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CE 350 - Transportation Engineering Spring 2012
Text:
 		 Papacostas and Prevedouros, Transportation Engineering and Planning,
3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13-081419-9
Instructor:
 Prof. Harold Deutschman, 266-Colton Hall, 973-596-2467, deutschmanh@njit.edu
Prerequisite: CE 200, CE 200A, CE 260.  A study  of the principal modes of transportation, with emphasis on the planning, design and construction of facilities for modern transportation systems

WEEK

 TOPIC TEXT CHAPTERS

1

 Introduction Urban Transportation

6

2

 Transportation Planning (Problem #1)*

7

3,4

 Demand Forecasts (Problem #2)*

8

5

 Transportation Impact Studies

9

6

 EXAM

7

 Environmental Impacts

10, A

8

 Evaluation and Choice

11

9,10

 Model Calibration and
Testing (Problem #3,4)*

C, D

   11

 EXAM

 12

 Transit Planning

Class Notes

13, 14

 Illustrative Use of Software-Intersection and Highway Capacity

Meet in CEE
Computer Room

15

 FINAL EXAM
*The NJIT Honor Code will be upheld and any violations will be brought to the immediate attention of the Dean of Students.
*Students will be consulted with by the instructor and must agree to any modifications or deviations from the syllabus throughout the course of the semester.

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

CE 350 – Transportation Engineering

 

Description:   

Study of the Urban Transportation Planning Process with emphasis on the planning, design, and construction of facilities for modern, and efficient transportation systems

 

Prerequisites: CE 200 - Surveying

                        CE 200A - Surveying Laboratory

 

Textbook(s)/Materials Required:     

Papacostas, C.S.,  Prevedouros, P.D.. Transportation Engineering and Planning,

Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition, 1993

 

Course Objectives:   

1.       Understand the principles and practices of transportation engineering and urban transportation planning.

2.       Understand the interactions between transportation planning and land use planning, economics, social planning and master plans.

3.       Gain the facility of utilizing the state of the art techniques and models in the field.

4.       Have the capability to identify and solve transportation problems within the context of data availability and limitations of analysis tools.

 

Topics:

Transportation Planning

Transportation Economics

Demand Forecastings

System Evaluation

Capacity Analysis

Intersection Design/Analysis

Transit Planning

Environmental Considerations

 

Schedule:        Lecture/Recitation- 1-1/2 hour class, twice per week      

                        Laboratory- none

 

Professional Component:       Engineering Topics (Design)                 

 

Program Objectives Addressed:       1, 2, 3

 

Prepared By:  Prof. Deutschman                                             Date:   11/2/06


 

Course Objectives Matrix – CE 350 Transportation Engineering             

Strategies and Actions

Student Learning

Outcomes

Outcomes

(a-n)

Prog.

Object.

Assessment Methods/Metrics

 

Course Objective 1:  Understand the principles and practices of transportation engineering and urban transportation planning.

Discuss public transportation facilities.

Gain insight into problems and potential solutions.

 

e, k

1, 2

Discussions,

quizzes and

homework.

Develop tools

Transportation facilities.

Learn methodology and models to solve real micro and macro

transportation problems.

a, b, e, k

1

Homework and

quizzes.

Implement design of transportation

facilities.

Gain professional knowledge of standards and practice safe design.

e, k

1, 2

Graded projects.

Course Objective 2:  Understand the interactions between transportation planning and land use planning, economics, social planning and master plans.

Link transportation to land use, economics, social planning, and master plans.

Appreciate that transportation influences many critical areas.

h, j

2, 3

Homework and

quizzes.

 

 

Develop interactions between each of the above factors.

Gain an understanding of the link of transportation and other factors.

a, c

2, 3

Homework and quizzes.

Give examples of growth due to improvement in transportation.

Learn that transportation produces major impacts in cities.

 

h, j

2, 3

Discussions,

homework and

quizzes.

Course Objective 3:  Gain a facility of utilizing the state of the art techniques and models in the field.

Introduce need for forecasting  models.

Learn the basis for utilizing

mathematical based equation/models

for forecasts

a, b

1, 2

Homework and

quizzes.

Discuss application of  models.

Learn how to structure, apply and evaluate techniques and models.

 

a, b, e

1, 2

Homework and

quizzes.

Discuss application of  models.

Learn how to structure, apply and evaluate techniques and models.

 

a, b, e

1, 2

Homework and

quizzes.

Assign large scale problems.

Ability to run techniques and models on data sets.

a, b, e, h, l

1

Quizzes and

graded

assignments.

Course Objective 4:  Have the capability to identify and solve transportation problems within the context of data availability and limitations of analysis tools.

Discuss how to obtain data necessary for

transportation studies.

Learn how to find potential

sources of data for transportation

studies.

b, c

1, 2

Homework.

Match up analysis tools,

data sets, and problems to solve.

Learn the need to match up

analysis tools and availability of data

to solve problems.

b, c, e, l

1, 2

Quizzes and

homework.

Introduce problems to be

solved using analysis tools.

Ability to set up and solve real life

transportation problems with limited

data sets.

b, c, e, k

1, 2

Quizzes and

homework.