UNB Department of Civil Engineering Introduction to Transportation Engineering, CE3201
Lecture Topics; J. David Innes and E. D. Hildebrand, Fall 1996
  1. Course Objectives, References, Marking, etc.
  2. Transportation, Transport Systems, and Engineering.
  3. Highway Traffc Flow Theory, Capacity and Levels of Service.
  4. Highway Traffc Demand, Variability, Design Conventions.
  5. Other Line Systems, Airways and Railways.
  6. Traffic Control and Capacity Calculation Methods.
  7. Transport Technology - Vehicle Control and Track Technology.
  8. Vehicle Work, Power, Energy Requirements.
  9. Fundamentals of Road Design, Stopping and Sight Distances.
  10. Curvature and Vehicle Dynamics.
  11. Road Design Elements - Alignment Design, Cross Sections.
  12. Transportation & Environment, Overview of Issues.
  13. Noise Models and Definitions, Air Quality.
  14. The Transport Terminal. Functions, Uses, Types.
  15. Terminal Analysis. Network Diagram.
  16. The Use of Queuing Theory in Terminal Analysis.
  17. Introduction to Simulation.
  18. Airport Terminal, Air Traffc Ctrl, Capacity, Flightway Zoning.
  19. Components of Airport & Aerodrome Geometric Elements.
  20. Transport Network Analysis, Transport Networks.
  21. Origin Destination, Traffic Arrays.
  22. Route Tree Building.
  23. Use of Generation, Distribution and Assignment Models.
  24. Government and Transport, Responsibilities of various levels.
  25. Economic & safety regulation, role in operating the systems.
  26. Transport Costs, principle of least cost solutions, who pays.
  27. Economic evaluations of transport projects.

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