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: 6
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.

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