Printable Version| CEE 207 Transportation Engineering |
Course Description:
Principles of the design of transportation facilities with emphasis on highways and airports in the areas of geometric, drainage, and pavement design. Design problems. Prerequisites: CEE 11.
Text book:
- Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: A Multimodal Systems Approach, 7th Ed. by Jon D. Fricker and Roberk K. Whitford, 2019.
- Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 3rd Ed. by Fred L. Mannering & Water P. Kilareski, 2004 (M&K, ISBN#0-471-47256-5); exclusively on hwy & traffic eng.
- Traffic and Highway Engineering, 3rd Edition, by Nicholas J. Garber, Lester A. Hoel, 2002, ISBN#0-534-38743-8). This book emphasizes highways while including selected information on other modes. It is designed for a two-semester course sequence.
- Wiki TextBook: Fundamentals of Transportation
- A policy of Geometric Design of Highways and Streets "AASHTO Green Book", American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), 6th Edition, 2011
- HCM2016: Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board (TRB),
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 2009, https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/
- Highway Safety Manual, AASHTO, 1st Edition, 2010
- Trip Generation, 9th Edition: An ITE Informational Report, ITE, 2012
- Traffic Engineering Handbook, ITE, 6th Edition, 2009
- Roadside Design Guide, AASHTO, 4th Edition, 2011
- Transport Research International Documentation (TRID) http://trid.trb.org/
- Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, AASHTO, 4th Edition, 2012
- Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities, AASHTO, 2004
- National Transportation Library https://www.bts.gov/ntl/subjects/traff-flow.html
- Monograph on Traffic Flow Theory https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/operations/tft/
Lecture: FR232, T-R 1:35 pm - 2:50 pm, (ZOOM Link: Link)
TA: Ali Ghaffari (alg721@lehigh.edu),
Office Hrs: Steps 370, T&W 12:00-1:00 PM
| Syllabus | | Handouts | | Assignments | | Project | | Links |
Course Handouts in PDF
Disclaimer: Students are expected to keep their own notes. The handouts highlight the lecture content and are by NO MEANS a complete set. The instructor reserves the right to make changes that may not be reflected in the handouts below, it is the students' responsibility to keep a complete and current set of notes for each lecture.
Class Lectures: ...... ZOOM ONLINE LECTURE: Link| No. | Description | Slides |
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| 1 | Introduction READ | Lect1 |
| 2 | Traffic Flow READ
a- Traffc Stream Characteristics b- Traffic Flow Models(Greenshields) c- Traffic Flow Models (Poisson) d- Data Collection |
Lect2a Lect2b Lect2c Excel file Lect2d |
| 3 | Highway Design and Performance READ, a) LOS and Basic Freeway Segment Design HCM Ch11 b) Congestion & Queueing Theory |
Lect3a Lect3b |
| 4 | Travel Demand Models READ a. Trip Generation b. Trip Distribution c. Mode Choice d. Trip Assignment |
Lect4a Lect4b Lect4c Lect4d |
| 5 | Public Mass Transport READ | Lect5 |
| 6 | a)Human Factors READ & Vehicle Attributes READ b)Traffic Control Devices READ MUTCD c) Warrant Study |
Lect6a Lect6b |
| 7 | Geometric Design READ, Green Book & a) Vertical Curves b)Horizontal Curves c)Spirals and Superelevation d) Intersection Design: i)Signal Warrants ii)Unsignalized Intersections iii)Signalized Intersections iv)Roundabouts |
Lect7a Lect7b Lect7c |
| 8 | Safety, READ Crash Factors, HSIP, HSM, Safety Plan (PA HSP, STIP) a. Introduction and Factors effecting safety b. HSIP 1. Data Sources & Problem Identification c. HSIP 2. Countermeasure Identification d. HSIP 3. Prioritization, Implementation, & Evaluation e. HSM, PART C: Predictive Methods |
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| 9 | Pavement Design READ | |
| 10 | a. Pedestrians b. Traffic Calming c. Bikes |
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| 11 | Air and Frieght Transportation | |
| 12 | Topics in Sustainable Transportation |