Traffic Analysis Detailed Syllabus for Highway Engineering M.Tech first year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Traffic Analysis M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
Course Objectives:
This module focuses on traffic, its properties, measurement, simulation, and control. It starts with traffic flow variables and their measurement. Traffic flow and queuing theory is introduced. Survey methods and data analysis techniques required by traffic engineers are presented. The theory and models behind traffic simulation are followed by an introduction to the VISSIM microscopic traffic simulator Attention is given to the management of different road user groups, including pedestrians of different abilities, buses, trams and cycles, leading to a critical examination of the arguments behind traffic segregation and integration. Methods for the assessment of traffic engineering schemes are presented.
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to
- Estimate basic characteristics of traffic stream.
- Conduct traffic studies and analyze traffic data.
- Understand traffic queue system.
- Understand the pedestrian delays & gaps.
- Understand simulation techniques
UNIT- I : Traffic Flow Description: Traffic Stream Characteristics and Description Using Distributions: Measurement, Microscopic and Macroscopic Study of Traffic Stream Characteristics – Flow, Speed and Concentration; Use of Counting, Interval and Translated Distributions for Describing Vehicle Arrivals, Headways, Speeds, Gaps and Lags; Fitting of Distributions, Goodness of Fit Tests.
UNIT- II : Traffic Stream Models: Fundamental Equation of Traffic Flow, Speed-Flow-Concentration Relationships, Normalized Relationship, Fluid Flow Analogy Approach, Shock Wave Theory – Flow Density diagram use in Shockwave analysis; Use of Time-space diagram for shockwave description; Bottleneck situations and shockwaves; traffic signal and shockwave theory; numerical Examples for application of shockwave theory; Car-Following Theory.
UNIT- III : Queuing Analysis: Fundamentals of Queuing Theory, Demand Service Characteristics, Deterministic Queuing Models, Stochastic Queuing Models, Multiple Service Channels, Analysis of M/M/1 system; Assumptions and Derivation of System State Equations; Application of M/M/1 analysis for parking Garages and Toll Plazas- numerical Examples; Analysis of D/D/1 system for delay characteristics; Traffic Signal analysis as D/D/1 system; Computation of delays and queue dissipation Time – Numerical Examples.
UNIT- IV : Pedestrian Delays And Gaps: Pedestrian Gap acceptance and delays; Concept of Blocks, Antiblocks, Gaps and Non-Gaps; Underwood’s analysis for Pedestrian Delays; Warrants for Pedestrian Crossing Facilities – Minimum Vehicular Volume Warrant, Minimum Pedestrian Volume Warrant, Maximum Pedestrian Volume Warrant;
UNIT- V : Simulation of Traffic: Introduction, Advantages of Simulation techniques, Steps in Simulation, Scanning techniques, Example of Simulation.
REFERENCES:
- Traffic Flow Theory: A Monograph , TRB Special Report 165
- Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering – C. S. Papacostas, Prentice Hall India Publication
- Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis – F. L. Mannering & W. P. Kilareski, John Wiley Publishers.
- Traffic Flow Fundamentals – A. D. May, , Prentice Hall India Publication
- Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering – Mc Shane & Rogers, 1977.
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Highway Engineering 1st Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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