings.

UNIT-VIII: HIGHWAY SAFETY:
Problem of Highway Safety – Types of Road accidents- Causes – Engineering Measures to reduce Accidents- Enforcement Measures – Educational Measures- Road Safety Audit- Principles of Road Safety Audit.

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Author: India 26 Dec 2007

Member Level: Diamond Points : 5

TEXT BOOK:

1. Traffic Engineering and Transportation planning – LK kadiyali – Khanna publishers.

REFERENCES:-

1 Transportation Engineering – An Introduction – C. J. Khisty, Prentice Hall
2. Principles of Transportation Engineering – Partha Chakroborthy, Animesh Das – Prentice Hall of India.
3. Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering - C.S. Papacostas, Prentice Hall( India).
4. Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis-Mannering and Kilareski, John wiley Publications.

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