Instructor: Zong Z. Tian Office: SEM 221 Telephone: 775-784-1232 Email: zongt@unr.edu Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday: 10 am to 11 am and 2:00 to 3:00 pm or anytime I am in my office
Time and Day: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm Location: SEM 321
Text (required): Roess, R., Prassas, E. and McShane, W., "Traffic Engineering," 3 rd Edition, 2004, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-142471-8
Additional References 1. Highway Capacity Manual 2000, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 2000 (Optional) 2. Trip Generation Manual, 7 th Edition, Institute of Transportation Engineers 3. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Millinium Edition, 2003.
Goal: The content of the course is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills for conducting studies in the area of traffic enginnering operations.
Course Objectives:
Familiarize the students with the basic principles of traffic engineering operations (a) Familiarize the students with the standard traffic engineering software used by traffic engineering professionals to analyze the operations of traffic facilities, including intersections and arterials (b,c,e) Provide the students with the opportunity of working in a team environment for completing an actual project (d) * Provide the students with practical experience of working on a traffic impact study project * Provide the students with general knowledge of various traffic engineering topics for more advanced traffic engineering courses
* Required for graduate students who are enrolled in CEE 663 level.
What You Will Learn:
Understand the analytical procedures for capacity and level of service calculations at signalized and unsignalized intersections Understand the basic principles of traffic signal timing and coordinating Learn at least two popular traffic engineering software, SYNCHRO and TRAFFIX Have the knowledge and skills for seeking employment in traffic engineering firms or public transportation agencies * Familiarize microscopic simulation models and their applications in traffic engineering * Master the principles and procedures for conducting traffic impact studies
* Required for graduate students who are enrolled in CEE 663 level.
Prerequisite: CEE 362 or instructor permission
Exams, Homeworks and Projects:
There will be two exams, the midterm and final exams. There will be a number of homework assignments, covering each major topics of the course. You will be working with other members in a team of about 4 students on a traffic impact study project. The project is designed to provide you with practical experiences and apply the necessary traffic analysis tools. 1 Fall Semester 2006
Graduate students who are enrolled in CEE 663 level will have higher requirements and standards in grading the assignments. Graduate students are required to apply simulation analysis in the final project assignment. In addition, graduate students will need to complete an additional homework assignment involving signal system optimization and coordination. Graduate students will also have additional problems to work during the midterm and final exams.
* Numbers in ( ) are for graduate students who are enrolled at CEE 643 level.
Grade Scale
A 90-100 B 80-90 C 70-80 D 60-70 F <60
Assignment Due Dates:
All homework are due the week after they were assigned at the beginning of class, unless otherwise stated. Late assignments will be accepted with a penalty as shown below
Days Late Penalty
1 10% 2 50% >2 No Credit *Extenuating circumastances will be considered according to university regulations
Make-Up Exams:
Make-up exams will be given according to university regulations regarding excused absences. However, events with schedules that are within your control do not quality as an excused absence.
2 Fall Semester 2006 Course Schedule:
Table 1 shows the planned schedule and topic areas for the lectures. Table 2 shows the schedule for the project.
Week Date Assignment Deliverable 1 8/29 9/5 Initial project team formation 2 9/12 9/14 Finalize project teams Report on team and members 3 9/19 9/21 Field data collection: volume, delay, geometry Report describing data collection results 4 9/26 9/28 No project related assignments 5 10/3 10/5 Field data collection: signal timing Report describing data collection results 6 10/10 10/12 Conduct signalized intersection analysis Report on LOS for signalized intersections 7 10/17 10/19 No project related assignments 8 10/24 10/26 No project related assignments 9 10/31 11/2 Analysis of unsignalized intersections Report on LOS for unsignalized intersections 10 11/7 11/9 Results of existing operations Class presentation 11 11/14 11/16 Trip generation, distribution, and develop TRAFFIX model
12 11/21 11/23 Final analysis with site development 13 11/28 11/30 Prepare project report and presentation 14 12/5 12/7 Project Presentation Class presentation 15 Final week *Note: The course schedule is subject to change depending on student performance
If you have a disability for which you will need accommodations, please contact me or Mary Zabel at the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Student Services 107), as soon as possible to arrange for appropriate accommodations.