Traffic and highway engineering

Cover
Contents
Preface
Preface to the SI Edition
About the Authors
Digital Resources
Part 1: Introduction
	Chapter 1: The Profession of Transportation
		1.1 Importance of Transportation
		1.2 Transportation History
		1.3 Transportation Employment
		1.4 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 2: Transportation Systems and Organizations
		2.1 Developing a Transportation System
		2.2 Modes of Transportation
		2.3 Transportation Organizations
		2.4 Summary
		Problems
		References
Part 2: Traffic Operations
	Chapter 3: Characteristics of the Driver, the Pedestrian, the Bicyclist, the Vehicle, and the Road
		3.1 Driver Characteristics
		3.2 Perception-Reaction Process
		3.3 Older Drivers' Characteristics
		3.4 Pedestrian Characteristics
		3.5 Bicyclists and Bicycles Characteristics
		3.6 Vehicle Characteristics
		3.7 Road Characteristics
		3.8 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 4: Traffic Engineering Studies
		4.1 Spot Speed Studies
		4.2 Volume Studies
		4.3 Methods for Conducting Spot Speed and Volume Studies
		4.4 Presentation and Analysis of Spot Speed Data
		4.5 Types of Volume Counts and Analysis of Volume Data
		4.6 Travel Time and Delay Studies
		4.7 Parking Studies
		4.8 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 5: Highway Safety
		5.1 Issues Involved in Transportation Safety
		5.2 Strategic Highway Safety Plans
		5.3 Performance Measures
		5.4 Computational Procedures for Safety Effectiveness Evaluation Methods
		5.5 Crash Patterns
		5.6 Effectiveness of Safety Design Features
		5.7 Safety Effectiveness of Some Commonly Used Highway Design Features
		5.8 Safety Effects of Pedestrian Facilities
		5.9 Safety Effects of Traffic Calming Strategies
		5.10 Safety Impact of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
		5.11 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 6: Fundamental Principles of Traffic Flow
		6.1 Traffic Flow Elements
		6.2 Flow-Density Relationships
		6.3 Shock Waves in Traffic Streams
		6.4 Gap and Gap Acceptance
		6.5 Introduction to Queuing Theory
		6.6 Summary
		Problems
	Chapter 7: Intersection Design
		7.1 Types of at-Grade Intersections
		7.2 Design Principles for at-Grade Intersections
		7.3 Design of Railroad Grade Crossings
		7.4 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 8: Intersection Control
		8.1 General Concepts of Traffic Control
		8.2 Conflict Points at Intersections
		8.3 Types of Intersection Control
		8.4 Signal Timing for Different Color Indications
		8.5 Freeway Ramps
		8.6 Evaluation and Optimization of Intersection Timing Plans
		8.7 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter
9: Capacity and Level of Service for Highway Segments
		9.1 Freeways
		9.2 Multilane Highways
		9.3 Two-Lane Highways
		9.4 Summary
		9.5 Problems
		Reference
		Chapter 9 Appendix: Tables
	Chapter 10: Capacity and Level of Service at Signalized Intersections
		10.1 Definitions of Some Common Terms
		10.2 Analysis Levels and Performance Measures for Level of Service at Signalized Intersections
		10.3 Level of Service Criteria at Signalized Intersections
		10.4 Methodology of Operational Analysis for the Automobile Mode
		10.5 Computation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Factors (fLpb, fRpb) for Right- and Left-Turn Movements from One-Way Streets
		10.6 Computation of Pedestrians and Bicycles Factor (fLpb), for Protected or Protected-Permitted Left-Turn Movements on Two-Way Streets
		10.7 Determination of Lane Group Adjusted Saturation Flow Rate
		10.8 Lane Group Capacity
		10.9 Level of Service Computation for Pedestrian Mode
		10.10 Level of Service for Bicycle Mode
		10.11 Quick Estimation Method (QEM)
		10.12 Field Determination of Saturation Flow
		10.13 Summary
		Problems
		References
Part 3: Transportation Planning
	Chapter 11: The Transportation Planning Process
		11.1 Basic Elements of Transportation Planning
		11.2 Transportation Planning Institutions
		11.3 Urban Transportation Planning
		11.4 Forecasting Travel
		11.5 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 12: Forecasting Travel Demand
		12.1 Demand Forecasting Approaches
		12.2 Trip Generation
		12.3 Trip Distribution
		12.4 Mode Choice
		12.5 Traffic Assignment
		12.6 Other Methods for Forecasting Demand
		12.7 Estimating Freight Demand
		12.8 Traffic Impact Studies
		12.9 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 13: Evaluating Transportation Alternatives
		13.1 Basic Issues in Evaluation
		13.2 Evaluation Based on Economic Criteria
		13.3 Evaluation Based on Multiple Criteria
		13.4 Summary
		Problems
		References
Part 4: Location, Geometrics, and Drainage
	Chapter 14: Highway Surveys and Location
		14.1 Principles of Highway Location
		14.2 Highway Survey Methods
		14.3 Highway Earthwork and Final Plans
		14.4 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 15: Geometric Design of Highway Facilities
		15.1 Factors Influencing Highway Design
		15.2 Design of the Alignment
		15.3 Special Facilities for Heavy Vehicles on Steep Grades
		15.4 Bicycle Facilities
		15.5 Parking Facilities
		15.6 Computer Use in Geometric Design
		15.7 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 16: Highway Drainage
		16.1 Surface Drainage
		16.2 Highway Drainage Structures
		16.3 Sediment and Erosion Control
		16.4 Hydrologic Considerations
		16.5 Unit Hydrographs
		16.6 Hydraulic Design of Highway Drainage Structures
		16.7 Subsurface Drainage
		16.8 Summary
		Problems
		References
		Additional Reading
Part 5: Materials and Pavements
	Chapter 17: Soil Engineering for Highway Design
		17.1 Soil Characteristics
		17.2 Basic Engineering Properties of Soils
		17.3 Classification of Soils for Highway Use
		17.4 Soil Surveys for Highway Construction
		17.5 Soil Compaction
		17.6 Special Soil Tests for Pavement Design
		17.7 Frost Action in Soils
		17.8 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 18: Bituminous Materials
		18.1 Sources of Asphalt
		18.2 Description and Uses of Bituminous Binders
		18.3 Properties of Asphalt Materials
		18.4 Tests for Asphalt Materials
		18.5 Asphalt Mixtures
		18.6 Superpave Systems
		18.7 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 19: Design of Flexible Highway Pavements
		19.1 Structural Components of a Flexible Pavement
		19.2 Soil Stabilization
		19.3 General Principles of Flexible Pavement Design
		19.4 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 20: Design of Rigid Pavements
		20.1 Materials Used in Rigid Pavements
		20.2 Joints in Concrete Pavements
		20.3 Types of Rigid Highway Pavements
		20.4 Pumping of Rigid Pavements
		20.5 Stresses in Rigid Pavements
		20.6 Thickness Design of Rigid Pavements
		20.7 Summary
		Problems
		References
	Chapter 21: Pavement Management
		21.1 Problems of Highway Rehabilitation
		21.2 Methods for Determining Roadway Condition
		21.3 Pavement Condition Prediction
		21.4 Pavement Rehabilitation
		21.5 Pavement Rehabilitation Programming
		21.6 GIS and Pavement Management
		21.7 Summary
		Problems
		References
Appendix A: Critical Values for the Student's t and X2 Distributions
Appendix B: Developing Equations for Computing Regression Coefficients
Appendix C: Fitting Speed and Density Data for Example 6.3 to the Greenshields Model Using Excel
Appendix D: An Example of Level of Service Determination Using HCS 2010
Appendix E: Metric Conversion Factors for Highway Geometric Design
Index