8CE4.3-ADVANCE TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING                             L 3

UNIT: 1

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Traffic Studies

Road inventories, Traffic Volume Studies, Spot Speed Studies, Travel Time and

delay Studies, Origin-Destination studies, Methodology and Analysis of O-D data, Traffic

capacity, Parking studies and characteristics, Accident studies and characteristics, causes and

preventive measures.

UNIT: 2

Statistical Methods for Traffic Engineering

: Elementary concepts and Probability, Mean,

Standard Deviation and variance, Poisson and Binomial Distribution, Normal distribution,

sampling Theory and Significance testing, Linear Regression and correlation.

UNIT: 3

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Traffic Characteristics

Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics related to Volume, Speed

and Density, their relationships, Road User Characteristics – Human and vehicular

Characteristics.

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Traffic Engineering Design

Principles of Road Junction design, Design of Roundabouts, Bus

UNIT: 4

Traffic Management

: Traffic Laws, Regulations and Ordinances for Drivers, Pedestrians and

Mixed Traffic. Traffic control Measures – One Way streets, Kerb Parking Control, Intersection

Control, Speed Control, Access Control. Expressways. Traffic Control Devices – Traffic

Markings, Signs, Signals, Traffic Islands, their Classification, types and Sketches, Street

Lighting.

UNIT: 5

Traffic and Environment

: Detrimental Effects of Traffic on the environment – air pollution,

noise pollution, visual intrusion, aesthetics etc.

Road Safety

: The identification of problem, causation and Prevention, Road layout and