CE3026 Traffic Engineering and Management Syllabus:

CE3026 Traffic Engineering and Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE

 To give an overview of Traffic engineering, various surveys to be conducted, traffic Regulation, management and traffic safety

UNIT I TRAFFIC SURVEYS AND ANALYSES

Traffic characteristics: Human, vehicular, and Pavement Characteristics, Problems- presentation of traffic volume data, Annual Average Daily Traffic, Average Daily Traffic, Design hourly traffic volume; Speed- spot speed, presentation of spot speed data, speed and delay studies, methods of conducting spot-speed studies and Speed and Delay studies; Problems Origin and Destination – methods of conducting the survey and presentation of data; parking surveys, presentation of data and analyses, determination of parking demand; Accident studies and analyses; Different problems.

UNIT II TRAFFIC FLOW AND ROADWAY CAPACITY

Traffic Flow Characteristics – Basic traffic manoeuvres, Traffic stream flow characteristics, Speed Flow- Density Relations; Passenger Car Units – Mixed traffic flow and related issues – Concept of PCU value- Factors affecting PCU values- Recommended PCU values for different conditions; Capacity and Level of Service – Factors affecting practical capacity – Design Service Volumes

UNIT III COST – EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

Traffic System Management: Regulatory Techniques- one way street, Reversible Street, Reversible lane, Turning moment restrictions, closing streets; Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Road Markings, Traffic Signals, Miscellaneous traffic control devices; Traffic Segregation – Vehicle segregation, Pedestrian segregation, Traffic signals design; Bus Priority Techniques – Priority manoeuvres – With-flow bus lane and contra-flow bus lane; Self- Enforcing Techniques- Demand Management Techniques (TDM) Road pricing, parking control, Tolls, Staggering of office/educational institution hours.

UNIT IV DESIGN OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS

Importance and Classification; Intersections at-grade – uncontrolled, channelised; Rotary intersections (problems)- Signalised intersections (problems)- Grade Separated Intersections – merits and demerits, types, pattern of intersections with different types of interchanges- Capacity, Concept diagrams.

UNIT V DESIGN OF PARKING AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND CYCLE TRACKS

Parking: Need for parking studies and its ill effects- Parking Standards for different land uses, different types of parking – Conceptual plans for different types of parking; Pedestrians: Importance, Barriers, Behaviour, Pedestrian facilities – Principles of planning, Level of Service (LoS), Design standards.; Cycle Tracks: Principles of design, Design criteria, Design standards for Rural Expressways.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES

CO1 Apply the knowledge of science and engineering fundamentals in conducting traffic surveys, analyze the problems and relating it with standards
CO2 Understand the principles of traffic flow characteristics and their relationships
CO3 Understand various traffic management measures in addressing the demand Pricing and ITS applications.
CO4 Designing various types of control and regulatory measures to meet an efficient traffic network.
CO5 Understand various type of facilities and plan for Non Motorised Transport

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Kadiyali. L.R. Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning, Khanna Publishers, Delhi, 2019.
2. Khanna .K and Justo C.E.G. and Veeraragavan, A Highway Engineering, Nem Chand Bros., Roorkee, Revised 10th Edition, 2014.
3. Srinivasa Kumar, “Introduction to Traffic Engineering”, Universities Press, 2018
4. Partha Chakroborty and Animesh Das Principles of Transportation Engineering, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2011.
5. Papacosta.P.S and Prevedouros.P.D, “ Transportation Engineering and Planning, third edition, 2015

REFERENCES

1. Indian Roads Congress (IRC) Specifications: Guidelines and special publications on Traffic Planning and Management.
2. Khanna S. K, and others, Highway Engineering, Nam Chand & Bros, Roorkee, 2014, Pages 177 – 308.
3. C. JotinKhisty, Kent Lall, Transportation Engineering: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 1998
4. Taylor MAP and Young W, Traffic Analysis – New Technology and New Solutions, Hargreen Publishing Company , 1998.
5. Salter. R.I and Hounsell N.B, Highway Traffic Analysis and design, Macmillan Press Ltd.1996.
6. Roger P.Roess, William R.Mcshane and Elena S.Prassas, Traffic Engineering-Second Edition, Prentice Hall Publishers,, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 1998