Introduction to transportation engineering

Combining topics that are essential in an introductory course with information that is of interest to those who want to know why certain things in transportation are the way they are, the text provides a strong emphasis of the relationship between the phases of a transportation project. The text familiarizes students with the standard terminology and resources involved in transportation engineering, provide realistic scenarios for students to analyze and offers numerous examples designed to develop problem-solving skills.

1. Transportation Basics. 2. Traffic Flow: Theory and Analysis. 3. Highway Design for Performance. 4. Modeling Transportation Demand and Supply. 5. Planning and Evaluation for Decision-Making. 6. Safety on the Highway. 7. Design of Highway for Safety. 8. Design of Intersections for Safety and Efficiency. 9. Highway Design for Rideability (Pavement Design). 10. Public Mass Transportation. 11. Air Transportation and Airports. 12. Domestic Freight Transportation Modes. 13. Environmental Issues/Emerging Technologies.