Information Package / Course Catalogue
Traffic Counts and Surveys
Course Code: MCE551
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To teach the basic concepts of traffic; To teach the basics of surveys on traffic flows; To teach the basics of numerical analyses on traffic flows; To teach the basics of implementation studies on traffic flows;

Course Content

Fundamental variables of Traffic Flow: Flow, Density, Speed – Statistical and probabilistic models of flow variables – Observation of flow variables – Fundamental relationships (diagrams) of traffic flow: Speed-Density, Flow-Speed, Flow-Densitys – Mathematical models of fundamental diagrams – Highway Capacity - Types of highway capacity – Relationship of road geometric standarts with capacity - Traffic volume estimation and highway design – Surveys on Speed, Density and volume – Delay studies - Parking studies – Pedestrian volume studies – Origin Destination studies – Public transportation surveys – Accident studies.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Cenk OZAN
Learning Outcomes
1.will be able to Design a traffic study
2.will be able to exercise the methods of observation and mapping on basic and derived variables of traffic flow
3.will be able to explicate the fundamental relationships and the basic models of traffic flow
4.will be able to apply highway capacity analysis in presence of traffic volume data
5.will be able to determine the effects generated by traffic
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kutlu, K., Trafik Tekniği, İTÜ Rektörlüğü Sayı 1508, İstanbul, 1993.
2.Daganzo, C.F., Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations, Pergamon-Elsevier, Oxford U.K., 1997.
3.May, A.D., Traffic Flow Fundamentals, Printice-Hall, New York, 1990
4.Mannering, F.L., Kilareski, W.P., Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, Fifth edition, Wiley, New York, 2012
5.TRB Special report no 209, Highway Capacity Manual, Washington, D.C., Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 20105
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Traffic in Transportation, Traffic Engineering
Week 2 - Theoretical
Traffic Flow Variables
Week 3 - Theoretical
Volume study. Spot speed study
Week 4 - Theoretical
Statistical properties of traffic volume and speed.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fundamental Relationships (diagrams) of Traffic Flow
Week 6 - Theoretical
Mathematical Models of Fundamental Traffic Flow Relationships
Week 7 - Theoretical
Capacity: Capacity concept and types of capacity
Week 8 - Theoretical
Level of service
Week 9 - Theoretical
Travel time and delay study
Week 10 - Theoretical
Parking study
Week 11 - Theoretical
Pedestrian study
Week 12 - Theoretical
Origin-Destination study
Week 13 - Theoretical
Traffic accidents study
Week 14 - Theoretical
Traffic impact study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%40
Assignment2%30
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment203060
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination123225
Final Examination124226
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)195
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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5
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