Traffic engineering and transport planning

Civil Engineering

Contents:
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
1. Traffic Engineering Administration and Functions
2. The Road User and the Vehicle
SECTION 2: TRAFFIC SURVEYS
3. Speed, Journey Time and Delay Surveys
4. Vehicle Volume Counts, Classification and Occupancy
5. Origin-Destination Survey
6. Parking Surveys
7. Use of Photographic Techniques in Traffic Survey
SECTION 3; ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF TRAFFIC STUDIES
8. Statistical Methods for Traffic Engineering
9. Speed Studies
10. Traffic Forecasting
SECTION 4: GEOMETRIC DESIGN
11. Geometric Design
SECTION 5: PARKING
12. Parking
SECTION 6: TRAFFIC CONTROLS
13. Traffic Signs
14. Road Markings
15. Traffic Signals
16. Miscellaneous Traffic Control Aids and Street Furniture
SECTION 7: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
17. Regulation of Traffic
SECTION 8: TRAFFIC SAFETY
18. Road Accidents - Causes and Prevention
SECTION 9: STREET LIGHTING
19. Street Lightning
SECTION 10: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
20. Transportation System Management
SECTION 11. HIGHWAY CAPACITY
21. Highway Capacity
SECTION 12: THEORY OF TRAFFIC FLOW
22. Scope, Definitions and Basic Diagram of Traffic Flow
23. Lighthill and Witham's Theory
24. Car Following Theory
25. The Queuing Theory and its Application to Traffic Engineering Problems
26. Vehicle Arrivals, Headways and Gaps
27. Delay to Traffic at Uncontrolled Intersection
28. Simulation of Traffic
SECTION 13: TRANSPORT PLANNING
29. Transport Planning Process
30. Transportation Survey
31. Trip Generation
32. Trip Distribution
33. Traffic Assignment
34. Modal Spilt
35. Evaluation
36. Land-use Transport Models
37. Transport Planning for Small and Medium Sized Cities
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
38. Economic Evaluation of Transportation Plans
39. Vehicle Operating Costs
40. Value of Travel Time Savings
41. Accidents Costs
42. Traffic Congestion, Traffic Restraints and Road Pricing
SOME CURRENT TOPICS
43. Nature of Traffic Problems in Cities
44. Public Transport in Cities
45. Intermediate Public Transport in Indian Cities
46. Traffic and Environment
47. Fuel Crisis and Transporation
48. Transport Modes, Technology and Selection
49. Application of Information Technology in Transporation
50. Public-Private Partnership in Transport Projects
51. Logistics in Transport;
Index.

Traffic Engineering ,Transport Planning.