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Highway engineering : planning, design, and operations /
This book helps readers maximize effectiveness in all facets of highway engineering including planning, design, operations, safety, and geotechnical engineering. It features a seven part treatment, beginning with a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts. These include project...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier Ltd.,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Highway Engineering; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; References; 1.2 Organization of the Book; 1.2.1 Part 2: Transportation Planning; 1.2.2 Part 3: Horizontal and Vertical Alignment; 1.2.3 Part 4: Highway Geometric Design; 1.2.4 Part 5: Traffic Operations; 1.2.5 Part 6: Traffic Safety; 1.2.6 Part 7: Geotechnical; 1.2.7 Part 8: Structures; 1.2.8 Part 9: Hydraulics; 1.3 Functional Classifications of Highway; 1.3.1 Arterials; 1.3.2 Collectors; 1.3.3 Local Streets; 1.4 Types of Intersections; 1.4.1 Unsignalized Intersections
- 1.4.2 Signalized Intersections1.4.3 Alternative Intersections; 2. Transportation Planning; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Purpose of Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Planning Organization; State Department of Transportation Planning Organization; Regional Transportation Planning Organization; Prioritizing Transportation Investments; Emphasizing Agency Coordination; Planning Applications and Topics; 2.1.2 Accuracy and Error in Forecasting; 2.2 Planning Concepts and Four-Step Process Overview; 2.2.1 Regional and Statewide Planning Process; 2.2.2 Traffic Impact Analyses; Scope; Process
- Typical Mitigation Strategies2.2.3 Highway Functional Classification System; 2.2.4 Planning Data and Data Sources; Traffic Counts; Average Daily Traffic; Design Hourly Volume and Directional Design Hourly Volume; Peak Hour Volume; 2.3.1 Planning Definitions and Terms; 2.3 Trip Generation; 2.3.1 Land Use Types; 2.3.2 Estimating Generated Trips; 2.4.1 Sample Network Application of Trip Generation; 2.4 Trip Distribution; 2.4.1 Gravity Model; 2.4.2 Use of Data and Calibration; 2.4.3 Sample Network Application of Trip Distribution; 2.5 Mode Choice; 2.5.1 Trip End Models
- 2.5.2 Trip Interchange ModelsVariables Impacting Mode Choice; Utility Models; Types of Logit Models; 2.6 Traffic Assignment; 2.6.1 Network, Paths, and Skimming; 2.6.2 Shortest Path Assignment; 2.7.1 Capacity-Constrained Assignment; 2.7.2 Dynamic Traffic Assignment and Other Advanced Algorithms; 2.7.3 Sample Network Application for Traffic Assignment; 2.7 Travel Demand Model Applications; 2.7.1 Scoping a Planning Study; 2.7.2 Travel Demand Modeling Software; 2.7.3 Activity-Based Models; 2.7.4 Forecasting Nonmotorized Travel; 2.7.5 Forecasting Freight and Goods Movements; 2.8 Practice Problems