2K6CE 705(B) TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

Module I (10 hours)
Scope of traffic engineering & study of its elements – introduction – objectives and scope of traffic engineering – components of road traffic – vehicle, driver and road – road user and vehicle characteristics and their effect on road  traffic – traffic maneuvers – traffic stream characteristics – relationship between speed, flow and density – sampling in traffic studies – adequacy of sample size
Module II (14 hours)
Traffic engineering studies and analysis – objectives – methods of study – equipment – data collection – analysis and interpretation (including case studies) of (a) speed, (b) speed and delay, (c) volume, (d) origin and destination, (e) parking, (f) accident & other studies
Module III (14 hours)
Design, regulation and management of traffic engineering facilities – control of traffic movements through time sharing and space sharing concepts – design of channelising islands, T, Y, skewed, staggered, roundabout, miniroundabout and other forms of at-grade crossings including provision forsafe crossing of pedestrians and cyclists – grade separated intersections – their warrants and design features – bus stop location and bus bay design – road lighting – regulations on vehicles, drivers and traffic – planning and design of one-way streets – reversible lanes and roadways – turn regulation – transit and carpool lanes – pedestrian facilities.
Module IV (14 hours)
Traffic control devices & environmental control – traffic signs – markings and signals – different methods of signal design – redesign of existing signals including case studies – signal system and coordination – air & noise pollution of different transport modes – visual impacts – impacts on land development – technological approaches to improving environment

Text book
1. Kadiyali l. R., Traffic and Transport Planning, Khanna Publishers
Reference Books
1.Pignatyaro L., Traffic Engineering – Theory & Practice, John Wiley.
2.TheInstitute of Transportation Engineers, Transportation and Traffic Engineering Hand Book, Prentice Hall, Chapters 8,17,21,23 and 24, Third Edition, 1965.
3.O’Flaherty C.A., Highways-Traffic Planning & Engineering, Edward Arnold.
4.McShane W.R. & Roess R.P., Traffic Engineering, Prentice Hall.
5. Salter R.J., Highway Traffic Analysis and Design, ELBS.
6. Matson,Smith & Hurd, Traffic Engineering, McGraw Hill Book Co