342-0647/01 – Traffic engineering (DI)

Gurantor departmentInstitute of TransportCredits4
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Michal Dorda, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Michal Dorda, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2012/2013Year of cancellation2023/2024
Intended for the facultiesFSIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
DOR028 doc. Ing. Michal Dorda, Ph.D.
TEI72 doc. Ing. Dušan Teichmann, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 8+4

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The student will be familiar with the basic terminology from the field of traffic engineering. The student will be able to calculate the capacity of individual types of intersections and will be familiar with traffic flow theory.

Teaching methods

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Summary

1. Introduction to traffic engineering, roads, intersections 2. Traffic surveys – aim, classification, methods, evaluation 3. Traffic prognosis – aim, methods 4. Signalized intersections 5. Methods of control plan design 6. Capacity of signalized intersections. 7. Roundabouts 8. Uncontrolled intersections 9. Traffic flow theory 10. Macroscopical models 11. Microscopical models 12. Road capacity calculation using traffic flow theory 13. Traffic flow interaction 14. Controlling and regulation of transport

Compulsory literature:

Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C. 1985. Jacquemart, G.: Modern Roundabout Practice in the United States. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1998, 74 s. ISBN 0-309-06120-2. Morlok, E. K. Introduction to Transportation Engineering and Planning. USA. ISBN 0-07-043132-9

Recommended literature:

Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C. 1985. Jacquemart, G.: Modern Roundabout Practice in the United States. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1998, 74 s. ISBN 0-309-06120-2. Morlok, E. K. Introduction to Transportation Engineering and Planning. USA. ISBN 0-07-043132-9

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Project 1 - Design of control plan for signalized intersection using Webster's method. Project 2 - Design of control plan for signalized intersection using linear programming.

E-learning

Other requirements

No other requierements.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction to traffic engineering, roads, intersections 2. Traffic surveys – aim, classification, methods, evaluation 3. Traffic prognosis – aim, methods 4. Signalized intersections 5. Methods of control plan design 6. Capacity of signalized intersections. 7. Roundabouts 8. Uncontrolled intersections 9. Traffic flow theory 10. Macroscopical models 11. Microscopical models 12. Road capacity calculation using traffic flow theory 13. Traffic flow interaction 14. Controlling and regulation of transport

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2012/2013 Summer semester, validity until: 2023/2024 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35  18
        Examination Examination 65  16 3
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