Information Package / Course Catalogue
| 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 |
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;
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.
| 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 |
| 1. | Kutlu, K., Trafik Tekniği, İTÜ Rektörlüğü Sayı 1508, İstanbul, 1993. |
| 2. | May, A.D., Traffic Flow Fundamentals, Printice-Hall, New York, 1990 |
| 3. | Daganzo, C.F., Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations, Pergamon-Elsevier, Oxford U.K., 1997 |
| 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 |
| 6. | Tunç, A. Trafik Mühendisliği ve Uygulamaları, ASİL Yayın-Dağıtım,2003 |
| 7. | Daiheng Ni, Traffic Flow Theory-Characteristics, Experimental Methods, and Numerical Techniques, 2016, Elsevier. |
| 8. | Daiheng Ni, Signalized Intersections-Fundamentals to Advanced Systems, 2020, Springer. |
| 9. | Roger P. Roess, Elena S. Prassas, William R. McShane, Traffic Engineering: International Edition, 4th Edition, Pearson (July 4, 2010) |
| 10. | James Pline, Traffic Engineering Handbook, ITE. |
| 11. | Taylor, M.A.P., Bonsall, P.W. and Young, W., Understanding Traffic Systems: Data, Analysis and Presentation, 2nd Edition, Ashgate Publishing, 2000 |
| 12. | Schroeder, B.J., Cunningham, C.M., Findley, D.J., Hummer, J.E., Foyle, R.S., Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies, 2nd Edition, ITE, 2010 |
| 13. | Gerlough, D.L. and Huber, M. J., Traffic Flow Theory A Monograph, TRB Special Report 165, 1975 |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %10 |
| Assignment | 2 | %20 |
| Quiz | 2 | %20 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %50 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Assignment | 2 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| Individual Work | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| Quiz | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 150 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | PÇ-13 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |