Traffic engineering /
Roger P. Roess, Elena S. Prassas and William R. McShane.
- 4th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson, c2011.
- 1 online resource (x, 734 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to traffic engineering -- Road user and vehicle characteristics -- Roadways and their geometric characteristics -- Introduction to traffic control devices -- Traffic stream characteristics -- Introduction to traffic flow theory -- Statistical applications in traffic engineering -- Traffic data collection and reduction methodologies -- Volume studies and characteristics -- Speed, travel time, and delay studies -- Highway traffic safety: studies, statistics, and programs -- Parking -- Fundamental concepts for uninterrupted flow facilities -- Basic freeway segments and multilane highways -- Weaving, merging, and diverging movements on freeways and multilane highways -- Two-lane highways -- Signing and marking for freeways and rural highways -- The hierarchy of intersection control -- Elements of intersection design and layout -- Basic principles of intersection signalization -- Fundamentals of signal timing and design: pretimed signals -- Fundamentals of signal timing: actuated signals -- Critical movement analysis of signalized intersections -- Analysis of signalized interactions -- Intelligent transportation systems in support of traffic management and control -- Signal coordination for arterials and networks: undersaturated conditions -- Signal coordination for arterials and networks: oversaturated conditions -- Analysis of streets in a multimodal context -- Planning, design, and operation of streets and arterials -- Traffic impact analysis.
Traffic Engineering, 4e, is ideal for a one/two-semester undergraduate survey, and/or for graduate courses on Traffic Engineering, Highway Capacity Analysis, and Traffic Control and Operations.
This unique text focuses on the key engineering skills required to practice traffic engineering in a modern setting. It includes material on the latest standards and criteria of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2003 Edition and forthcoming 2010 Edition), the Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (2004 Edition), the Highway Capacity Manual (2000 Edition and forthcoming 2010 Edition), and other critical references. It also presents both fundamental theory and a broad range of applications to modern problems.