014701 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 0 2 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014703 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING and
014707 - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING and
014708 - HIGHWAY DESIGN AND OPERATION and
014710 - FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN )
Overlapping courses: 014719 - EXTENDED PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION PART1
014720 - EXTENDED PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION PART2
014721 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
014722 - PROJECT IN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
014723 - PROJECT IN GEOMETRIC ROAD DESIGN
014724 - PROJECT IN PAVEMENT DESIGN

Planning and design of a transportation engineering project. Self- study of an engineering problem, definition of objectives, creation of alternatives, evaluation, selection of preferred alternative, detailed design. Preparation of a technical report and final project.
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014703 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014003 - STATISTICS and
014705 - FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT. ENGINEERING )

Transportation planning - purpose, objectives, possible approaches. Transportation as an element in the urban system: the information required for comprehensive system planning. Trip generation models, production and attraction of trips. Information Theory principles and its application in trip distribution. Model chice models and discrete choice models. Traffic assignment models, principles of user equilibrium and system optimum. Evaluation of alternative transportation plans.
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014704 - URBAN SYSTEMS 3

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 2 0 0
Credit points
3.0

Overlapping courses: 014718 - INT. TO HIGHWAY DESIGN AND PAVEMENTS
014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
205254 - SELECTED ASPECTS OF TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
Incorporated courses: 014705 - FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT. ENGINEERING

Introduction: highway classification: principles of traffic flow. Capacity and level of service, design of parking facilities. Principles of transportation planning and travel demand estimation. Principles of design, sight distance, design of horizontal and vertical highway alignments. Future urban transportation modes.
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014706 - TRAFFIC ENGIN.LAB.

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 1 0 1 0
Credit points
1.5

Prerequisites: ( 014707 - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING )

Collection and analysis of data on an urban street: cross-section elements, marking and signing, sight distances, parking, traffic volumes, traffic speed, accident data, functional analysis of unsignalized intersection. Data collection, analysis and evaluation of signalized intersection, traffic signal simulation. Grades will be based on evaluation during the semester and on project reports.
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014707 - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS )

Human, vehicle and road characteristics as elements in traffic. Traffic stream characteristics: capacity of roads, surveys, traffic counts and measurements, intersection capacity, non-signalized intersections, traffic signals, road marking and signing, traffic regulations, parking.
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014708 - HIGHWAY DESIGN AND OPERATION

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 1 0
Credit points
3.0

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS )

At grade intersections, intersection design, capacity of unsignalized intersections. Types of intersections, acceleration and deceleration lanes, weaving sections, median openings and median turn-lanes. Staggered intersection. Rotary intersections (roundabout). Weaving, queues and delays at intersections. Climbing lanes. Principles of interchange design.
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014709 - HIGHWAY MATERIALS LAB.

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 1 0 2 0
Credit points
2.0

Prerequisites: ( 014409 - GEOMECHANICS and
014705 - FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT. ENGINEERING )or
( 014409 - GEOMECHANICS and
014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS and
014731 - INTRODUCTION TO PAVEMENT DESIGN )

Tests of pavement materials. Moisture density relationships. C.B.R. Flakiness and elongation, Los Angeles abrasion. Sand equivalent, gradation specific gravity, Alterberg limits, standard bitumen tests, Marshall test.
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014710 - FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS and
014731 - INTRODUCTION TO PAVEMENT DESIGN )

Design strategies. Types of distress and serviceability. Vehicle and traffic considerations. Environment. Field investigation. Characterization of subgrade, sub-base, base and asphalt concrete materials. Stresses in flexible pavements. Design methods: CBR method and introduction to rational methods.
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014713 - TRANSPORTATION PLANNING LABORATORY

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 1 0 1 0
Credit points
1.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS )

The lab. will emphasize the use of quantitative methods in transportation planning. Implementation and use of those transportation models on a computer, stressing, data organization, data coding and relevant mathematical algorithms.
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014714 - DESIGN OF TRAFFIC FACILITIES

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS )

Principles of design and operation of highway facilities: signing and marking, lighting, guard rails. Parking facilities and passenger terminals, mode transfer facilities, pedestrian facilities, signals.
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014716 - PLANNING AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSP.

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS )
Overlapping courses: 014711 - URBAN AND INTERCITY TRANSPORT SERVICES
016702 - PLANNING AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSP.
019712 - PLANNING AND OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC TRANSP

014717 - AIR TRANSPORTATION

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS and
014731 - INTRODUCTION TO PAVEMENT DESIGN )
Overlapping courses: 014715 - AIR TRANSPORTATION
016701 - AIR TRANSPORTATION
017701 - AIR TRANSPORTATION
018701 - AIR TRANSPORTATION

014718 - INT. TO HIGHWAY DESIGN AND PAVEMENTS

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014104 - STRENGTH OF MATERIALS 1 and
014841 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MAPPING AND SURVEYING 1 )
Overlapping courses: 014704 - URBAN SYSTEMS 3
014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Incorporated courses: 014705 - FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT. ENGINEERING

definitions and basic relationships of traffic flow parameters. vehicle characteristics road types and cross sections, geometric design - plan and superelevation and profile parking design and regulations and ramps in buildings principles of earthwork design. pavement materials, flexible pavement design, rigid pavement design.
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014719 - EXTENDED PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION PART1

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 0 2 0 5
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014703 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING )or
( 014707 - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING )or
( 014708 - HIGHWAY DESIGN AND OPERATION )or
( 014709 - HIGHWAY MATERIALS LAB. )
Overlapping courses: 014701 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

planning and design of a transportation project. the student can select a project from the list given by the supervising lecturer. self study of an engineering problem, definition of objectives, creation of alternatives evaluation, selection of preferred alternative, detailed design, preparation of a detailed final report. the project extends for 2 semesters.
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014720 - EXTENDED PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION PART2

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 0 2 0 5
Credit points
2.5

Overlapping courses: 014701 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

planning and design of a transportation project. the student can select a project from the list given by the supervising lecturer. self study of an engineering problem, definition of objective, creation of alternatives evaluation, selection of preferred alternative, detailed design, preparation of a detailed final report. the project extends for 2 semesters.
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014721 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 0 2 0 5
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014703 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING )
Overlapping courses: 014701 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

planning and design of a transportation project. self study of an engineering problem, definition of objectives, creation of alternatives, evaluation, selection of preferred alternative, detailed design, preparation of a detailed final report.
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014722 - PROJECT IN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 0 2 0 5
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014707 - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING )
Overlapping courses: 014701 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

planning and design of a traffic engineering project. self study of an engineering problem, definition of objectives, creation of alternatives, evaluation, selection of preferred alternative, detailed design, preparation of a detailed final report.
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014723 - PROJECT IN GEOMETRIC ROAD DESIGN

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 0 2 0 5
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014708 - HIGHWAY DESIGN AND OPERATION )
Overlapping courses: 014701 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

planning and design of geometrical road aspects project. self study of an engineering problem, definition of objectives, creation of alternatives, evaluation, selection of preferred alternative, detailed design, preparation of a detailed final report.
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014724 - PROJECT IN PAVEMENT DESIGN

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 0 2 0 5
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014709 - HIGHWAY MATERIALS LAB. and
014710 - FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN )
Overlapping courses: 014701 - PROJECT IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

planning and design of a road pavement project. self study of an engineering problem, definition of objectives, creation of alternatives, evaluation, selection of preferred alternative, detailed design, preparation of a detailed final report.
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014725 - INTRODUCTION TO RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS and
014731 - INTRODUCTION TO PAVEMENT DESIGN )

Principle of operations and geometric design of rail systems. Wheel - Track relations, systems electrification principles, capacity estimation, alignment and station design of rail facilities, international rail standards.
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014728 - TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES DESIGN

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS )

Introduction and goals: national, metropolitan and urban transportation networks. Road network hierarchy, freeways and interchanges, infrastructure for pedestrians and bicycles, infrastructure for public transportation. Mass transit systems - rail, lrt and brt. The parking system, transportation management. Various infrastructures in the "rights of way", the statutorial and engineering planning and design process: implementation of a transportation project.
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014729 - GEOMETRY OF HIGHWAYS AND RAILWAYS

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Prerequisites: ( 014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS )

Geometry of intersections: minimum design of turns, above minimum design of turning roads, intersection channelization according to demand, left-turn lanes, superelevation runoffs, acceleration and deceleration lanes in intersection, lane additions and closures, drainage of intersections. Geometry of interchanges: types of interchanges, special interchanges, ramps and vertical aligments. Geometry of railways: horizontal and vertical alignment, principles of station design.
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014730 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 2 1 0 0
Credit points
2.5

Overlapping courses: 014704 - URBAN SYSTEMS 3
014705 - FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT. ENGINEERING
014718 - INT. TO HIGHWAY DESIGN AND PAVEMENTS

The transportation system, its components and the inter-relations among them. Impact on economic growth, urban form, and the environment. The transportation planning process, trip generation and attraction, trip distribution, principles of traffic assignment. Traffic flow characteristics, capacity and level of service, geometric design of highways, horizontal and vertical curves.
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014731 - INTRODUCTION TO PAVEMENT DESIGN

LectureTutorial LaboratoryProject/Seminar
Weekly hours 1 1 0 0
Credit points
1.5

Prerequisites: ( 014104 - STRENGTH OF MATERIALS 1 and
014841 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MAPPING AND SURVEYING 1 )
Linked courses: 014409 - GEOMECHANICS
Overlapping courses: 014705 - FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT. ENGINEERING

Roles, needs and design requirements. Types, definitions and terminology. Overview of asphalt pavement construction process. Pavement distress. Pavement materials. Environmental aspects. Traffic loads. Introduction to pavement mechanics. Pavement design approaches.
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