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UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

PG. Dip./ M.Sc. Eng. Programme in Highway and Traffic Engineering 2017/2018

1. INTRODUCTION

This postgraduate programme is conducted by the Department of Civil Engineering, in

accordance with general regulations for the post graduate programmes in the University of Peradeniya. Students have a choice of specializing either in “Highway Engineering” or in

“Traffic Engineering” by selecting appropriate elective taught courses in their chosen area of specialization.

2. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The minimum qualifications required of a student to be considered for direct admission to M.Sc. Eng./PG. Dip. in Highway and Traffic Engineering are as follows;

a) A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with First or Second Class Honours from a recognized university, or

b) A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with acceptable postgraduate qualifications

or with a minimum of one year’s experience after obtaining the Degree or such qualification, or

c) A degree or such other qualification as may be approved by the Faculty Higher

Degrees Committee as suitable for candidature for the M.Sc Eng./ PG. Dip. with a

minimum of one year’s experience, after obtaining the Degree or such qualification, in a field related to the programme of study.

3. COURSE STRUCTURE AND DURATION

The course structure is as follows;

CORE COURSES

Course No Course Title Credit

Units

CE 601* Independent Study 3

CE 602* Advanced Research Project

CE 662 Basic Soil and Rock Mechanics for Highway Engineering 3

CE 663 Traffic Engineering 3

CE 664 Highway Design 3

CE 665 Traffic Measurements, Analysis and Design 3

CE 666 Road Safety and Environment 3

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ELECTIVE COURSES

For Highway Engineering Speciality For Traffic Engineering Speciality

Cours Course Title Credit Course Course Title Credit

e No Units No Units

CE 760 Highway Planning 3 CE 760 Highway Planning 3 CE 761 Highway Construction Materials and 2 CE 764 GIS for Highway and 3

Methods Transportation Engineering

CE 762 Evaluation of Pavement Materials and 3 CE 765 Quantitative Methods in Traffic 3

Pavements (Lab Course) Engineering

CE 763 Highway Evaluation and Maintenance 2 CE 766 Traffic Management 3

CE 764 GIS for Highway and Transportation 3 CE 767 Traffic Impact Assessment 1

Engineering

*Already Delivering in PG courses in the Department of Civil Engineering

The course component of the program is conducted over three terms each of 15 weeks

duration. Students are expected to complete the Independent study (CE 601) during this period. In addition, the students who proceed to the M.Sc. Eng. Programme should carry out

the Advanced Research Project (CE 602) of six months duration.

4. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY

In order to be eligible for the award of the PG. Dip., a student shall have earned a total of 20 credits from the prescribed courses with at least 2.75 GPA and successfully completed the Independent Study (CE 601). The students who are eligible for admission to the M.Sc Eng. Degree programme should have

a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to proceed to the research stage of the M.Sc. Eng.

Programme. In order to be eligible for the award of the M.Sc. Eng. Degree a student shall

have a total of 24 credits earned from prescribed courses with a grade point average of at

least 3.0, and successfully completed both Independent Study (CE 601) and Advanced

Research Project (CE 602) .

5. PANEL OF TEACHERS: S. B. S.Abayakoon, BScEng, MASc, PhD, CEng, FIE (SL), Int.PE K.G.H.C.N. Seneviratne,BScEng, PhD, CEng, FIE(SL)

P. B. R. Dissanayake, BScEng, MEng, PhD, CEng, MIE (SL) H. Abeyruwan, BScEng, MPhil, CEng, MICE, MIE Aust, CPEng Australia, MIEEE

U. De. S. Jayawardhana, BSc, Msc, DEng

A. G. H. J Edirisinghe, BScEng, MEng, PhD I. M. S. Sathyaprasad, BScEng, MEng, DEng

L. C. Kurukulasooriya, BScEng, MEng, PhD K. Perera, BSc, MA, PhD D. S. K. Karunasinghe, BScEng, PhD

R. Palamakumbura, BScEng, MSc, PhD H. K. Nandalal, BscEng, MSc, PhD W. M. V. S. K. Wickramasinghe, BScEng , MEng, PhD

Rajib B. Malick, PhD, PE In addition, visiting experts will also conduct some lectures.

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SUBJECT DESCRIPTION

CE601 Independent Study (Core 3 Credits) Formulation and carrying out of an engineering research or design project under the guidance

of a faculty member. Experience is gained in research or design by means of mathematical

modelling, numerical analysis, and laboratory or field experimentation. At the completion of the project each student submits a technical report and presents the results orally.

CE602 Advanced Research Project (Core 6 Credits) The research programme should cover aspects such as formulation of research proposal,

literature review, research methodology, analysis of results and drawing conclusions, presenting the research work leading to the thesis. The project may be an extension of

CE601.

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Course Number : CE 662

Course Title : Basic Soil and Rock Mechanics for Highway Engineering

Credits : 3 Credits

Core/Elective : Core

Prerequisites : None

Aims/ Objectives: 1. To introduce the basic geology to civil engineering students 2. To educate the use of geological knowledge to find out the solutions for civil engineering problems for Highway Engineering

Having completed this course of study the student will be able to:

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2. Describe basic geological structures

3. Identify the surface features on Earth

4. Describe the geological processes and their influence to civil engineering works

5. Differentiate standard geological terminology in all aspects

6. Describe the methods of classification systems of rock masses for civil

engineering works 7. Distinguish analysis of geological structures and suitable construction materials

Textbooks and References:

Goodmann, R.E., 1983. Engineering Geology. USA: John Wiley and Sons.

Topic Time Allocated/Hours

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Rock types, Geological structures, Geological processes and 10

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surface features of earth

Engineering classification of rock masses and suitability of 11

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sites for engineering projects and Road constructions.

Engineering proportion of rocks and Rock as a construction 10

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material.

Stereonet analysis 8 2

Laboratory Tests -

4

Los Angeles Abrasion value test

Rock Identification

TOTAL 39 4 8

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Assessment Percentage Marks

Continuous Assessments

Assignments/Practicals 30%

Written Examinations

Mid Semester Examination 20% End of Semester Examination 50%

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Course Title : Traffic Engineering

Credits : 3 Credits



Aims/ Objectives: To provide fundamental knowledge of traffic flow theory and its application methods for

capacity analysis To Introduce design, management, operation and selection of control method for road traffic facilities with regard to traffic performance and safety.

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1. Apply traffic measuring procedures and data processing to produce result 2. Label the traffic indicators for designing and planning of a traffic system. 3. Apply the knowledge of mathematics to manipulate traffic data and

presenting the results as traffic indicators.


Garber, N.J. & Hoel, L.A., 2014. Traffic & Highway Engineering. 5th ed. USA., Fricker, J.D. & Whitford, R.K., 2004. Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering. Pearson: Prentice Hall

Topic Time

Allocated/Hours

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Traffic variables and traffic flow theory:

Fundamental parameters and relations of traffic flow (eg. speed,

density, volume, travel time, headway, spacing, time-space

diagram, time mean speed, space mean speed and their relation, 6 2 relation between speeds, flow, density, fundamental diagrams);

Traffic stream models: Greenshield’s model, Greenberg’s

logarithmic model, Underwood’s exponential model, pipe’s

generalized model, multi-regime models

Traffic measurement procedures:

Measurement at a point: Traffic volume measurement, equipment

for flow measurements, data analysis, concepts of ADT, AADT

Measurement over a short section: Speed measurements, 15th and 5 6 85th percentile speeds, design speed, speed distributions

Measurement along a length of road: Density measurement, travel

time measurement, Automated traffic measurement: GPS devices,

loop detectors, video analysis, and other technologies.

Highway Capacity Estimation:

Capacity and Level of service LOS: Definitions, highway 6 1

capacity, factors affecting LOS, HCM methods, Capacity and LOS

calculations on Urban Street, Two lane highways, Multilane

highways, Freeways, queue delay

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Traffic intersection control:

Principles of traffic control, Traffic signs and road markings, 6 1

Uncontrolled intersection, Channelization, Traffic rotary,

Grade separated intersection.

Traffic signal design: Elements of traffic signal: Design 4 1

principles of a traffic signal, Evaluation of a traffic signal

Specialised traffic studies:

Parking Studies, Accident Studies, Fuel consumption and emission 4 4 studies, Congestion studies, Toll operation, Pedestrian studies

Intelligent Transport Systems 4

TOTAL 35 5 10



Tutorials/Practicals 40%


Mid Semester Examination 20% End of Semester Examination

40%

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Course Title : Highway Design

Credits : 3 Credits



Aims/Objectives : Introduce students to highway function, types, travel demand forecasting, design

criteria, and cross sections

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1. Produce forecast travel 4. Design and layout, horizontal/vert ical curves of highways and roads

2. Develop proper sight distance criteria and intersection criteria 3. Identify environmental impacts

5. Design desirable super elevation for highways and roads


Fricker, J.D. & Whitford, R.K., 2004. Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering. Pearson: Prentice Hall. Garber, N.J. & Hoel, L.A., 2014. Traffic & Highway Engineering. 5th ed. USA. AASHTO, 2011. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets. 6th ed. Washinton.

Yang, H. Huang, 2003, Pavement and Design, 2nd

ed, Prentice Hall.


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Introduction and Description of Pavements 3

Importance, Functions, Design and Construction,

Maintenance and Rehabilitation

Structural design of Flexible pavements

Traffic and Load Distribution Concept, Materials and 9 1 4 Layers, Theoretical Considerations for Structural Design:

mechanistic and empirical design , Computer methods

Structural Design of Rigid Pavements

Theoretical Considerations, Different Methods, Limiting 7 2 Criteria, Longitudinal Reinforcement Design Procedure,

Computer methods for Rigid Pavements

Drainage

Source and Effect of Water, Estimating Flow, Surface 4

Drainage System, Subsurface Drainage System, Use of

Software for Design of Drainage Structures

Traffic

Different Types of Highway Traffic, Measurement of 5 1 Traffic Loads, Effect of Load and Tire Pressure

Distress and Performance 2

Distresses in Asphalt Pavements, Consideration of

Performance

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Economic Analysis and Cost-Saving Concepts.

Engineering Economy, Concept of Life Cycle Cost , 5

Probabilistic versus Deterministic Approach , Software for

Running Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Sustainable Pavement Engineering

Need for Pavements, Design of Layout of Pavements,

Construction of Pavements, Use of Waste and Byproducts in 5 Pavements, Workers, Pavement-Building-Nature-Symbiosis,

Regulatory Bodies and Impetus for Sustainability, Human

Factor

TOTAL 40 2 6



Tutorials/Assignments 30%



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Course Title : Traffic Measurements, Analysis and Design

Credits : 3 Credits



Aims/ Objectives: An introduction of traffic flow parameters, traffic data collection

method, and appropriate analysis methods.



1. Explain the traffic flow parameters. 3. Demonstrate planning and conducting a traffic survey

2. Describe the data collection methods and analysing them using statistical methods

4. Proceed traffic analysis results to design traffic controls


Garber, N.J. & Hoel, L.A., 2014. Traffic & Highway Engineering. 5th ed. USA. Papacostas, C.S. & Prevedouros, P.D., 2007. Transportation Engineering and Planning. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall.


L T P A

Traffic parameters (e.g. Speed, Flow, and Density) and 4

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Measuring Methods

Traffic Surveys ( Turning Movement Counts, Speed Surveys) 4

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Transportation Surveys (e.g. Person Trip Surveys, Bus loading,

Origin-Destination Surveys, Travel Time Surveys)

Parking Surveys, Data analysis, and Parking facility Designs 4 6

Accident Data Collection, Black Spot analysis, Safe Designs 4 6

Pedestrian Surveys, Pedestrian Data Analysis, Pedestrian Facility 4

6

Design

Public transport surveys and non motorized transportation 4

Traffic System Design Project (Individual) --- 10

TOTAL 24 40 2

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Assignments/Practicals 50%


End of Semester Examination 50%

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Course Number CE 666

Course Title Road Safety and Environment

Credits 3 Credits Core/Elective Core

Prerequisites

None

Aims and Introduce the basic concepts of road safety issues and propose methods Objectives to minimize the danger on highways


I n t e n d e d L e a r n i n g O u t c o m e s ( I L O s )

1. Explain traffic safety concepts

2. Describe safety management systems and different safety

countermeasures

3. Analyze accident data using various statistical tools

4. Identify different types of countermeasures and their effectiveness

Textbooks and Ogden, K.W., 1996. Safer Roads: A Guide to Road Safety Engineering. references Averbury Technical Press: Ashgate Publishers.

Elvik, R. & Vaa, T., 2004. The Handbook of Road Safety Measures.

Elsevier.

Pline, J., ed., 1999. Transportation Engineering Handbook. 5th ed.

Institute of Transportation Engineers: Prentice Hall.

Topics L T P A

Introduction to road safety

Importance of road safety 2 Local and global statistics of road traffic crashes

Crash reporting and collision diagrams

Different crash reporting systems 2

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Concepts of collision diagrams

Extracting important data for analyzing

Basics of crash statistics

Basic statistics to treat crash data 3

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Data presentations

Predictions, regression analsysis

GIS applications in road safety

Basics of GIS 2

GIS applications

Factors that influence safety and analysis of safety data

Identify reasons for crashes

Introduce accident blackspots 2

Introduce spatial distribution, time distribution and road

user group distribution

Safety countermeasures

Introduction to various countermeasures

Selection of suitable countermeasures 4

4

Effectiveness of safety countermeasures

Implementing safety countermeasures

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Highway geometry and safety

Horizontal and vertical curve designs

Access roads 3

Junctions

Road signing and marking

Standard road signings and marking

Effect of road signing and marking for safety and 2 4

convenience

Modifications necessary to meet local conditions

Road safety audits

Basic concepts in road safety auditing 4 5

Different stages in road safety auditing

Issues related to pedestrian safety

Introduction to Pedestrian facilities

Knowledge and Attitudes towards pedestrians facilities of 3 4

different road user groups

Possible improvements to enhance the safety of pedestrians

Road Safety Management 3

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Total 30 1 28






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Course Title : Highway Planning

Credits : 3 Credits

Core/Elective : Elective


Aims/ Objectives: To Introduce social, environmental, engineering, and economic

considerations for highway planning, and basics of vertical and horizontal alignment.


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1. Describe the methods of data collection 2. Identify the current issues

3. Generalize the effects of highway planning on environment

4. Explain how shockwaves move in traffic

5. Display basic view of speed and density

6. Identify the factors affecting demand flow rate


Fricker, J.D. & Whitford, R.K., 2004. Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering. Pearson: Prentice Hall.

Garber, N.J. & Hoel, L.A., 2014. Traffic & Highway Engineering. 5th ed. USA.

AASHTO, 2011. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets. 6th ed. Washinton.


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History and finance, and Highway Classification 1

Transportation and forecasting (Trip generation, trip 6 1

distribution, modal split, trip assignment)

Driver, vehicle and roadway characteristics 3

Highway capacity for two lane roads

Basic geometric concepts, horizontal curve design,

Vertical curve design, Super elevation, Transition 10 3

curves (spirals), Cross sectional elements

Highway safety and roadside design 2

Intersection and interchanges 2

Using AASHTO for Highway Design 3 8

Traffic control devices 2

Earthwork( cut/fill calculations, methods) 3 1

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Environmental Mitigation in Transportation Projects

How Transportation Impacts the Environment

Model for Assessing Impacts and Developing

Mitigation

Measures

Project Conception 3 2

Impact Assessment

Alternatives Analysis

Public Involvement and Review Enforcement and Post-Project Monitoring

Transportation Planning and Regional Mitigation

Approaches

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Course Title : Highway Construction Materials and Methods

Credits : 2 Credits



Aims/ Objectives: Introduce the soils, asphalt and concrete components of highway, production and construction methods


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1. Prepare Specifications

2. Identify the production and construction steps

3. Distinguish materials properties and affect of them in construction and

pavement performance

4. Identify the variability of properties and impacts of the material construction

and methods


Mallick, R.B. & El-Korchi, T., 2008. Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practices. 2nd ed. Delatte, N., 2007. Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance. 2nd ed.

London: Taylor & Francis.

Topic Time

Allocated/Hours

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Granular Material for Pavement Construction

Mass–Volume Relationships, Grain Size Distribution: Gradation, 7 2

Effect of Water, Stiffness and Strength of Soils, Soil Stabilization

Concepts and Methods: Chemical and Mechanical, Parent Rock,

and Types, Aggregate Production and Aggregate Tests

Bitumen 2 1

Cut back Bitumen, Emulsion, and Bitumen Testing

Asphalt

Asphalt Binder, Safe Delivery, Storage, and Handling of Asphalts, 5

Asphalt Binder Properties, Asphalt Binder Properties and Pavement

Distress and Performance, Recovery of Asphalt Binder from

Asphalt Mix, Asphalt Emulsions

Concrete 3

Concrete, Aggregates, Cement, Water, Hydration and Steel in

Concrete

Construction of Asphalt Pavements

Production, Transportation and Laydown, Description and

Requirements of Components in Hot Mix, Asphalt–Producing 5 Plants, Equipment Used for Transportation, Laydown, and

Compaction, Important Factors, Specifications, Quality Control and

Quality Assurance

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Construction of Concrete Pavements

Concrete Production, Preparation of Subgrade and Base, Presetting 5

Reinforcements such as Dowel Bars, Tiebars, and Continuous

Reinforcement, Paving, Concrete Placement, Finishing, Quality

Assurance/Quality Control (QC/QA)

TOTAL 27 3



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Course Title : Evaluation of Pavement materials and Pavements

Credits : 3 Credit



Aims/ Objectives: Introduce testing and characterization of road construction material; soils, asphalt, aggregate and concrete components of pavements


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1. Identify performance related properties of primary components of pavement and their impacts on pavement performance

2. Perform tests, and interpret results from tests on various components of

highway pavements

3. Identify material characterization, testing and statistical analysis for

interpreting test data


Roberts, F.L. et al., 1996. Hot Mix Asphalt, Materials, Mixture Design and Construction. National Asphalt Pavement Association.

Portland Cement Association, 2002. Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures. 15th ed.


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Grain size analysis

Consistency limits and indices 1 1

Compaction tests

Shear tests on soil 1 1

California bearing ratio 1 1

Aggregate impact test 1 1

Los Angeles abrasion test 1 1

Polished stone value 1 1

Aggregate crushing value test 1 1

Specific gravity and absorption test 2 1

Shape test 1 1

Soundness test 1 1

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Penetration test 1 1

Ductility and elastic recovery test 1 1

Softening point test 1 1

Specific gravity test on asphalt 1 1

Viscosity test 1 1

Flash and fire point test 1 1

Marshall stability test and mix design 1 1

Water sensitivity test on compacted bituminous mixes 2 1

Determination of field density of pavement layer 2 0

Plate bearing test 1 0

Dynamic cone penetrometer 1 0

Benkelman beam deflection 1 4

Concrete Mix Design 2 5

Properties of fresh and hardened concrete: workability, strength, 2 5

density

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TOTAL 29 =16


Continuous assessment

Practicals 75 %

Mid semester exam 25 %

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Course Title : GIS for Highway and Transportation Engineering

Credits : 3 Credits



Aims/ Objectives: An introduction to the appropriate use and potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in Highway and Transportation Engineering


I n t e n d e d L e a r n i n g O u t c o m e s ( I L O s )

1. Explain the basic principles and procedures in geographic data processing 5. Provide t raining in d igital image p rocess ing

2. Impart practical skills, such as understanding GIS data formats, data collection methods, data entry and manipulation, coordinate systems and map projections, methods of spatial and 3D analysis and geovisualization.

3. Explain the physical principles underlying remote sensing.

4. Describe the operation of available Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the error sources.

6. Applying GIS knowledge in planning and designing highway and transportation

systems


Law, M. & Collins, A., 2013. Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop. 3rd ed. Esri press.

Miller, H.J. & Shaw, S.L., 2001. Geographic Information Systems for Transportation: Principles and Applications. New York: Oxford University Press.


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Introduction to GIS and software:

Raster data, Vector data, Data structures, Data manipulation 4 2

Exploring the interface and file management system

Spatial data structures and sources:

Map projections/coordinate system, World and National 4

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datum and transformations, Web and other spatial data

sources

GIS analysis functions and operations;

Creating editing and GIS data 6 1 8

Spatial and overlay analysis

Distance analysis

Conversion and re-sampling techniques

Layouts, reports, graphs and data interoperability:

Preparing and presenting maps and tables and exporting 4 6 1 them to different online formats,

Exporting and importing data to and from different formats

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Network modelling and analysis:

Performing network analyses; developing network 2 1 2 connectivity rules; network validation and editing

Road network analysis

Model Builder 2

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Creating a model for complex analysis

Remote Sensed Data and Image processing techniques:

Use of Elector Magnetic Spectrum in RS 4 2 1 Active and passive remote sensing, SAR data

Supervised and unsupervised classification

Introduction to Geographic Positioning Systems

GNSS for GIS data capture, importing and exporting GPS 2 2 1

data

TOTAL 28 2 26 4



Tutorials/Practicals/Assignments 60%


End of Semester Examination 40%

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Course Title : Highway Evaluation and Maintenance

Credits : 2 Credits


Prerequisites :

Aims/ Objectives: Introduce concepts of pavement preservation through management –

evaluation, maintenance and rehabilitation



1.Identify the tools and techniques of in-place and laboratory testing

2.Describe the effect of traffic and environment on pavement

3.List the different maintenance and rehabilitation methods and their economic

implication and life cycle cost


Mallick, R.B. & El-Korchi, T., 2008. Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practices. 2nd ed. Delatte, N., 2007. Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance. 2nd ed. London: Taylor & Francis.


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Introduction to Asset Management Systems

Introduces the fundamental principles common to other 1

industries (e.g. trucking, rail) that are applicable to a PMS

and how they can be applied to pavements.

Pavement Management Systems Overview

Describes the basic components of a PMS and how the 1

products of can be used as a tool to aid in the development

and that system decision-making for the pavement

maintenance and construction program for an agency.

Relational Databases and Location Referencing Systems

Details the principles and concepts behind a relational 1 database including the available technology, such as GIS

and GPS

Inventory and History

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Defines what types of data should be collected, how it should

be collected and how it is used in a PMS.

Pavement Condition Surveys

Describes the use of pavement condition survey data in the 2 4 PMS, how it can be collected and the state-of-the-art of data

collection equipment.

Pavement Condition Indices

Includes the historic development of pavement distress

indices, their basic functions, how they are computed, the 2 different types available along with their advantages and

disadvantages, and a discussion of the International

Roughness Index (IRI).

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ESAL Flow Maps

Participants will be able to more fully appreciate the use and 2 application of ESALs rather than basic traffic volumes in a

PMS.

Performance Models

This module will emphasize the importance of predicting the 4

change in level of service in order to estimate future

rehabilitation needs and introduce the tools used to predict

future conditions

Remaining Service Life

Participants will gain an understanding of what the 2 remaining service life of a pavement is, how it is used, why

it is important, and how it is calculated.

Prioritization

The focus will be on the priority assessment techniques for 2

prediction models to forecast conditions and prioritization as

tools to identify the most cost-effective strategies for various

funding levels.

Optimization 2

Will familiarize the participants with optimization techniques

used in a PMS.

Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Asphalt Pavements 4

Maintenance, Primary Corrective Maintenance Activities,

Primary Preventive Maintenance Activities, Recycling

Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements

Joint and Crack Sealing, Slab Stabilization, Diamond

Grinding, Load Transfer Devices, Precast Panels for Repair 4 and Rehabilitation, Portland Cement Concrete Overlays,

Warranty Projects

TOTAL 28 4



Assignments 20%


Mid Semester Examination 30% End of Semester Examination

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Course Title : Quantitative methods in Traffic Engineering

Core/Elective : 3 Credits

Prerequisites : Elective

Aims/ Objectives: To provide an introduction to the probabilistic theories, basic sampling methods, statistical tests and regression analysis required to analyse traffic data

At the end of the course the student should be able to:


1. Identify suitable probability distributions (Discrete and continuous) for a given situation or a data set.

2. Choose fit regression-models for traffic data

3. Perform required statistical tests to test hypothesis and use statistical

software (e.g. Minitab) to analyse traffic data


Montgomery, D.C. & Runger, G.C., 2007. Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers. 4th ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Draper, N.R. & Smith, H., 1998. Applied regression analysis. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley.

Scheafter, R.L., Hendall, W. & Ott, L., 1996. Elementary Survey Sampling. 5th ed. Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Cochran, W.G., 1977. Sampling Techniques. 3rd ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc ..


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Introduction

Concepts of probability, Sample space and events, Random 2 1

variables, Probability distributions, Cumulative distributions,

Expected values.

Discrete probability distributions 2

Binomial distribution, Poisson distribution

Continuous probability distributions 2 1

Normal distribution, Weibull distribution

Sampling distributions

Sampling distribution of sample mean, Central limit theorem, 3

Sampling distribution of sample variance

Inferences on mean and variance 3 1 2

Point estimation, Confidence intervals

Hypothesis testing

Hypothesis testing for mean, variance and proportions. 4 1 2

Single sample and Two samples tests

Sampling techniques and analysis 4 2 4

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Sampling methods, questionnaire preparation, data analysis

Simple and multiple linear regression

Correlation, simple linear regression, multiple linear 5 2 2

regression, polynomial regression, use of 'Dummy' variables in

multiple regression

Residual Analysis

Outliers, Residual plots, Multicollinearity, Statistical tests 2 1 2

for examination of residuals, model validation

Selecting the 'best' regression model

Forward selection, backward elimination, stepwise 2

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regression, Akaike Information Criterion and Baysian

Information criterion.

TOTAL 29 9 14



Tutorials/Practicals/Assignments 20%



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Course Title : Traffic Management

Credits : 2 Credits



Aims/ Objectives: An introduction of traffic management concepts, travel demand

management (TDM) techniques and evaluate the benefits gained with traffic management

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1. Explain the traffic management techniques for urban and local environments 2. Demonstrate how a TDM measures are used to control a traffic system

3. Apply knowledge of TDM and intelligent traffic management techniques to

control a transportation system


Rodney Tolley and Brian Turton, 1995 Transport Systems, Policy and Planning, A geographical Approach, Wiley and Sons, Inc. USA Garber, N.J. & Hoel, L.A., 2014. Traffic & Highway Engineering. 5th ed. USA.


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Introduction to traffic management, Travel Demand 2

Management (TDM)

urban traffic management techniques, local area traffic 3

management

managing non- motorizes transport, bus priority theorem 2

Road signs and markings, traffic calming and speed control,

Traffic demand management and road pricing, HOV promotion, 5 10

junction control

Parking management and its applications 5 6

User information systems and intelligent traffic management 5

systems.

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