MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering

 

CEEN 3610 – Transportation Engineering 

 

Credits and Contact Hours

3 Credits

Two 75-minute Lectures per Week

Instructor or Coordinator

Alexander Drakopoulos, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Course Materials or Textbook

1.      Papacostas, C.S. and P.D. Prevedouros. (2001) Transportation Engineering and Planning, 3rd ed.  Prentice Hall.

2. Course Lecture Notes.

3. Homework assignments, materials relevant to course topics, test review topics and other important course information will be posted on the following web site:     https://www.eng.mu.edu/drakopoa/courses/170/classnotes.htm

4. Materials available at the Reserves Desk at the Raynor Library.

Course Information

Catalog Description

Airport airside systems based on FAA guidelines. Road user and vehicle characteristics,  applications of equations of motion, geometric design of roadways including horizontal and vertical alignment and cross-sectional elements. Traffic calming. Signalized intersections. Parking lot design. Traffic flow models.  Emphasis on explaining technical details in writing.

Prerequisites or Co-Requisites

Junior Standing

Required (R), Elective (E), or Selected Elective (SE)

Required (R)

Course Goals

Course Objectives

To introduce the student to major areas of Transportation Engineering. The student is expected to obtain a basic knowledge of the technical background, a good sense of how safety is incorporated into Engineering Design, the standard references utilized in the profession, and a working technical vocabulary. In addition, the student will acquire experience in several basic design projects.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of the course students will be familiar with: i) issues related to airport and other transportation facilities planning and design (basic design inputs, safety considerations in design, use of formal design references);  ii) horizontal and vertical highway design considerations (e.g., safe stopping sight distance, other design standards); iii) highway cross-section element design;  iv) basic principles of intersection signalization; v) relationships between traffic flow variables; and, vi) communicating technical information in writing and documenting the decision-making process and calculations with supporting text and proper technical references.

 

ABET Criterion 3 Correlation

The course strongly correlates with the following ABET Criterion 3 Student Outcomes:

A –Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.

E –Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.

K –Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

 

The course moderately correlates with the following ABET Criterion 3 Student Outcomes:

C –Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.

G – Ability to communicate effectively.

Topics Covered

·       Airport Design

·       Elements of Highway Geometric Design

·       Signalized Intersection Timing

·       Traffic Safety

·       Human Factors

·       Parking Design

·       Traffic Flow Models