CE3031 Transportation Planning Process Syllabus:

CE3031 Transportation Planning Process Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 To impart knowledge in the rudiments and stages in Transportation Planning Process

UNIT I TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS

Importance of transportation planning, Integration of Land Use and Transport; Systems Approach to Transport Planning; Four Steps in the Transport Planning Process; Travel Demand Modelling Approach; Traffic Analyses Zones – internal and external; Various Transportation Surveys for the collection of data – methodology, analyses of data and presentation of results.

UNIT II TRIP GENERATION STAGE

Definition and importance; Trip Production and Attraction, Types of trips; Factors governing trip generation: population related data, land and building use, socio-economic, Trip generation models: Types, Assumptions made, Multiple Linear Regression, category analysis- merits and de-merits of the model, verification, calibration and validation of the model.

UNIT III TRIP DISTRIBUTION STAGE

Definition and objective; Data collection, analyses and presentation of trip matrix table, Desire Line Diagram, Development of Gravity, growth factor methods for Trip Distribution, Calibration of gravity model and its validation.

UNIT IV MODAL SPLIT STAGE

Factors influencing mode choice – Household characteristics; Zonal Characteristics; Network characteristics – Modal split: pre distribution or post distribution – Mode wise trip matrix and modal split analyses- Overview of Probit and Logit model

UNIT V TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT STAGE

Meaning and objective; General principles; Assignment Techniques- all-or-nothing assignments, multiple route assignment, capacity restraint, diversion curves, Trip assignment route selection; Mode-wise trip matrices; element of transportation network, nodes and links, speed flow curves, minimum path trees

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES

CO1 Understand the principles of the transportation planning process and methods of data collection.
CO2 Acquainted with the trip production, trip attraction models and calibration.
CO3 Acquainted with the trip production, trip attraction models and calibration.
CO4 Able to understand trip distribution models and its application.
CO5 Gain knowledge on the mode choice behaviour and mode split models.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Kadiyali. L.R., Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning, Khanna Publishers, Delhi, 2019.
2. C.S. Papacostas and P.D. Prevedouros, Transportation Engineering and Planning, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2009.
3. Michael J.Bruton, Introduction to Transportation Planning, Hutchinson, London, 1995.

REFERENCES

1. J D Ortuzar and L G Willumnsen. Modeling Transport. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2011.
2. John W. Dickey, Metropolitan Transportation Planning, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 1990.
3. C. JotinKhisty, Kent Lall, Transportation Engineering: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 1998
4. Juan de Dios Ort zar and Luis G. Willumsen, Modelling Transport, John Wiley & Sons 2001
5. Chennai Comprehensive Traffic Study, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, 2007.
6. James H.Banks, Introduction to Transportation Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd, 2010