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Nicholas J. Garber, Lester A. Hoel ... 1248 pages - Publisher: Cengage Learning; 4th edition (2008)... Language: English  - ISBN-10: 0495082503 - ISBN-13: 978-0495082507 ...

The new edition of Garber and Hoel's best-selling text focuses on giving students insight into all facets of traffic and highway engineering. Students generally come to this course with little knowledge or understanding of the importance of transportation, much less of the extensive career opportunities within the field. Transportation is an extremely broad field, and courses must either cover all transportation modes or focus on specifics. While many topics can be covered with a survey approach, this often lacks sufficient depth and students leave the course without a full understanding of any of the fields. This text focuses exclusively on traffic and highway engineering beginning with a discussion of the pivotal role transportation plays in our society, including employment opportunities, historical impact, and the impact of transportation on our daily lives. This approach gives students a sense of what the field is about as well as an opportunity to consider some of its challenges. Later chapters focus on specific issues facing transportation engineers. The text uses pedagogical tools such as worked problems, diagrams and tables, reference material, and realistic examples to demonstrate how the material is applied.

C. A. O'Flaherty ... 570 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 4th edition (January, 2002) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0750650907 - ISBN-13: 978-0750650908 ...

Highways is a comprehensive textbook on all aspects of road engineering. This new edition, written by a team of acknowledged experts in the field, teams up with Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering to become a worthy successor to Coleman O'Flaherty's classic 'Highway Engineering' set. This fourth edition covers road location and plans, roadwork materials, surface and subsurface moisture control, pavement design and construction, thickness design of bituminous and concrete pavements and road maintenance and rehabilitation. The content has been expanded and thoroughly updated to take into account new developments in the subject, making it essential reading for students of civil engineering.

Publisher: Transportation Research Board; 5th edition (2010) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0309160774 - ISBN-13: 978-0309160773 ...

This latest edition will significantly update how engineers and planners assess the traffic and environmental effects of highway projects: It is the first HCM to provide an integrated multimodal approach to the analysis and evaluation of urban streets from the points of view of automobile drivers, transit passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians; It is the first to address the proper application of micro-simulation analysis and the evaluation of those results; It is the first to discuss active traffic management in relation to both demand and capacity; and It is the first to provide specific tools and generalized service volume tables, to assist planners in quickly sizing future facilities.

Ian Walsh ... 766 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing; (January, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 072774111X - ISBN-13: 978-0727741110 ...

The ICE manual of highway design and management is a one-stop reference for all practicing engineers working in the field of highway engineering. Written and edited by a wide selection of leading specialists, this manual covers each of the key aspects of highway engineering projects - from funding, procurement and transport planning to traffic engineering, materials and design - as well as the management and maintenance of existing highways assets. Key features of the manual: Over sixty highly illustrated chapters covering all areas of highway engineering * Includes case studies, common problems and practical advice throughout * Useful references to further reading and websites at the end of each chapter. Contents: Introduction * Financial, legal and contractual framework * Transport Planning * Traffic Engineering * Highway design principles and practice * Highway materials and recycling * Maintenance planning and techniques * Asset Management. Readership: Part of the ICE manuals series, the ICE manual of highway design and management is an invaluable resource for engineers in design and engineering consultancies, government agencies, research institutes, universities and colleges. Its highly practical approach will guide and train readers towards achieving expertise in all aspects of this important field of engineering.

M. G. Lay ... 944 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 4th edition (August, 2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415472652 - ISBN-13: 978-0415472654 ...

This fully revised fourth edition of Max Lay’s well-established reference work covers all aspects of the technology of roads and road transport, and urban and rural road technology. It forms a comprehensive but accessible reference for all professionals and students interested in roads, road transport and the wide range of disciplines involved with roads. International in scope, it begins with the preliminary construction procedures; from road planning policies and design considerations to the selection of materials and the building of roads and bridges. It then explores road operating environments that include driver behaviour, traffic flow, lighting and maintenance, and assesses the cost, economics, transport implications and environmental impact of road use. It draws on Max Lay’s unparalleled consulting and operational experience in the financing, planning, design, construction, operation and management of roads in various countries. It forms an indispensable resource for transport planning, engineering, operations and economics.

Asphalt Institute ... 788 pages - Publisher: Asphalt Institute; 7th edition (November, 2007) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 193415427X - ISBN-13: 978-1934154274 ...

The Asphalt Institute now offers the 7th Edition of this essential asphalt publication. This new, expanded edition of over 780 pages of text and illustrations showcases the advances in asphalt technology that have evolved since the 1989 edition of MS-4.The new MS-4 continues to offer chapters on types of asphalts, mix designs, mixing facilities, paving, compaction, surface treatments, recycling technologies, maintenance methods, rehabilitation and structural design. But now, this best-selling, all-in-one desk reference for asphalt highlights the latest technology.

Norbert J. Delatte ... 445 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd edition (May, 2014) ... 
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466575107 - ISBN-13: 978-1466575103 ...

This second edition of Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance provides a solid foundation for pavement engineers seeking relevant and applicable design and construction instruction. It relies on general principles instead of specific ones, and incorporates illustrative case studies and prime design examples to highlight the material. It presents a thorough understanding of materials selection, mixture proportioning, design and detailing, drainage, construction techniques, and pavement performance. It also offers insight into the theoretical framework underlying commonly used design procedures as well as the limits of the applicability of the procedures. All chapters have been updated to reflect recent developments, including some alternative and emerging design technologies that improve sustainability.

What’s New in the Second Edition: The second edition of this book contains a new chapter on sustainability, and coverage of mechanistic-empirical design and pervious concrete pavements. RCC pavements are now given a new chapter. The text also expands the industrial pavement design chapter.

Outlines alternatives for concrete pavement solutions + Identifies desired performance and behavior parameters + Establishes appropriate materials and desired concrete proportions + Presents steps for translating the design into a durable facility.

The book highlights significant innovations such as one is two-lift concrete pavements, precast concrete pavement systems, RCC pavement, interlocking concrete pavers, thin concrete pavement design, and pervious concrete. This text also addresses pavement management, maintenance, rehabilitation, and overlays.

Heng Wei, Yinhai Wang, Jian Rong, Jiancheng Weng ... 
4119 pages - Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers; (July, 2010) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0784411271 - ISBN-13: 978-0784411278 ...

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals (ICCTP 2010), held in Beijing, China, August 4 8, 2010. ICCTP 2010 is jointly hosted by NACOTA and Beijing University of Technology (BJUT) with the sponsorships of the Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Transportation in Developing Countries (ABE90). In the last two decades, many large cities in China have experienced rapid urban sprawl, which has been resulted in extensive expansion and motorization of the cities. The threat of increasingly unsustainable urban transportation systems has become a focus of attention as the awareness of the unhealthy interaction between a surging demand for transportation services and the environmental impact of such increases. The goal of this conference, the theme of which is Integrated Transportation Systems: Green, Intelligent, Reliable , is to meet the needs of urban transportation systems in a capacity that is environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically viable. Some of the topics addressed in this proceedings include: comprehensive transportation planning, traffic safety theory and technology, transportation management, operation technology and systems, and public transportation technology and systems. This proceedings will be valuable to anyone involved in the transportation engineering industry.

ASCE ... 178 pages - Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); (September, 2008) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0784409862 - ISBN-13: 978-0784409862 ...

This Geotechnical Special Publication contains 16 papers concerning a variety of timely issues in pavement mechanics. Topics include the characterization, modeling, and simulation of asphalt mixtures, asphalt pavements, and concrete mixtures. Eight of these papers were submitted for publication only, while the other eight were presented at the Symposium on Pavement Mechanics and Materials at the 18th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Conference held June 3 6, 2008 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Myer Kutz ... 1000 pages - Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (November, 2003) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0071391223 - ISBN-13: 978-0071391221 ...

This is a comprehensive, problem-solving engineering guide on the strategic planning, development, and maintenance of public and private transportation systems. Covering all modes of transportation on land, air, and water, the Handbook shows how to solve specific problems, such as facility improvement, cost reduction, or operations optimization at local, regional, national, and international levels. * Extensive sections on road construction and maintenance, bridge construction and repair, and mass transit systems * Examines airline traffic control systems, airline schedule planning, and airline ground operation * Covers marine, rail, and freight transportation. THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UPGRADES: For anyone striving to increase the efficiency, performance, capacity, or safety of any transportation system, Myer Kutz's Handbook of Transportation Engineering is an unbeatable asset. Packed with practical tools and strategies, this problem-solving resource helps you forge transport system solutions that work on all levels, including the all-important bottom line. IMPROVE ANY SYSTEM:  Covering all varieties of transportation systems -- air, rail, road, and water; local, regional, national, and international; freight and passenger, and facilities -- Handbook of Transportation Engineering provides: * Problem-solving engineering tools for transportation systems of all types, including mass transit * Planning and design techniques, with examples of successful applications * Stratagems for deriving positive results from the complex interplay among policy-making, planning, management, operations, and technology * Guidance on cost-effective repair of roads and bridges * Methods for improving air traffic control systems, airline scheduling, and ground operations * Practical applications that solve problems in rail and freight transportation * Expert help with noise and air pollution.

A. S. Narasimha Murthy, Henry R. Mohle ...  
165 pages - Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers; 2nd edition (October 2000)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 078440464X - ISBN-13: 978-0784404645

"Transportation Engineering Basics, Second Edition" shows students how to use classroom knowledge to solve real-life transportation and traffic engineering problems. This comprehensive labbook addresses congestion, air pollution, transit, financing, politics, and signals. Each user-friendly chapter is designed as lab work, providing essential theory, background information, figures, tables, worksheets, and questions. Each lab is uniformly structured so that the engineering student can easily see and understand the lab's objective and the components necessary to investigate the situation. This updated and expanded edition includes ten new labs and incorporates changes resulting from the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA, 1990) and the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21, 1998). This legislation has provided opportunities for transportation professionals in terms of new funds and jobs; as well as set new requirements for monitoring performance and showing the benefits of a project. "Transportation Engineering Basics, Second Edition" includes information about job opportunities, a section on software use, summaries of transportation websites, a list of esteemed transportation journals, and a glossary of terms used in the transportation field. Teachers will find the book valuable in assigning students practical work, conducting research and solving transportation related problems by collecting data from the field, and gaining practical knowledge. Planners and experienced professionals will also find the book to be a valuable resource and beneficial in assisting them with their work.

Ian Walsh ... 766 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing (January 15, 2011)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 072774111X - ISBN-13: 978-0727741110

The ICE manual of highway design and management is a one-stop reference for all practicing engineers working in the field of highway engineering. Written and edited by a wide selection of leading specialists, this manual covers each of the key aspects of highway engineering projects - from funding, procurement and transport planning to traffic engineering, materials and design - as well as the management and maintenance of existing highways assets.

Key features of the manual: Over sixty highly illustrated chapters covering all areas of highway engineering + Includes case studies, common problems and practical advice throughout  + Useful references to further reading and websites at the end of each chapter.

Contents: Introduction; Financial, legal and contractual framework Transport Planning; Traffic Engineering; Highway design principles and practice; Highway materials and recycling; Maintenance planning and techniques; Asset Management.

Readership: Part of the ICE manuals series, the ICE manual of highway design and management is an invaluable resource for engineers in design and engineering consultancies, government agencies, research institutes, universities and colleges. Its highly practical approach will guide and train readers towards achieving expertise in all aspects of this important field of engineering.

Bent Thagesen ...
504 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (November 1, 1995)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0419205306 - ISBN-13: 978-0419205302

This book provides a complete text on highway and traffic engineering for developing countries. It is aimed principally at students and young engineers from the developed world who have responsibility for such work in the third world, but will also be valuable for local highway engineers.

Brian Wolshon, Anurag Pande, ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) ... 
688 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 7th edition (January 26, 2016)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1118762304 - ISBN-13: 978-1118762301

Get a complete look into modern traffic engineering solutions: Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is a newly revised text that builds upon the reputation as the go-to source of essential traffic engineering solutions that this book has maintained for the past 70 years. The updated content reflects changes in key industry standards, and shines a spotlight on the needs of all users, the design of context-sensitive roadways, and the development of more sustainable transportation solutions. Additionally, this resource features a new organizational structure that promotes a more functionally-driven, multimodal approach to planning, designing, and implementing transportation solutions.

A branch of civil engineering, traffic engineering concerns the safe and efficient movement of people and goods along roadways. Traffic flow, road geometry, sidewalks, crosswalks, cycle facilities, shared lane markings, traffic signs, traffic lights, and more—all of these elements must be considered when designing public and private sector transportation solutions.

Explore the fundamental concepts of traffic engineering as they relate to operation, design, and management + Access updated content that reflects changes in key industry-leading resources, such as the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), AASSHTO Policy on Geometric Design, Highway Safety Manual (HSM), and Americans with Disabilities Act + Understand the current state of the traffic engineering field + Leverage revised information that homes in on the key topics most relevant to traffic engineering in today's world, such as context-sensitive roadways and sustainable transportation solutions.

Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is an essential text for public and private sector transportation practitioners, transportation decision makers, public officials, and even upper-level undergraduate and graduate students who are studying transportation engineering.

U.S. Department of Transportaton and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ... 704 pages - Publisher: Books Express Publishing; (December, 2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1782661719 - ISBN-13: 978-1782661719 ...

Includes full color illustrations. The increased use of underground space for transportation systems and the increasing complexity and constraints of constructing and maintaining above ground transportation infrastructure have prompted the need to develop this technical manual. This FHWA manual is intended to be a single-source technical manual providing guidelines for planning, design, construction and rehabilitation of road tunnels, and encompasses various types of road tunnels including mined, bored, cut-and-cover, immersed, and jacked box tunnels. The scope of the manual is primarily limited to the civil elements of road tunnels.

Mike Slinn, Paul Matthews, Peter Guest ...
240 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2nd edition (May 2, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750658657
ISBN-13: 978-0750658652

This book introduces traffic engineering, covering not only implementation but social, environmental and legislative issues. Written by practitioners, Traffic Engineering Design offers practical solutions to real-life problems as well as explaining theory.

The book has been fully updated to take account of recent developments in traffic engineering such as the growth of telematics and advanced signal control systems. It also considers the impact of new traffic management initiatives like congestion charging on the trafffic engineer.
  • Concise introduction to traffic engineering
  • Practical guidance on design and implementation
  • Includes analysis of congestion charging.

Roger P. Roess, Elena S. Prassas, William R. McShane ... 
744 pages - Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4th edition (July, 2010) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0136135730 - ISBN-13: 978-0136135739 ...

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.

Keith M. Wolhuter ... 626 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (April, 2015) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415521726 - ISBN-13: 978-0415521727 ...

Explore the Art and Science of Geometric Design: The Geometric Design of Roads Handbook covers the design of the visible elements of the road―its horizontal and vertical alignments, the cross-section, intersections, and interchanges. Good practice allows the smooth and safe flow of traffic as well as easy maintenance. Geometric design is covered in depth. The book also addresses the underpinning disciplines of statistics, traffic flow theory, economic and utility analysis, systems analysis, hydraulics and drainage, capacity analysis, coordinate calculation, environmental issues, and public transport.

Background Material for the Practicing Designer: A key principle is recognizing what the driver wishes to do rather than what the vehicle can do. The book takes a human factors approach to design, drawing on the concept of the "self-explaining road." It also emphasizes the need for consistency of design and shows how this can be quantified, and sets out the issues of the design domain context, the extended design domain concept, and the design exception. The book is not simply an engineering manual, but properly explores context-sensitive design. Discover and Develop Real-World Solutions: Changes in geometric design over the last few years have been dramatic and far-reaching and this is the first book to draw these together into a practical guide which presents a proper and overriding philosophy of design for road and highway designers, and students.

This text: Covers the basics of geometric design + Explores key aspects of multimodal design + Addresses drainage and environmental issues  + Reviews practical standards, procedures, and guidelines  + Provides additional references for further reading. A practical guide for graduate students taking geometric design, traffic operations/capacity analysis, and public transport, the Geometric Design of Roads Handbook introduces a novel approach that addresses the human aspect in the design process and incorporates relevant concepts that can help readers create and implement safe and efficient designs.

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