Transportation Engineering
and Planning, 3/e
C.S. Papacostas
Panos D. Prevedouros, both of University of Hawaii, Manoa
Copyright 2001, 704 pp. Cloth format ISBN 0-13-081419-9
Summary
For a course in
transportation engineering in the Civil Engineering Department.
This detailed,
interdisciplinary introduction to transportation engineering serves as a comprehensive
text as well as a frequently cited reference. It begins with the basic sciences,
mathematics, and engineering mechanics, and gradually introduces new concepts concerning
societal context, geometric design, human factors, traffic engineering, and simulation,
transportation planning, evaluation.
Features
- NEW--Restructured--Organized
in four main sections: DESIGN AND OPERATION (includes basic engineering principles,
geometric design, human factors and traffic engineering); SYSTEMS (includes transportation
modes, urban transportation, intelligent transportation systems ITS, transportation
planning and forecasting); IMPACTS (includes traffic impact studies, noise and pollution,
and evaluation of transportation alternatives); and SUPPORTING ELEMENTS (such as
economics, statistics, probability, queuing and software for traffic simulation and
transportation analysis).
- NEW--Updated
coverage on Transportation Modes.
- NEW--Updated
coverage on Urban Systems--With extensive coverage of Intelligent Transportation Systems
and the Quantification of Congestion.
- NEW--Expanded
Capacity Analyses--Of bikeway, freeway, intersection, pedestrian and transit facilities
based on HCM 2000.
- NEW--Coverage
of Traffic Calming and basic Roundabouts.
- NEW--Extensive
coverage of transportation software--(Ch. 15).
- NEW--Expanded
coverage of Actuated Controllers--With numerous realistic case studies for Signal Design
and Capacity Analysis.
- NEW--Updated
Demand Modeling and Forecasting.
- NEW--Updated
Traffic Impact Studies.
- Carefully
chosen examples--Most accompanied by discussion and interpretations of results.
- Develops
and illustrates concepts.
- Exercises--Cover
a full range of difficulty.
- Gives
students hands-on practice in applying concepts.
Table Of
Contents
1. Introduction and
Background.
I. DESIGN AND OPERATION.
2. Roadway Design.
3. Traffic Stream Flow Models.
4. Capacity and Level of Service Analysis.
II. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
5. Transportation Modes.
6. Urban and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
7. Transportation Planning.
8. Travel Demand Forecasting.
III. TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS.
9. Traffic Impact and Parking
Studies.
10. Air Quality, Noise, and Energy Impacts.
11. Evaluation and Choice.
IV. SUPPORTING ELEMENTS.
12. Elements of Engineering
Economy.
13. Probability and Statistics.
14. Queuing and Simulation.
15. Transportation Software.
Appendix A: 1982 Guidelines for the Preparation of Environmental Assessments Documents.
Index.
Instructors Supplements
Solutions Manual (ISBN:
0130281913)
