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
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Textbook and Design Manuals
- 7th Edition, AASHTO Green Book
- Wiki Textbook: Fundamentals of Transportation
- FHWA, 2009, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
- Transport Research International Documentation TRID
- FHWA Publications
General Interest
- Long Range Transportation Plan, Lehigh Valley
- New Evidence that bus rapid transit done right spurs development
- Land Transport Master Plan, Singapore, 2013
- "Walk Score," mode choice, and trip distance, Portland - Oregon
- Commuting in America, 2013, The National Report on Commuting Patterns and Trends
- Copenhagen Opens a SkyWalk for Bicycles