Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : CE431 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : English |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 5 |
Analysis of highway traffic flows, determining problems and developing solution options at different types of intersections
Introduction, traffic flow and components, main relationships of traffic flows, statistical attribute of traffic flows, traffic surveys (counting and observation methods, questionnaire and forecast methods), intersections, accident points, intersections types and capacities, signalized intersections and signalization methods, single point intersection signalization, coordinated signalization, signalized road networks, traffic signs.
| Lec. Cenk OZAN |
| 1. | To have knowledge about the basic components and concepts of highway traffic |
| 2. | To be able to model traffic flows at macro level by measuring the main parameters of highway traffic flows from the field |
| 3. | To be able to plan basic measurements in the field for intersection design |
| 4. | To be able to design a signalised intersection |
| 5. | To be able to measure and redesign the performance of signalised intersections |
| 1. | Traffic Engineering: International Edition, 4th Edition, Roger P. Roess, Elena S. Prassas, William R. McShane, Pearson (July 4, 2010) |
| 2. | Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 5th Edition SI version, Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn, John Wiley High Education (01/2013). |
| 3. | Traffic Flow Theory-Characteristics, Experimental Methods, and Numerical Techniques, Daiheng Ni, 2016, Elsevier. |
| 4. | Signalized Intersections-Fundamentals to Advanced Systems, Daiheng Ni, 2020, Springer. |
| 5. | Traffic Engineering Handbook, James Pline, ITE. |
| 6. | Traffic Flow Fundamentals, Adolf D. May. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %5 |
| Quiz | 2 | %15 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %50 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Individual Work | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| Quiz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 125 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | |
OÇ-1 | 3 | ||||||||||
OÇ-2 | 4 | ||||||||||
OÇ-3 | 3 | ||||||||||
OÇ-4 | 4 | ||||||||||
OÇ-5 | 4 | ||||||||||