Transportation Engineering

  • 30 Hours

Description

The field of transportation engineering; role of transportation in social economics. Operation and vehicular characteristics for all modes of transportation. Traffic control devices, introduction to traffic signal timings. Rail transportation. Air transport demand, selection of airport site and runway orientation; airport passenger terminal area. Water transportation including marine structures, classes of harbors and planning and design of port facilities.

Outline

1.    Transportation systems planning.

2.    Highway transportation.

3.    Urban mass transit.

4.    Air transportation.

5.    Rail transportation.

6.    Water transportation.