CivE 315
Transportation Engineering
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Description
Transportation systems and their elements. Principles of transportation planning. Traffic volume, capacity, speed, density, and safety. Fundamentals of traffic control. Principles of highway planning. Highway and terrain. Vehicular motion. Horizontal and vertical geometric design. Cost/benefit analysis in highway design. Earthwork and mass diagram. Flexible and rigid pavement design.Prerequisite: CIV E 250.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe and assess how driver, vehicle, and road characteristics effects the geometric design of highways- Conduct and evaluate the outcomes of traffic engineering studies using engineering appropriate techniques
- Explain the safety management process and formulate strategies to improve traffic safety
- Describe and explain the different elements of traffic flow theory
- Explain the design principles for at-grade intersections and intersection control
- Use equations and procedures to estimate speed and density in order to determine capacity and level of service
- Describe and explain the major elements of transportation planning
- Describe and apply the 4-step process to forecast travel demand
- Apply and compare the results of different evaluation methods based on economic or multiple criteria
- Explain the factors influencing highway design, and explain the design principles for vertical and horizontal curves.
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 2/1 | 4 | 50.4 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
None defined
- A knowledge base for engineering
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2026/2027 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2026/2027 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2025/2026 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2025/2026 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 3 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Civil - Year 3 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2026/2027 - Winter - Huiying (Fizzy) Fan |
| B1 - 2025/2026 - Winter - Huiying (Fizzy) Fan |
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Mudasser Seraj |
| B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Nima Shirzad & Karim El-Basyouny |
| B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Md Tazul Islam |
| B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Karim El-Basyouny |
| B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Karim El-Basyouny & Tae Kwon |
| B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Karim El-Basyouny |