CE 36100 – Introduction to Transportation Engineering

Credits and contact hours:

• 3 credits
• Lecture that meets 3 times per week for 50 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks

Specific course information:

• Catalog description: This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of transportation engineering – from planning and design to operations. The multimodal nature of transportation will be demonstrated by studying non-highway modes. The relationship disciplines outside engineering – will become clear. Perhaps most important, the student will see how a transportation engineer can practice the profession in today’s world.
• Prerequisites: There are none, but it is helpful to have taken:
  • CE203 Principles & Practice of Geomatics
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Cash flow analysis
• Course status: Technical elective – breadth and design

Specific Goals for the course:

• Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall be able to:
  • Analyze transportation-related problems using methods that constitute standard practice. (While doing so, define and explain the most common terms and abbreviations used in transportation engineering.
  • Identify, collect, and apply data to analyze transportation problems.
  • Explain the role of transportation in today’s society and the community.
•  Relationship of course to program outcomes
  • Outcome 1: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  • Outcome 2: An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  • Outcome 3: An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  • Outcome 4: An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  • Outcome 5: An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  • Outcome 6: An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  • Outcome 7: An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Topics:

• CHAPTER 1 TRANSPORTATION IN OUR DAILY LIVES
• CHAPTER 2 TRAFFIC FLOW: THEORY AND ANALYSIS
• CHAPTER 3 HIGHWAY DESIGN FOR PERFORMANCE
• CHAPTER 4 MODELING TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND SUPPLY
• CHAPTER 5 PLANNING AND EVALUATION FOR DECISION-MAKING
• CHAPTER 6 SAFETY ON THE HIGHWAY
• CHAPTER 7 HIGHWAY DESIGN FOR SAFETY
• CHAPTER 8 DESIGN OF INTERSECTIONS FOR SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY
• CHAPTER 9 HIGHWAY DESIGN FOR RIDEABILITY (PAVEMENT DESIGN)
• CHAPTER 10 PUBLIC MASS TRANSPORTATION
• CHAPTER 11 AIR TRANSPORTATION AND AIRPORTS
• CHAPTER 12 MOVING FREIGHT
• CHAPTER 13 THE PATH TO A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM