Transportation Engineering Planning and Design

by Wright, Paul H.; Ashford, Norman J.; Stammer, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780471173960
• ISBN10: 0471173967
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-06
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Traveling along the path of the previous editions, "Transportation Engineering Planning and Design," follows the United States transportation system from its development, to its operations and control of the vehicle used to its planning (planning process, data collection, finances, procedures for future developments and evaluation of transportation plans) and on to the design of land, air and water transportation facilities (which includes highways, railways, runways, pipelines, terminals, harbors, ports, lighting for these areas, sizing and more.)

Author Biography

Paul H. Wright is the author of Transportation Engineering: Planning and Design, 4th Edition, published by Wiley. Norman J. Ashford is the author of Transportation Engineering: Planning and Design, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS	1	(66)
1. The Transportation System of the United States	3	(24)
2. Governmental Activity in Transportation	27	(22)
3. Administrative Structure and Finance	49	(18)
PART 2 OPERATION AND CONTROL OF TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES	67	(118)
4. Operational and Vehicular Characteristics	69	(44)
5. Traffic Control Devices	113	(36)
6. Human Factors in Transportation	149	(36)
PART 3 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING	185	(156)
7. An Introduction to Transportation Planning	187	(28)
8. Transportation Studies	215	(50)
9. Transportation Modeling	265	(30)
10. Development and Evaluation of Transportation Planning Options	295	(30)
11. Traffic Impact Analysis	325	(16)
PART 4 DESIGN OF LAND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES	341	(158)
12. Design of Roadways, Railways, and Guideway Systems: Location and Route Layout	343	(44)
13. Design of Roadways, Railways, and Guideway Systems: Sections and Intersections	387	(40)
14. Design of Roadways, Railways, and Guideway Systems: Drainage, Earthwork and Pavements	427	(48)
15. Design of Land Transportation Terminals	475	(24)
PART 5 DESIGN OF AIR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES	499	(80)
16. Airport Planning and Layout	501	(24)
17. The Airport Passenger Terminal Area	525	(20)
18. Airport Design Standards and Procedures	545	(34)
PART 6 DESIGN OF WATER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES	579	(82)
19. Introduction to Water Transportation	581	(22)
20. Planning and Design of Harbors	603	(30)
21. Planning and Design of Port Facilities	633	(28)
APPENDIX	661	(6)
INDEX	667