Traffic engineering

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic Concepts of Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical and practical presentations of basic principles and theories relating to the different topics, using audiovisual tools, complemented by practical exercises resolution in important topics.

Students are also required to solve real life complex problems with only limited tutorial support, with most of the work to be carried in group work.

The examination of students is partially based of a final written examination, directed at testing the knowledge of the basic modeling and design principles in the different topic.

Learning Outcomes

Deepening of knowledge in different Traffic Engineering areas, particularly those less covered in 1st and 2nd Cycles of Higher education.
To promote a systemic perspective of traffic problems and respective solutions, and acquisition of competences relevant for the study of multi-thematic complex problems.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Networks’ Organization.Modal and functional segregation. Networks hierarchy. Structural and Local networks Roads and their surroundings integrated management. Speed management and use of traffic calming solutions. Parking, Traffic and Pedestrian Infrastructure management. Optimize people and not vehicles movement. Priority to PT: HOV and BUS lanes. Reversible lanes and U-turns points. Intersections coordinated control.
Traffic Signals. Basic principles review. Complex strategies and plans. The Australian Method. Coordinated solutions: different strategies and maximum bandwidth method.
ITS Systems. Control (incidents, acess,…), information (traffic conditions, accident support,…). Integration of solutions: UTC, AVL, VMS
Micro-simulation. In network management and infrastructures’ elements evaluation. Gap acceptance, lane change,… models. AIMSUN
Road Safety.Accident monitoring, analysis and mitigation. Prediction models. Site, route and network based preventive and corrective measures.

Assessment Methods

Evaluation
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Manual de Planeamento das Acessibilidades e da Gestão Viária (2010), Edição CCRDN (em http://www.ccdr-n.pt/acessibilidadesegestaoviaria/)
Fundamentals of intelligent transportation systems planning, by Mashrur A. Chowdhury and Adel W. Sadek, Artech House Publ. (2003) (em  http://books.google.com/books?id=Zut3O7jVIiUC&printsec=frontcover&hl=pt-PT&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false)
Highway Safety Manual (2010): AASHTO-TRB

Complementar/Other
Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice(1988); AUSTROADS
Roads and Traffic in Urban Areas (1987); HMSO
Akçelik,R. (1981); Traffic Signals: Capacity and Timing Analysis; RR-ARR nº123; Ed:ARRB
Highway Capacity Manual(2002); TRB
Design Manual for Roads and Bridges(2007); Vol.6-S.2- Road Geometry–Junctions, The Highways Agency (http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/vol6/section2.htm)
Traffic Engineering Handbook - ITE 1992
Manual of Traffic Signal Design - Kell e Fullerton 1991
Slinn,M. et al (2005); Traffic Engineering Design: Principles and Practice