Traffic Engineering and Management detailed syllabus scheme for Civil Engineering (CE), 2018 regulation has been taken from the MU official website and presented for the Bachelor of Engineering students. For Course Code, Course Title, Test 1, Test 2, Avg, End Sem Exam, Team Work, Practical, Oral, Total, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For 6th Sem Scheme of Civil Engineering (CE), 2018 Pattern, do visit CE 6th Sem Scheme, 2018 Pattern. For the Department Level Optional Course-2 scheme of 6th Sem 2018 regulation, refer to CE 6th Sem Department Level Optional Course-2 Scheme 2018 Pattern. The detail syllabus for traffic engineering and management is as follows.
Traffic Engineering and Management Syllabus for Civil Engineering TE 6th Sem 2018 Pattern Mumbai University
Rationale
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Course Objectives:
- To understand the concepts of traffic characteristics, traffic surveys to be conducted for planning any transportation network or judging the adequacy of the existing one; and further, the application of various statistical tools to the analysis of the large data base emerging out of extensive traffic surveys and transportation and traffic planning.
- To understand the concept of various features of the highway geometrics and infrastructures, their necessity, pros and cons, design or planning principles and subsequently, to design / plan the features such as channelization, island, speed change lanes and parking facility.
- To understand the concept of highway capacity and such other components such as Passenger Car Unit and Level of Service affecting the Capacity; and Speed- Flow- Density Relationship and various theories describing these relationships.
- To understand the importance of Highway Safety and implementation of Traffic System Management (TSM) Measures and subsequent to study the various Traffic Control Devices and aspects of Highway Lighting.
- To study the various components of the Transportation Planning process, their importance and various approaches/ methods/ models to be resorted to for each of these components.
- To understand the concept of economic evaluation of any of the transportation projects, its significance, various aspects associated with the evaluation; and various methods of economic evaluation.
Module 1
Traffic Engineering 08
- Traffic Characteristics/ Characteristics of the Users of the Transportation System Introduction to the Road User and the Vehicle; Road Users (Human) Characteristics affecting their behavior; Vehicular Characteristics; Power Performance of Vehicles.
- Traffic Studies/ Surveys Introduction to Spot Speed (space and time mean speed); Speed and Delay Studies (different types of delays, overall/ journey speed, running speed, journey time, running time); Traffic Volume Studies; Vehicle Occupancy Studies; Parking Studies; Accident Studies. Significance/ Objectives/ Necessity/ Application of the afore-mentioned studies; Methods of conducting these studies along with pros and cons (merits and drawbacks) of each of methods; Analysis Methodologies; Different methods of the Interpretation / Presentations of the Results.
- Application of Statistical Methods in the Traffic Engineering Different Statistical Methods; Basic Concepts of the Terminologies pertaining to statistical methods; Poissons, Binomial and Normal Distribution, Sampling theory and Significance Testing, Regression (Linear and Multiple) and Correlation
Module 2
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Module 3
Highway Capacity and Introduction to Theory of Traffic Flow 04 Capacity; Difference between Capacity and Volume; Passenger Car Unit (PCU); Concept of Level of Service; Different Types of Capacities and Factors affecting the Capacity. Speed- flow-Density Relationships; Introduction to the Lighthill and Whithams Theory; Car Following Theory and Queuing Theory
Module 4
Highway Safety/ Traffic System Management/ Lighting 07
- Factors responsible for the accident; Preventive Measures; Traffic Management Measures and its implications on traffic flow and accident prevention Brief Introduction to the Highway Lighting: Importance; Principle of Visibility at Night; Factors influencing Night Visibility; Design Factors; Important Definitions; Law of Illumination; Discernment by Artificial Lighting; Mounting Height; Spacing; Lantern Arrangements; Types of Lamps; Lighting of Some Important Highway Structures; Design of Highway Lighting Systems.
- Traffic Control Devices (Signs, Signals and Marking) Significance; Advantages and Drawbacks; Principles of TCDs; Different Types of Traffic Signs; Different Types of Traffic Signals; Terms involved in Signals; Co-ordinated Control of Signals and Types of Coordinated Signal System; Various Approaches of Designing the Signals (determination of optimal cycle time and signal setting for an intersection with fixed time signals); Area Traffic Control and Delay at Signalized Intersections.
Module 5
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Module 6
Transport Economics 06 Economic Evaluation of Transportation Projects; Necessity; Cost and Benefits of Transportation Projects, Basic Principles of Economic Evaluation, Interest Rate; Costs (Vehicle Operating; Time; Accident); Benefits (Direct and Indirect); Different Methods of Economic Evaluation (Benefit- Cost Ratio Method, First Year Rate of Return Method; Net present Value Method; Internal rate of Return Method); Comparison of the Various Methods of Evaluation vis-a-vis.
Course Outcomes:
After successful completion of the course the students shall be able to
- Understand different characteristics of the road users and vehicles from their consideration and view point in the traffic engineering and transportation planning.
- Conduct different traffic surveys, analyzing the data collected as a part of such studies and interpreting it with the help of the different statistical models.
- Explain the concepts of PCU and LoS, their implication in determination of the capacity using Speed-Flow-Density relationships.
- Discuss the aspects associated with highway safety and different TSM measures.
- Discuss transportation planning and ascertain the financial viability of any transportation network in the inception stage itself.
- Plan the various features of highway geometrics and transportation infrastructure constituents to ensure safe, rapid, economical and efficient of the traffic.
Theory examination:
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Oral Examination:
The oral Examination shall be based upon the entire syllabus and the term work prepared by the student and appropriately certified by the course instructor/ teacher concerned.
Term Work:
The term work shall comprise of the neatly written report based on assignments. The assignments shall be given covering the entire syllabus in such a way that the students would attempt at least four problems/questions on each sub-modules and contents thereof further. Apart from this, the students shall conduct at least three traffic surveys and shall prepare a detailed report of the analysis of these surveys. This report shall also form a part of the term work. Distribution of the Term Work Marks: The marks of term work shall be judiciously awarded for various components depending upon its quality. The final certification and acceptance of the term-work warrants the satisfactory and the appropriate completion of the assignments; and the minimum passing marks to be obtained by the students. The following weightage of marks shall be given for different components of the term work.
- Assignments: 10 Marks
- Report of the Traffic Surveys: 10 Marks
- Attendance: 05 Marks
Further, while giving weightage of marks on the attendance, the following guidelines shall be resorted to: 75%- 80%: 03 Marks; 81%- 90%: 04 Marks; 91% onwards: 05 Marks
Recommended Books:
- Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning: Kadiyali L. R., Khanna Publishers, Delhi.
- Principles of Traffic Engineering: Pignataro, G. J., McGraw-Hill
- Traffic System Analysis for Engineering and Planners: Wohl and Martin, Mc-Graw Hill
- Highway Engineering: Khanna, S.K.; Justo, C.E.G. and Veeraraghavan, A.; Nemchand and Bros., Roorkee (10th Revised Edition)
- Principles of Transportation Engineering: ParthaChakroborty and Animesh Das, Prentice Hall (India).
- Highway Engineering and Traffic Engineering: Saxena, Subhash C.; C.B.S. Publishers
- Transportation Engineering (Vol.-I): Venkatramaiah, C.; University Press, Hyderabad
- Principles, Practice and Design of Highway Engineering: Sharma, S.K.; S Chand and Co. Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
- Highway Engineering: Sriniwaskumar, R.; University Press, Hyderabad
- Traffic Flow Theory and Control: Drew, D. R., Mc-GrawHill, New York
- Transportation Engineering and Planning: Papacostas, C. S., Prevedouros, P. D., PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
- Transportation Engineering: Khisty, C.J. and Lall, K.B.; PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
- Introduction to Urban Transport Systems, Planning: Hutchinson, B.G.; McGraw-Hill.
- Economics of Transportation: Fair and Williams, Harper and Brothers, Publishers, New York.
- Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C.
- Relevant IRC Codes amended time to time.
For detail Syllabus of all subjects of Civil Engineering (CE) 6th Sem 2018 regulation, visit CE 6th Sem Subjects of 2018 Pattern.