Traffic Engineering detailed Syllabus for Civil Engineering (CIVIL), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU CIVIL 6th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Civil Engineering 6th Sem 2018 Scheme.
For all the (Open Elective-A) subjects refer to Open Elective-A Scheme. The detail syllabus for traffic engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Module 1
Traffic Planning and Characteristics: Road Characteristics-Road user characteristics, PIEV theory, Vehicle Performance characteristics, Fundamentals of Traffic Flow, Urban Traffic problems in India, Integrated planning of town, country, regional and all urban infrastructures, Sustainable approach- land use & transport and modal integration.
Module 2
Traffic Surveys: Traffic Surveys- Speed, journey time and delay surveys, Vehicles Volume Survey including non-motorized transports, Methods and interpretation, Origin Destination Survey, Methods and presentation, Parking Survey, Accident analyses-Methods, interpretation and presentation, Statistical applications in traffic studies and traffic forecasting, Level of service-Concept, applications and significance.
Module 3
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Module 4
Traffic Safety and Environment: Road accidents, Causes, effect, prevention, and cost, Street lighting, Traffic and environment hazards, Air and Noise Pollution, causes, abatement measures, Promotion and integration of public transportation, Promotion of non-motorized transport.
Module 5
Traffic Management: Area Traffic Management System, Traffic System Management (TSM) with IRC standards, Traffic Regulatory Measures, Travel Demand Management (TDM), Direct and indirect methods, Congestion and parking pricing, All segregation methods- Coordination among different agencies, Intelligent Transport System for traffic management, enforcement and education.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Kadiyali. L.R. Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning , Khanna Publishers, Delhi,2013
- S K Khanna and CEG Justo and AVeeraragavan, Highway Engineering, Nem Chand and Bros.
- Indian Roads Congress (IRC) Specifications: Guidelines and Special Publications on Traffic Planning and Management
- Salter. R.I and Hounsell N.B, Highway Traffic Analysis and design, Macmillan PressLtd. 1996.
Reference Books:
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