Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Western Michigan University CCE 430 Traffic Design Fall Instructor: Professor Jun-Seok Oh [jun.oh@wmich.edu]

Course Description

Introduction to fundamentals of traffic engineering and control concepts, including data collection, analysis, and traffic control systems design. Traffic engineering studies, traffic flow theory, traffic control devices, traffic signal control and ramp metering systems, and intelligent transportation systems.

Course Objective

For students to learn how to collect data for traffic analysis, how to model and analyze traffic conditions, how to apply traffic control devices, and how to develop effective control policies to achieve desired outcomes in the operation of freeway systems, surface street systems and combined freeway and surface street systems.

Course Outcomes

• Obtain an understanding of the fundamentals of traffic stream and control strategies
  
• Learn basic techniques for freeway and arterial traffic control system design
  
• Experience emerging technology for traffic management

Prerequisites and Requirements

CCE 330

Textbooks

• Roess, Prassas, and McShane (2004) Traffic Engineering, 3rd Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall (Required)
  
• FHWA (1996) Traffic Control Systems Handbook (Publication No. FHWA-SA-95-032)
• FHWA (1997) Freeway Traffic Management Handbook (Publication No. FHWA-SA-97-046)
• FHWA (2003) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2003r1/pdf-index.htm)
  

Grading

Homework Assignments and Exams

All class assignments are due on the day and time assigned. Late assignment will NOT be accepted for grade. There will be a midterm and a final exam.

Academic Honesty

You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate (pp. 274-276) Catalog that pertain Academic Honesty. These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. If there is reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with me if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test.

Course Outline

• Introduction
• Traffic Stream Characteristics
• Detector
  
• Macro Traffic Model
  
• Micro Traffic Model
• Traffic Data Analysis
  • Statistical Applications
    
  • Volume, Speed, Delay
    
• Traffic Control Devices
• Freeway Traffic Management
  • Freeway Traffic Management Systems
    
  • Freeway Capacity Analysis
    
  • Shockwave and incident traffic management
    
  • Ramp Metering
    
• Signalized Intersection Analysis
  • Intersection Signalization, Detectors, Controllers, Operations
    
  • Analysis and Design of Signalized Intersections
    
  • Traffic Signal Coordination
    
  • Operational Analysis/ Design of Signalized Intersections
    
• Intelligent Transportation Systems