Traffic and Highway Engineering (SI Edition - Not available for student purchase in the U.S.), Enhanced 5th edition

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• Chapter 1: The Profession of Transportation
  • 1.1: Importance of Transportation
  • 1.2: Transportation History
  • 1.3: Transportation Employment
  • 1.4: Summary
  • 1: Problems
  • 1: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 2: Transportation Systems and Organizations
  • 2.1: Developing a Transportation System
  • 2.2: Modes of Transportation
  • 2.3: Transportation Organizations
  • 2.4: Summary
  • 2: Problems
  • 2: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 3: Characteristics of the Driver, the Pedestrian, the Bicyclist, the Vehicle, and the Road
  • 3.1: Driver Characteristics
  • 3.2: Perception-Reaction Process
  • 3.3: Older Drivers' Characteristics
  • 3.4: Pedestrian Characteristics
  • 3.5: Bicyclists' and Bicycle Characteristics
  • 3.6: Vehicle Characteristics
  • 3.7: Road Characteristics
  • 3.8: Summary
  • 3: Problems
  • 3: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 4: Traffic Engineering Studies
  • 4.1: Spot Speed Studies
  • 4.2: Volume Studies
  • 4.3: Methods for Conducting Spot Speed and Volume Studies
  • 4.4: Presentation and Analysis of Spot Speed data
  • 4.5: Types of Volume Counts and Analysis of Volume Data
  • 4.6: Travel Time and Delay Studies
  • 4.7: Parking Studies
  • 4.8: Summary
  • 4: Problems
  • 4: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 5: Highway Safety
  • 5.1: Issues Involved in Transportation Safety
  • 5.2: Strategic Highway Safety Plans
  • 5.3: Performance Measures
  • 5.4: Computational Procedures for Safety Effectiveness Evaluation Methods
  • 5.5: Crash Patterns
  • 5.6: Effectiveness of Safety Design Features
  • 5.7: Safety Effectiveness of Some Commonly Used Highway Design Features
  • 5.8: Safety Effects of Pedestrian Facilities
  • 5.9: Safety Effects of Traffic Calming Strategies
  • 5.10: Safety Impact of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
  • 5.11: Summary
  • 5: Problems
  • 5: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 6: Fundamental Principles of Traffic Flow
  • 6.1: Traffic Flow Elements
  • 6.2: Flow-Density Relationships
  • 6.3: Shock Waves in Traffic Streams
  • 6.4: Gap and Gap Acceptance
  • 6.5: Introduction to Queuing Theory
  • 6.6: Summary
  • 6: Problems
  • 6: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 7: Intersection Design
  • 7.1: Types of at-Grade Intersections
  • 7.2: Design Principles for at-Grade Intersections
  • 7.3: Design of Railroad Grade Crossings
  • 7.4: Summary
  • 7: Problems
  • 7: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 8: Intersection Control
  • 8.1: General Concepts of Traffic Control
  • 8.2: Conflict Points at Intersections
  • 8.3: Types of Intersection Control
  • 8.4: Signal Timing for Different Color Indications
  • 8.5: Freeway Ramps
  • 8.6: Evaluation and Optimization of Intersection Timing Plans
  • 8.7: Summary
  • 8: Problems
  • 8: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 9: Capacity and Level of Service for Highway Segments
  • 9.1: Freeways
  • 9.2: Multilane Highways
  • 9.3: Two-Lane Highways
  • 9.4: Summary
  • 9: Problems
  • 9: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 10: Capacity and Level of Service at Signalized Intersections
  • 10.1: Definitions of Some Common Terms
  • 10.2: Analysis Levels and Performance Measures for Level of Service at Signalized Intersections
  • 10.3: Level of Service Criteria at Signalized Intersections
  • 10.4: Methodology of Operational Analysis for the Automobile Mode
  • 10.5: Computation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Factors (f_lpb, f_rpb) for Right- and Left-Turn Movements from One-Way Streets
  • 10.6: Computation of Pedestrians and Bicycles Factor (f_lpb), for Protected or Protected-Permitted Left-Turn Movements on Two-Way Streets
  • 10.7: Determination of Lane Group Adjusted Saturation Flow Rate
  • 10.8: Lane Group Capacity
  • 10.9: Level of Service Computation for Pedestrian Mode
  • 10.10: Level of Service for Bicycle Mode
  • 10.11: Quick Estimation Method (QEM)
  • 10.12: Field Determination of Saturation Flow
  • 10.13: Summary
  • 10: Problems
  • 10: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 11: The Transportation Planning Process.
  • 11.1: Basic Elements of Transportation Planning
  • 11.2: Transportation Planning Institutions
  • 11.3: Urban Transportation Planning
  • 11.4: Forecasting Travel
  • 11.5: Summary
  • 11: Problems
  • 11: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 12: Forecasting Travel Demand
  • 12.1: Demand Forecasting Approaches
  • 12.2: Trip Generation
  • 12.3: Trip Distribution
  • 12.4: Mode Choice
  • 12.5: Traffic Assignment
  • 12.6: Other Methods for Forecasting Demand
  • 12.7: Estimating Freight Demand
  • 12.8: Traffic Impact Studies
  • 12.9: Summary
  • 12: Problems
  • 12: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 13: Evaluating Transportation Alternatives
  • 13.1: Basic Issues in Evaluation
  • 13.2: Evaluation Based on Economic Criteria
  • 13.3: Evaluation Based on Multiple Criteria
  • 13.4: Summary
  • 13: Problems
  • 13: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 14: Highway Surveys and Location
  • 14.1: Principles of Highway Location
  • 14.2: Highway Survey Methods
  • 14.3: Highway Earthwork and Final Plans
  • 14.4: Summary
  • 14: Problems
  • 14: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 15: Geometric Design of Highway Facilities
  • 15.1: Factors Influencing Highway Design
  • 15.2: Design of the Alignment
  • 15.3: Special Facilities for Heavy Vehicles on Steep Grades
  • 15.4: Bicycle Facilities
  • 15.5: Parking Facilities
  • 15.6: Computer Use in Geometric Design
  • 15.7: Summary
  • 15: Problems
  • 15: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 16: Highway Drainage
  • 16.1: Surface Drainage
  • 16.2: Highway Drainage Structures
  • 16.3: Sediment and Erosion Control
  • 16.4: Hydrologic Considerations
  • 16.5: Unit Hydrographs
  • 16.6: Hydraulic Design of Highway Drainage Structures
  • 16.7: Subsurface Drainage
  • 16.8: Summary
  • 16: Problems
  • 16: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 17: Soil Engineering for Highway Design
  • 17.1: Soil Characteristics
  • 17.2: Basic Engineering Properties of Soils
  • 17.3: Classification of Soils for Highway Use
  • 17.4: Soil Surveys for Highway Construction
  • 17.5: Soil Compaction
  • 17.6: Special Soil Tests for Pavement Design
  • 17.7: Frost Action in Soils
  • 17.8: Summary
  • 17: Problems
  • 17: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 18: Bituminous Materials
  • 18.1: Sources of Asphalt
  • 18.2: Description and Uses of Bituminous Binders
  • 18.3: Properties of Asphalt Materials
  • 18.4: Tests for Asphalt Materials
  • 18.5: Asphalt Mixtures
  • 18.6: Superpave Systems
  • 18.7: Summary
  • 18: Problems
  • 18: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 19: Design of Flexible Highway Pavements
  • 19.1: Structural Components of a Flexible Pavement
  • 19.2: Soil Stabilization
  • 19.3: General Principles of Flexible Pavement Design
  • 19.4: Summary
  • 19: Problems
  • 19: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 20: Design of Rigid Pavements
  • 20.1: Materials Used in Rigid Pavements
  • 20.2: Joints in Concrete Pavements
  • 20.3: Types of Rigid Highway Pavements
  • 20.4: Pumping of Rigid Pavements
  • 20.5: Stresses in Rigid Pavements
  • 20.6: Thickness Design of Rigid Pavements
  • 20.7: Summary
  • 20: Problems
  • 20: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 21: Pavement Management
  • 21.1: Problems of Highway Rehabilitation
  • 21.2: Methods for Determining Roadway Condition
  • 21.3: Pavement Condition Prediction
  • 21.4: Pavement Rehabilitation
  • 21.5: Pavement Rehabilitation Programming
  • 21.6: GIS and Pavement Management
  • 21.7: Summary
  • 21: Problems
  • 21: Chapter Quiz