Lecture 1 Compatibility Mode

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UEMX 3813HIGHWAY ANDTRANSPORTATION

Dr. Khoo Hooi Ling

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

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Module Outline

1. Transportation engineering Introduction to transportation engineering

Fundamentals of traffic flow theory and Queuing

theory Highway capacity and level of service analysis

Transportation planning process and land use

Traditional 4 step model

Transportation survey and data analysis

Survey methods

Sampling and sample size calculation


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Module Outline (contd)

2. Highway Engineering Geometric road and intersection design

Horizontal alignment

Vertical alignment

Junctions and roundabout

Traffic signal control

Highway Construction Construction methods

Embankment materials and construction

Highway Materials and Design

Types of asphalt Classification of asphalt

Pavement Design Flexible pavement design

Rigid pavement design

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OBE Outcomes

1. Identify issues and challenges in transportation systems

planning and design

2. Explain basic traffic flow theory and the parameters

3. Plan, analyze and design for transportation facilities4. Illustrate the design and construction of a roadway


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ReferencesMain Text: Mannering, FL & Kilareski, WP (2008) Principles of

Highway Engineering and traffic analysis, 4th Edition,John Wiley

Wright PH and Dixon KK (2004) HighwayEngineering. 7th Edition. John Wiley

Additional Readings Garber, NJ, & Hoel, LA (2001) Traffic and Highway

Engineering, 3rd Edition. Brooks Cole Mamlouk, M.S., and Zaniewski, J.P. (2006)

Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers 2nd

Edition, Prentice Hall

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Assessment

Coursework: 30%

2 Laboratory Works: 10% (5% each)

Group work with individual report

Mid-term Test: 10%

Assignments: 10%

Final Exam: 70%


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Assignments

5 members in a group (12 groups in total)

Topics:

Cluster A: A survey study on influences of videosnapshots on travel behavior (4 groups)

Cluster B: An analysis of bus motion profile (2groups)

Cluster C: Bus Dwell Time Modeling (6 groups)

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Cluster A

Objective:

To understand how the video imagesinfluence drivers decision on mode, route,and departure time choice

Methodology:

Carry out survey study (30 sets per person) in anyopen place in Klang Valley, i.e. petrol station,mamak stall, supermarket, and etc

Find target respondents according to profile given

Carry out regression analysis

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Cluster B

Objective:

To study passengers perception on bus driving

behavior

Pre-requisite: smart phone (iphone orandroid) or tablet

Methodology:

Rate your comfort when the bus driver is driving

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Cluster C

Objective:

To model and analyse bus dwell time at stops

To find out the influence factors on bus dwell time

Methodology:

Collect dwell time data at bus stops

Extract data at lab

Carry out regression modeling analysis of

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Requirement of Assignment Format:

Introduction

Problem Statement

Study Objectives

Methodology

Results and Discussions

Conclusions

References

Length: A4 paper,2.5 cm left/right/top/bottommargin, single spacing, 15 pages maximum(include figures, tables, references, appendixes).Pages more than 15 will not be read.

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Contact

Dr. Khoo Hooi Ling

Office: Level 3, West Wing, Block SA

Phone: 03-41079802

Email: [email protected] (preferred)

Consultation: Appointment made by emails


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Lecture 1

Introduction toTransportation Systems

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What is Transportation?

Trip: Movement of goods/people from originto destination

Intermodal: Involve mode changing betweena trip

Multimodal: various modes for a trip fromorigin to destination


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What is Transportation

Engineering? Application of the principles of:

Engineering

Planning

Analysis

Design

Hard physical science: vehicle, pavement design,

environment effects

Soft /social science: human behavior, welfareeconomics, urban planning, political science

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Transportation Goals

1. Location utility: Accessibility

2. Time utility: distance & time;

Trip speed vs Vehicle speed3. Cost utility: money spent for transportation

of goods/people


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Transportation

InfrastructureInfrastructureVehicle / ServiceVehicle / Service

Users /Users /ContentContent

Users / Content

People Passenger Transportation

Goods Freight Transportation

Shareoftotalpassengersor

tons-km

Distance

Commuting

ShoppingRecreation

BusinessTourism

Migration

Waste disposalLocal distribution

TradeEnergy & Raw Materials

Source: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.


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Users / Content

Passengers Freight

Board, get off and transferwithout assistance

Must be loaded, unloadedand transferred

Process information andact on it without assistance

The information must beprocessed through logistics

managers

Make choices betweenmeans of transport oftenirrationally

Logistics managers makechoices between means oftransport rationally

Source: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

Vehicles / Services


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Vehicles / Services

Vehicles / Services


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Vehicles / Services

Vehicles / Services


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Vehicles / Services

Vehicles / Services


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Vehicles / Services

Vehicles / Services


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Infrastructure

Infrastructure


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Infrastructure

Ingram Publishing Royalty Free Photograph

Infrastructure


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Infrastructure

Infrastructure


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Infrastructure

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Transportation as a system

1. The Components

Mode of Travel: Road, Rail, Water, Air, Non-

motorized, Pipeline

The vehicle: Cars, Buses, Train, Plane, Truck

The way: highways, railroad tracks, waterways,

airways

Transfer points: Terminal, bus stop, train station,harbor, airport, parking lot, port

Control: traffic signal, radar air traffic


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Transportation as a system

(contd)

2. Putting the system in place

Planning and analysis

Investment

Service quality

Operations

Industry structure

Competition among modes Just-in-time

Research and technology

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Transportation as a system(contd)

3. Issues for viability Mobility: ability to make trips

Accessibility: whether the desired destinations can bereached with reasonable effort or cost

Equity

Government decision making

Politics of oil

Environment factors

Driver behavior

Safety

Para-transit for disable


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What isWhat isTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION

ENGINEERINGENGINEERING

??

Transportation Engineering

One of the specialty areas of civilengineering

Development of facilities for the movement ofgoods and people

Planning, design, operation and maintenance

Multidisciplinary study


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An interesting / exciting area !

Employers

50% government 40% consultants

5% research, teaching

5% other rail, trucking firms, etc.


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Transportation System Issues

and Challenges1. Traffic congestion

When demand > supply (capacity) To mitigate:

Network expansion

Proper traffic control and management strategies

2. Traffic safety Road accidents increasing, fatality rates Motorcyclist accidents To mitigate:

Public awareness through campaign Stricter traffic regulations and enforcement

Engineering design: geometric and skid resistancepavement

ABS lock system and helmet

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Transportation System Issuesand Challenges (contd)

3. Transportation equity Road pricing issue

Transportation for disabled

To mitigate: Wheel chair lift on the bus

Disabled person parking lots

4. Environment issue Noise pollution

Vehicle emission and air pollution

To mitigate:

Noise barrier

Filter

Stricter regulations; Clean Air Act


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Transportation System Issues

and Challenges (contd)

5. New technology

Better integration, coordination and management

of traffic and transportation

Examples:

Variable message signs for traffic informationdissemination

GPS for vehicle location detection

Touch-n-go for easy payment at toll booth

Sensors and ABS lock system to improve safety

Weigh-in-motion machine for trucks weightmeasurement

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Performance measures forsystem evaluation

To evaluate a design, access the impact ofproposed alternatives: Density of traffic (vehicle per km)

Average speed and maximum velocity (km/hr) LOS airport (person per meter square)

Noise and air pollution (decibels, g/m3)

Operational capacity (vehicle per hour)

Reference: Chapter 1: Transportation Basics,Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: Amultimodal systems approach. Fricker J.D. andWhitford R.K. 2004.

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