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This document provides information about the Civil Engineering course CIE 561 - Transportation Planning and Engineering offered at Mulungushi University. The course aims to provide students with knowledge of transportation planning and solving transportation problems. It will cover topics such as transportation systems in Zambia, transportation planning, traffic analysis, highway and railway engineering. Students will learn how to conduct transportation surveys, analyze traffic flow, and design transportation facilities and signalized intersections. Assessment includes assignments, tests, and an examination. Recommended textbooks are also listed.

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Introduction

This document provides information about the Civil Engineering course CIE 561 - Transportation Planning and Engineering offered at Mulungushi University. The course aims to provide students with knowledge of transportation planning and solving transportation problems. It will cover topics such as transportation systems in Zambia, transportation planning, traffic analysis, highway and railway engineering. Students will learn how to conduct transportation surveys, analyze traffic flow, and design transportation facilities and signalized intersections. Assessment includes assignments, tests, and an examination. Recommended textbooks are also listed.

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Mulungushi University

School of Science, Engineering and Technology


Department of Engineering

CIE 561 – TRANSPORTATION


PLANNING AND ENGINEERING
(Pre-requisite – CIE 435 – HIGHWAY ENGINEERING)
FIFTH Year 1st Semester– Civil Engineering

Lecturer: Michael M. Kopulande


BEng (Civil), MSc Eng. (Struct), MSc. (Infra. & Mgt), MEIZ, R.Eng.
About CIE – 561:
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
AND ENGINEERING.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
RATIONALE
 The learner should be able to Design
• Transportation planning and Engineering is a and Conduct surveys to provide data
component of civil engineering that plays a vital required for transportation Planning.
role in the economic development of a nation.
 Must be able Forecast travel demand;
• Therefore, this course aims at providing
students with the knowledge required to plan  Should Explain the impact of
transportation systems and solve problems transportation on the environment
related to transportation such as congestion
 Must be able to Explain the variables of
and road safety.
traffic flow such as volume and speed,
• Further, the course introduces students to traffic flow theories and identify basic
traffic analysis and the principles of traffic traffic variables and their relationships.
signal operation
 Should carry out Analyze a variety of
• The course will also introduce to the learner
traffic facilities and evaluate capacity
multi-modal transport system and the
and level of service (LOS).
connections between them as well as the role
of a civil engineer at planning and design  Should be able to Design signalized
stage. intersections
.
Scope of Transportation
Planning and Engineering
1. Overview of the Transportation System in
Zambia.
-Modes of transport in Zambia
Overview of the Road Sector
Overview of the Railway Sector
Overview of the Air transport sector
Overview of the Marine Sector
A look at the government agencies
A quick glance at the SADC scenario.
 Transport and the economy
Transport and politics
Transport and engineering
2. Transportation Planning
 Introduction
 Characteristics of transportation systems
 Functional classification of roads and railways
 Urban transportation planning
 Highway capacity and analysis of level of service
 The Role of Transportation Planning in Economic Development
 Survey methods for transportation planning
 Highway and Railway asset management
 Transportation Planning Regulations
Transportation Engineering
 Introduction
 Types of pavements
 Performance Evaluation of Highway and Railway Systems
 Traffic characteristics

 Traffic flow analysis.


 Traffic Flow management at Intersections
 Design of signalized intersections
SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO BE
CONSIDERED

 Is the opening of a national airline a priority for Zambia at


the moment.
 Is the proposed dual carriage way between Lusaka and
Ndola a must at the moment or it can be deferred to later?
What is your take on the management of the tolls and its
whole legal framework?
What is the impact on the economy of Kabwe once the
proposed bypass is constructed?
How best can we improve marine transport in Zambia?
What are your views on the proposed construction of a
railway line between Serenje and Chipata?
ASSESMENT

 CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT:
 1. Assignment I- Urban Transportation Planning : 10%
 2. Assignment II- Design of city decongestion project &
Signalised Intersection: 10%
 2.Test I: 10%
 3. Test II: 10%
 4. Unseen Written Examnation: 60%

 Total: 100%
 Prescribed Books
 Garber, N.J. and Hoel, L.E., Traffic and Highway Engineering,
Fourth Edition SI, 2010, Cengage Learning. . ISBN-13:
9780495438533.
 Khisty C.J. and Lall B.K., Transportation Engineering: An
Introduction, Third Edition, 2003, Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN
13: 9780130335609
 Recommended Books
 Mannering F. and Washburn S., Principles of Highway
Engineering and Traffic Analysis, Fifth Edition, 2012, John Wiley
and Sons. SBN-13: 9781118120149
 C.S. Papacostas, P.D. Prevedouros, Transportation Engineering
and Planning, 2005, Prentice Hall. ISBN 13: 9780131973091
 Myer Kutz. Handbook of Transportation Engineering, 2003,
McGraw Hill

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