Transportation Infrastructure Engineering A Multimodal Integration, SI Version

by Hoel, Lester A.; Garber, Nicholas J.; Sadek

• ISBN13: 9780495667896
• ISBN10: 0495667897
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-23
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Transportation Infrastructure Engineering: A Multimodal Integration, intended to serve as a resource for courses in transportation engineering, emphasizes transportation in an overall systems perspective. It can serve as a textbook for an introductory course or for upper-level undergraduate and first-year graduate courses. This book, unlike the widely used textbook, Traffic and Highway Engineering, serves a different purpose and is intended for a broader audience. Its objective is to provide an overview of transportation from a multi-modal viewpoint rather than emphasizing a particular mode in great detail. By placing emphasis on explaining the environment in which transportation operates, this book presents the "big picture" to assist students in understanding why transportation systems operate as they do and the role they play in a global society.

Table of Contents

Overview of Transportation

Transportation and Society

Career Opportunities in Transportation

Transportation History

Transportation Systems Models

Systems and Their Characteristics

Components of Transportation Systems

Tools and Techniques for Analyzing Transportation Systems

Human, Vehicle and Travelway Characteristics

Human Characteristics

The Human Response Process

Passenger Behavior Characteristics in Transportation Terminals

Vehicle Characteristics

Travel way Characteristics

Transportation Capacity and Analysis

The Capacity Concept

The Level of Service Concept

Highway Capacity

Transit Capacity

Pedestrian Facilities

Bicycle Facilities

Airport Runway Capacity

Transportation Planning and Evaluation

A Context for Multimodel Transportation Planning

Factors in Choosing a Freight or Passenger Mode

The Transportation Planning Process

Estimating Future Travel Demand

Evaluating Transportation Alternatives

Geometric Design of Travelways

Classification of Transportation Travelways

Classification System of Highways and Streets

Classification of Airport Runways

Classification of Airport Taxiways

Classification of Railroad Tracks

Design Standards for Travelways

Runway and Taxiway Design Standards

Railroad Track Design Standards

Design of the Vertical Alignment

Design of the Horizontal Alignment

Determination of the Orientation and Length of an Airport Runway

Structural Design of Travelways

Structural Components of Travelways

General Principles of Structural Design of Travelways

Transportation Safety

Issues Involved in Transportation Safety

Collection and Analysis of Crash Data

High-Priority Safety Improvements

Highway Safety: Who Is at Risk and What Can be Done?

Commercial Transportation Safety: a Team Approach

Intelligent Transportation and Information Technology

Freeway and Incident Management Systems

Advanced Arterial Traffic Control (AATC) Systems

Multimodal Traveler Information Systems

Advanced Technologies for Rail

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