Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, EMEA Edition

Höfundar: Fred L. Mannering; Scott S. Washburn (Útgáfa: 7)
Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, EMEA Edition

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Highly regarded for its clarity and depth of coverage, the bestselling Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis provides a comprehensive introduction to the highway-related problems civil engineers encounter every day. Emphasizing practical applications and up-to-date methods, this book prepares students for real-world practice while building the essential knowledge base required of a transportation professional.

In-depth coverage of highway engineering and traffic analysis, road vehicle performance, traffic flow and highway capacity, pavement design, travel demand, traffic forecasting, and other essential topics equips students with the understanding they need to analyze and solve the problems facing highway system.

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Útgefandi
Wiley Global Education UK
ISBN
9781119715863
Print ISBN
9781119587316
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
7
Höfundar
Fred L. Mannering; Scott S. Washburn
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
02/2020
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Highways and the Economy
  • 1.3 Highways, Energy, the Environment, and Climate Change
  • 1.4 Highways as Part of the Transportation System
  • 1.5 Highway Transportation and the Human Element
  • 1.6 Highways and Evolving Technologies
  • 1.7 Scope of Study
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Road Vehicle Performance
  • Problems
  • Readings
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Tractive Effort and Resistance
  • 2.3 Aerodynamic Resistance
  • 2.4 Rolling Resistance
  • 2.5 Grade Resistance
  • 2.6 Available Tractive Effort
  • 2.7 Vehicle Acceleration
  • 2.8 Fuel Efficiency
  • 2.9 Principles of Braking
  • 2.10 Practice Problems
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Geometric Design of Highways
  • Problems
  • Readings
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Principles of Highway Alignment
  • 3.3 Vertical Alignment
  • 3.4 Horizontal Alignment
  • 3.5 Combined Vertical and Horizontal Alignment
  • 3.6 Practice Problems
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Pavement Design
  • Problems
  • Readings
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Pavement Types
  • 4.3 Pavement System Design: Principles for Flexible Pavements
  • 4.4 Traditional Aashto Flexible-Pavement Design Procedure
  • 4.5 Pavement System Design: Principles for Rigid Pavements
  • 4.6 Traditional Aashto Rigid-Pavement Design Procedure
  • 4.7 Design-Lane Loads
  • 4.8 Measuring Pavement Quality and Performance
  • 4.9 Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design
  • 4.10 Practice Problems
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Fundamentals of Traffic Flow and Queuing Theory
  • Problems
  • Readings
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Traffic Stream Parameters
  • 5.3 Basic Traffic Stream Models
  • 5.4 Models of Traffic Flow
  • 5.5 Queuing Theory and Traffic Flow Analysis
  • 5.6 Traffic Analysis at Highway Bottlenecks
  • 5.7 Impact of Autonomous Vehicles
  • 5.8 Practice Problems
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Highway Capacity and Level-of-Service Analysis
  • Problems
  • Readings
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Level-of-Service Concept
  • 6.3 Level-of-Service Determination
  • 6.4 Basic Freeway Segments
  • 6.5 Multilane Highway Segments
  • 6.6 Two-Lane Highways
  • 6.7 Design Traffic Volumes
  • 6.8 Practice Problems
  • Reference
  • Chapter 7: Traffic Control and Analysis at Signalized Intersections
  • Problems
  • Readings
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Intersection and Signal Control Characteristics
  • 7.3 Traffic Flow Fundamentals for Signalized Intersections
  • 7.4 Development of a Traffic Signal Phasing and Timing Plan
  • 7.5 Analysis of Traffic at Signalized Intersections
  • 7.6 Practice Problems
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Travel Demand and Traffic Forecasting
  • Problems
  • Readings
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Traveler Decisions
  • 8.3 Scope of the Travel Demand and Traffic Forecasting Problem
  • 8.4 Trip Generation
  • 8.5 Mode and Destination Choice
  • 8.6 Highway Route Choice
  • 8.7 Autonomous Vehicles, Highway Performance Functions, and System Optimization
  • 8.8 Traffic Forecasting in Practice
  • 8.9 The Traditional Four-Step Process
  • 8.10 The Current State of Travel Demand and Traffic Forecasting
  • 8.11 Practice Problems
  • Appendix 8A Least Squares Estimation
  • Appendix 8B Maximum-Likelihood Estimation
  • References
  • Index
  • End User License Agreement