Course Code: CE-625 (Open Elective) - for Part III (Semester-VI) Students

Course Learning Outcome: The course aims to provide students with an in-depth theoretical understanding of traffic control, traffic flow analysis using applied mathematics, and level-of-service evaluation of highways. It also incorporates the concepts of intelligent transportation systems.

Session: Offered first for 2023-24 Even Semester (January 2024 – May 2024)

Course Handout 

Course Materials

UNIT II: Traffic Flow Analysis using Microscopic and Macroscopic Models

• L1-3 

• L1-3_Appendix

• L4

• L5-6 

• L7

• Q1_Problem Set (Syllabus: L1 to L7)

Unit I: Traffic Studies (After Unit II Completion)

• L8-9

• L8-9_Appendix

• L10

• L11-12

• L13-14

• L15-16

• L10_16_Appendix

• L17

• Q2_Problem Set (Syllabus L8 to L17)

UNIT III: Network-wide Traffic Analysis

• M3_L1-2

• M3_L3-4

• M3_L1-4_Appendix

UNIT IV: Traffic Management and Control

Traffic Management Fundamentals of Traffic Management, Principles and Methodology, Traffic Systems Management, Technique of management, Exclusive Bus Lanes Traffic management Techniques, Speed control and Zoning, Parking Control, Traffic Segregation and Channelization, Principles and Design of Traffic Signs, Their Placement and Visibility, Transportation System Management, Route and Network Management, Area Traffic Management, Citywide Traffic Control and Management, Centralized Data Processing and Monitoring. 

• M4_L1-2

• M4_L3

• M4_L4-5

• M4_L6-7

• M4_L8-9

• M4_L10

• Quiz-3

• M4_L11 (Quiz-3 Full Solutions)

Reading Materials for Unit IV

• M4_L1-2 Appendix-1

• M4_L1-2 Appendix-2

• M4_L3-9_Appendix

• M4_L10_Appendix

Textbooks

• T1. Traffic Engineering by Roger P Roess 

• T2. Jotin Khisty, C. and Kent Lall, B., “Transportation Engineering – An Introduction”, Prentice Hall.

• T3. Das and Chakroborty, Principles of Highway Engineering, PHI Learning.

• T4. Traffic and HighwayEngineering 4th Edition - Garber and Hoel

• T5. Clive L. Dym - Principles of mathematical modelling (2nd Edition)-Academic Press (2004)

• T6. Kadiyali, L. R., “Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning”, Khanna Publications.

REFERENCE BOOKS: 

1. HCM, Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, USA. (2010 edition)

2. Indo HCM, Highway Capacity Manual, India (2017 edition)

Course Code: CE-453 (Open Elective)

Course Learning Outcome: The course aims to provide students with an in-depth theoretical understanding of traffic control, traffic flow analysis using applied mathematics, and level-of-service evaluation of highways. It also incorporates the concepts of intelligent transportation systems.

Session: Offered in Even Semesters 2021-22 and 2022-23