| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Engineering | ||||||
| Course Code | CE 403 | ||||||
| Course Title in English | Traffic and Transportation Engineering | ||||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Trafik ve Ulaştırma Mühendisliği | ||||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom,Lecture,Project | ||||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 154 hours per semester | ||||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To become familiar with traffic engineering and transportation projects. | ||||||
| Course Description | This course will familiarize the student with traffic systems and components, transportation demand and its characteristics, transportation economics, transportation models, sustainability, social and environmental factors of transportation, components of traffic stream, characteristics of road users and vehicles, vehicle dynamics, traffic flow theory and models, car following and queuing theories, operation of traffic, traffic data, capacity and level of service, traffic control methods and strategies, design of intersections, geometric design and standards, location survey and plan of a road, horizontal curves, profile of a road, vertical curves, cross sections and introduction to earthworks. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) demonstrate a solid grounding in the fundamentals of traffic engineering; 2) differentiate issues related to planning and managing transport operations; 3) identify the construction and inspection requirements of the transportation engineering; 4) demonstrate computational problem solving skills on geometric design of highway sections; 5) plan and design a transportation project; 6) explain global issues related to professional practice, infrastructure, environment and service populations; 7) develop self-learning skills. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | |||||||
| 2) An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | |||||||
| 3) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | |||||||
| 4) An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | |||||||
| 5) An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | |||||||
| 6) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | |||||||
| 7) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | H | Exam |
| 2) | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | H | Project |
| 3) | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | N | |
| 4) | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | S | Project |
| 5) | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | S | Project |
| 6) | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | N | |
| 7) | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | S | Project |
| Prepared by and Date | GÖRKEM AKYOL , June 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | FATİH YONAR |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to transportation and transportation engineering, Transportation systems and its components |
| 2) | Operation of traffic, Traffic data, Capacity and Level of Service |
| 3) | Introduction to transportation planning, Transportation Demand and its characteristics, Transportation economics, Transportation models |
| 4) | Characteristics of road users and vehicles, vehicle dynamics |
| 5) | Vehicle Dynamics (Application) |
| 6) | An overview of geometric design, Geometrical standards |
| 7) | Location (route) survey and plan of a road (design project) |
| 8) | Location (route) survey and plan of a road (design project) (Continued) |
| 9) | Horizontal curves (design project) |
| 10) | Horizontal curves (design project - continued), Superelevation (design project) |
| 11) | Superelevation (design project) (continued) |
| 12) | Profile of a road (design project) |
| 13) | Vertical curves (design project) |
| 14) | Cross sections (design project) |
| 15) | Final Exam / Project / Presentation Period |
| 16) | Final Exam / Project / Presentation Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | • Mannering, F.L. and Washburn, S.S., Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 7th Edition, Wiley, 2019. • N.J. Garber, L.A. Hoel, Traffic & Highway Engineering, CL- Engineering, 2008. • Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü, Karayolu Tasarım El Kitabı, 2005. • Ortuzar, J. D., and Willumsen, L. G., Modelling Transport, 4th Edition, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., West Sussex, 2011 • Arnott, R. and Kraus, M., Principles of Transport Economics, in Handbook of Transportation Science, p. 689-726, Ed. Randolph, W.H., Kluwer Academic Publishers, New Jersey, 2003 • Gartner, N., Messer, C. J. and Rathi, A. K., Traffic Flow Theory A State-of-the-Art Report (Revised Monograph on Traffic Flow Theory), The Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C., 2001 | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Dersler, aktif öğrenme yöntemi "ters-yüz öğrenme" kullanılarak gerçekleştirilecektir. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Online and in-class assignments, Transportation design project | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | CAD Applications, Office Applications | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
Instructor’s office: Office hours: E-mail address: yonarf@mef.edu.tr; akyolgo@mef.edu.tr Rules for attendance: Missing a midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, each missed midterm by the student will be given the grade of the final exam. No make-up will be given. Missing a final: Faculty regulations. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||
| Project | 1 | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Quiz(zes) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 40 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 20 | 3 | 23 | |||
| Total Workload | 154 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 6.2 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||