Roads and Transportation Engineering I CIVL 4321

Course description:

The course covers the study of vehicular transportation fundamentals including Traffic flow theory, volume, speed, level of service analysis, and delay studies, capacity analysis of signalized and un-signalized Intersections, traffic safety studies, capacity analysis of basic freeway segments, multilane, and two-lane highways, basic principles of roadway design, route location, and economy visibility studies of recommended design alternatives, geometric design involving vertical and horizontal alignment.

Course Aims:

This course aims at providing students with an introduction to transportation engineering. This will be achieved by providing:
  • A description of the basic characteristics of transportation planning and of the models used by transportation planners. 
  • An explanation of the basic parameters of traffic engineering and the methods to estimate those parameters, promoting operational efficiency and safety through the use of traffic control devices.

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  • Describe the four-step transport planning process, data requirements and collection.
  • Analyse and assess the performance of routes and intersections through an understanding of traffic flow theories.
  • Appreciate and consider the needs of all road users, their interaction and management of their movement in an efficient and safe way.
  • Design traffic signal timings for junctions.
  • Assess different drivers when improving road safety.
  • Discuss solutions and alternatives to urban congestion.