Introduction to transportation engineering
Provides an introduction to intermodal transportation. This book strives to provide a background in transportation planning, analysis, and design while emphasizing the social, economic, and political context of transportation engineering. It places major emphasis on important practical topics.
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| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA
McGraw-Hill
2004
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| Edition: | 2nd ed., international ed. |
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| Call Number : | TA 1145 .B33 2004 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Transportation system issues and challenges
- Introduction to physical design of transportation facilities
- Geometric design
- Earthwork
- Surfaces and guideways
- Mitigation of environmental impacts
- Traffic-analysis techniques
- Traffic flow
- Capacity and level of service
- Traffic control
- Transit operations
- Transportation demand analysis
- Transportation planning
- Transportation project evaluation