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http://www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/lfu/courses/cive342/
Civ E
342 - Transport Principles and Applications
Winter
- 200 6
Course Objectives:
The objective of
this course is to provide students a clear and concise introduction to the basic
principles and procedures of transport planning and engineering applied to
intercity transport problems. Major subjects covered in this course include an
introduction to transportation engineering, characteristics of the human, the
vehicle and the road, highway geometric design, pavement design, traffic and
highway capacity analysis, and transportation economics and demand forecasting.
Course instructor:
Professor L. Fu, Office: E2-2305;
Ext.: 3984
Email:
lfu@uwaterloo.ca
TAs:
Z. Abdy; Lori
Schaus
Mark distribution:
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Assignments |
20 % |
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Midterm |
20 % |
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Final |
60 % |
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References:
Text:
1. Mannering,
L. F. and W. P. Kilareski , Principles of Highway
Engineering and Traffic Analysis, Third Edition, Jon Wiley & Sons,
Inc. , 2005.
Additional References:
1. Transportation
Association of Canada (TAC), Pavement Design and Management Guide,
2. TAC,
Manual of Geometric Design and Standards for Canadian Roads, 1986
3. Khisty,
J. and B. K. Lall, Transportation Engineering: An Introduction, Second Edition,
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, 1990.
Civ
E 342 Course Schedule
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Date |
Lecture Topic |
Assignments |
Reference |
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Jan. 3
Tue |
INTRODUCTION
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Chapter 1
(Text) |
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Jan. 5
Thur |
Travel demand
analysis
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Tutorial: movies |
Chapter 8 (Text)
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Jan. 10
Tue |
TRAVEL DEMAND ANALYSIS
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Jan. 12
Thur |
TRAVEL DEMAND ANALYSIS
(Regression Analysis) |
Tutorial 1: A1 due on
Jan. 16 |
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Jan. 17
Tue |
VEHICLE PERFORMANCE |
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Chapter 2
(Text)
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Jan. 19
Thur |
VEHICLE PERFORMANCE |
Tutorial time will be used for the canceled lecture on
Jan. 24! |
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Jan. 24
Tue |
(Class Canceled due to TRB
meeting)
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Jan. 26
Thur |
VEHICLE PERFORMANCE
Movie: No Ordinary Highway |
Tutorial 2
A2 due on
Jan. 30 |
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Jan. 31
Tue |
VEHICLE PERFORMANCE
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Feb. 2
Thur |
GEOMETRIC DESIGN (factors)
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Tutorial 3
A3 due on
Feb. 6 |
Chapter 3
(Text)
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Feb. 7
Tue |
HIGHWAY PLANNING
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Midterm
Week |
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Feb. 9
Thur |
GEOMETRIC DESIGN (horizontal) |
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Feb. 14
Tue |
GEOMETRIC DESIGN (horizontal)
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Feb. 16
Thur |
GEOMETRIC DESIGN (Vertical)
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Tutorial 4
A4 due on
Feb. 20 |
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Feb. 21
Tue |
GEOMETRIC DESIGN (Vertical)
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Feb. 23
Thur |
GEOMETRIC DESIGN (Vertical)
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Tutorial 5
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Feb. 28
Tue |
GEOMETRIC DESIGN
Guest Speaker (from MTO?) |
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Mar. 2
Thur |
Traffic Flow and
Capacity Analysis
Movie: MTO - COMPASS |
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Chapter 5-7
(Text) |
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Mar. 7
Tue |
Traffic Flow and
Capacity Analysis |
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Mar. 9
Thur |
PAVEMENT DESIGN
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Tutorial 5
A5 due on
Mar. 13 |
Chapter 4
(Text)
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Mar. 14
Tue |
PAVEMENT DESIGN (Flexible Pavement)
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Mar. 16
Thur |
PAVEMENT DESIGN (Flexible Pavement)
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Tutorial 6
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Mar. 21
Tue |
PAVEMENT DESIGN (Rigid Pavement)
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Mar. 23
Thur |
Air Transportation and Rail Transportation
Movies |
Tutorial 6
A6 due on
Mar. 27 |
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Mar. 28
Tue |
Wrap Up: Review |
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