TTE4201 L1 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering
TTE4201 L1 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering
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Department of Civil and Environmental
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2023 Institute of Transportation
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Course Grading
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Extra Credit Opportunities!
The purpose of these extra credit opportunities will be to expand your
idea of what transportation engineering really means beyond the
textbook into the real world and the real human effect of our
transportation systems on real people.
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What does this course cover?
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What does this course cover?
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What does this course cover?
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What does this course cover?
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What does this course cover?
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What does this course cover?
Module 7: Intersection Control Systems
General Concepts
Conflict Points
Types of Intersection controls
MUTCD
Traffic Signal Warrants
Signal Timing
Concepts
Signal Timing
Green Time, Cycle Length, Yellow and all red
phases
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What does this course cover?
Module 8: Other Topics in Transportation
Evaluating Transportation Alternatives
(Engineering Economy)
Surveying
Drainage – (Water resources)
Soil Structures – (Geotech)
Pavement
Rigid and Flexible Pavements
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Traffic & Highway Engineering, 5th Edition Enhanced Garber & Hoel
The Profession of
Transportation
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Outline
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Learning Objectives
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Transportation Engineering
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Traffic & Highway Engineering, 5th Edition Enhanced Garber & Hoel
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Traffic & Highway Engineering, 5th Edition Enhanced Garber & Hoel
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Let’s play a game!
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Transportation Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering/integration of multiple disciplines
Geography/GI Geotech
Graphics/
CAD S
Structure
Operation &
Management Public policy
Hydrology
Economics
Materials/
Pavement Human
Art behavior
Environmental eng.
Urban
Systems Survey Statistics Planning
engineering
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Importance of Transportation
The importance of transportation in the United States also can
be illustrated by citing statistics as follows:
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Importance of Transportation
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Transportation Systems and their function
Transportation systems are a major component of the U.S.
economy and have an huge impact on the shape of the
society and the efficiency of the economy.
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Transportation Systems and their function
Revenue Sources for 2011 Highway Disbursements
Revenue
Source Percent of Total
($ billion)
41.2 State & local motor fuel taxes 26.9
28.0 Federal motor fuel & other excise 18.3
taxes
23.2 State license fees 15.2
12.7 Tolls and other local user fees 8.3
105.1 Subtotal road-user taxes 68.7
30.0 State & local general fund 19.6
allocations
18.0 Federal general fund allocations & 11.7
deficit financing
48.0 Subtotal general funds 31.3
153.1 TOTAL 100.0
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Figure 1.1: Public Highway Mileage and Annual Vehicle-Miles
Traveled in the United States, 1920–2015
(Source: Highway Statistics 2015, Federal Highway
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington,
D.C., 2015, Table VMT 421C.)
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The Nature of Transportation Demand
The relationship is circular
and ongoing. The planner
attempt to provide capacity
for observed or predicted
travel demand by building
transportation system. The
improvement of trans
system, however, make the
adjacent and nearby lands
more accessible more
attractive for development.
Thus building new
transportation facilities
leads to further increases in
land use development
which in turn results in
even higher transport
demands.
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Question!
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Transportation Employment
Logistics and Supply-Chain Management
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Transportation Employment
Vehicle Design and Transportation Services
Vehicle design and manufacture is a
major industry in the United States
and involves the application of
mechanical, electrical, and aerospace
engineering skills as well as those of
technically trained mechanics and
workers in other trades.
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Transportation Employment
Transportation Planning
Transportation Design
Infrastructure Construction
Operations and Management
Research and Development
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Areas of Employment
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Transportation Organizations
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Question!
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Transportation Organizations
WTS-Women’s Transportation Seminar
ITE-Institute of Transportation Engineers
AASHTO-American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials: produces
manuals, specifications standards, and current practices in
highway design, which form the basis for practices
throughout the country.
TRB-Transportation Research Board:
It operates through a technical committee structure
composed of knowledgeable practitioners who assist in
defining research needs, review and sponsor technical
sessions, and conduct workshops and conferences. The
Transportation Research Board is supported
by the state transportation departments, federal
transportation administrations, trade associations,
transportation companies, and individual memberships.
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Transportation Organizations
US Dept. of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Maritime Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Admin.
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Traffic & Highway Engineering, 5th Edition Enhanced Garber & Hoel
Research &
Design
Development
Operations &
Construction
Management
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Traffic & Highway Engineering, 5th Edition Enhanced Garber & Hoel
Planning
Selection of projects for design and
construction
Defining problem, gathering and analyzing
data, evaluating solutions
Estimating the impact of the facility on the
environment and the community
Creating alternatives to achieve the task at
the lowest cost
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Traffic & Highway Engineering, 5th Edition Enhanced Garber & Hoel
Infrastructure Design
Specifying all features of the
transportation system
Creating a set of detailed plans in order to
estimate cost and facilitate construction
Considering pavement and structural
requirements and the concrete or asphalt
surface material
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Highway Construction
Inspecting and clearing the native soil
Preparing the surface for construction
Placing the final pavement
Preparing the final roadway for use by
traffic
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are
used in the area to establish line and
grade
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Traffic & Highway Engineering, 5th Edition Enhanced Garber & Hoel
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Question again!
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Modes of Transportation
Freight and Passenger Traffic
• Highways – bus, auto, truck
• Railroads
• Air
• Water
• Pipeline
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Modes of Transportation
Public Transportation
• Mass transit
• Paratransit
• Ridesharing
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Modes of Transportation
Highway Transportation
• Interstate Highway System
• Intercity Bus Transportation
• Truck Transportation
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U.S. Highway System
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Advantages & Complementary of Modes
Each of the modes usually complements the others in
carrying the nation’s freight and passengers.
Example:
Automobile: reliable, comfortable, flexible.
Air transport: When distance are great and time is premium.
intercity bus : Lower cost, higher capacity, more environmentally
friendly
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Modes of Transportations Cont.
Effectiveness of modes is described in terms of
accessibility of the mode, level of mobility it provides, and
its productivity.
Accessibility: A measure of the ease of reaching (and interacting
with) destinations. A place with "high accessibility" is one from which
many destinations can be reached, or destinations can be reached
with relative ease. "Low accessibility" implies that relatively few
destinations can be reached for a given amount of time/effort/cost or
that reaching destinations is more difficult or costly from that place.
Mobility: Described in terms of speed or travel time.
Productivity: Measure of the total amount of transportation (product
of the volume of goods or passengers carried and distance) provided
per unit time. (ton-miles/yr) or (passengers-kilometers/ day).
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Modes of Transportation/ Highway System
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Modes of Transportation/ Highway System
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Modes of Transportation/ Urban Transit System
Includes traditional mass transit
modes (buses, street cars (taxi),
light rail and rail rapid transit).
Transit passengers:
Commuters or Choice riders: Persons
making work trips into dense central
business districts (CBD).
Captive riders: Persons without access to
automobiles (school children, senior
citizens, single-auto families, others with
economically or physically disadvantaged).
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Modes of Transportation/ Urban Transit System
Line-haul speed vary a great deal depending on the mode
used but generally lower than automobiles except in CBD
and for rail rapid transit.
Greater travel times except in cases mentioned above.
High capacities.
High accessibility
Capital cost for rail are high and for buses are comparable
to autos.
Moderate operating cost.
Lower environmental impacts
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Public Transportation
Transit can be anything from:
Mass transit: fixed routes, published schedules,
vehicle such as buses and light rail, or rapid
transit with specific stops.
Para transit: more flexible and personalized
service than mass transit in route and schedule,
available on demand by subscription or on a
shared-ride basis.
Ridesharing: two or more persons traveling
together by prearrangement such as carpool,
vanpool, or share-ride taxi.
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Public Transportation Cont.
It can provide high capacity, energy efficient
movement in densely traveled corridors.
It can serve medium and low density areas with
newer technology
Transit ridership has declined in the US due to:
Increased auto ownership,
Zoning shifts to low density suburbs,
relocation of industry and commerce a way from the
central city
Lack of funding for transit
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Modes of Transportation/ Air Transportation System
Includes: Commercial airlines, airfreight carriers, and
general aviation (private aircraft).
Major market: Intercity long-distance travel.
High line-haul speed.
Limited accessibility.
Moderate capacity.
High productivity.
High capital and operating costs.
Environmental impacts are significant (noise) but of
much less concern than highway system.
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Modes of Transportation/
Rail Transportation
System
Prime market: intercity freight.
Passenger rail trips are usually
short to intermediate.
Moderate speed.
Moderate accessibility.
High capital cost.
Operating cost per ton-mile are low.
Environmental impact is relatively low.
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Modes of Transportation/
Water Transportation
System
Consist of ocean shipping and barge lines
operating on inland waterways.
Major types of oceangoing freighters
include:
Container ships
Bulk cargo carriers
Oil tankers.
Market : intercity freight.
Inland waterways specialize in bulk
goods.
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Low speed.
Low accessibility
High capacity.
Capital cost is high.
Operating cost per
ton-mile are
extremely low.
Environmental
impact is relatively
low per tonne of
Modes of Transportation/ freight but water
pollution is a
Water Transportation significant problem.
System
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Modes of
Transportation/ Pipeline
Transportation System
Highly specialized freight
transportation system.
Market: Crude oil,
petroleum products, and
natural gas.
Low speed.
High capacity.
Continuous flow.
Low cost (capital cost is
80% of total cost and
operating cost is very low
depending on pumping
cost).
Low environmental
impact.
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Transport Cost of Different Modes
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Question again!
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Comparison of Transportation Modes
Example-Selecting a Transportation Mode
$ 250, 5 hours
$ 200, 8 hours
O D
$ 150, 12 hours
25 $/h
400 miles
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Comparasions of Transportation Modes
Solution:
Air: 250+25(5)= $ 375
Auto: 200+25(8)=$ 400
Rail: 150+25(12)=$ 450
Safety
Reliability.
Convenience.
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Question again!
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Traffic Demand
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How demand change in terms of cost
With lower
transport cost,
the traffic volume
becomes higher
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Transportation Supply
A B
If a bridge is built, people will use it, but the amount of traffic will depend
on cost. The cost to cross the bridge will depend on the bridge toll and
the travel time for cars and trucks. If only a few vehicles cross, little time
is lost waiting at a toll booth or in congested traffic. However, as more
and more cars and trucks use the bridge, the time required to cross will
increase unless automated toll booths are installed. Lines will be long at
the toll booth; there might also be traffic congestion at the other end.
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Transportation Supply
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Interaction of Supply and Demand
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Interaction of Supply and Demand
Example 1 Computing the Toll to Maximize
Revenue Using a Supply—Demand Curve
A toll bridge carries 5000 veh/day. The current toll is 150
cents. When the toll is increased by 25 cents, traffic volume
decreases by 500 veh/day. Determine the amount of toll that
should be charged such that revenue is maximized. How
much additional revenue will be received?
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Interaction of Supply and Demand
Solution:
Let x = the toll increase in cents.
Assuming a linear relation between traffic volume and cost,
the expression
for V is V = 5000-x/25 (500)
The toll is
T =150 +x
Revenue is the product of toll and volume:
R =V*T
For maximum value of x, compute the first derivative and set
equal to zero:
dR/dt=0
We obtain x=50cents
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Interaction of Supply and Demand
The new toll is the current toll plus the toll increase.
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Videos
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