Minia university Faculty of Engineering Dept. Of civil Engineering
COURSE SPECIFICATION
A. Administrative Information
Course Title
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Transportation and traffic EngineeringCode
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CVE 316Department offering the course
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Civil Engineering Program on which the course is given : Undergraduate level Department offering the program : Civil EngineeringAcademic year : Third Year
Semester : 1st Semester
Date of specification/revision :2004 Date of approval by Departmental/Faculty :05/10/2020 Taught hours:
Lecture 2 hrs/week Tutorial: 1 hr/week Practical: None Others: Office Meetings Total: 3 hrs/week
B. Professional Information
1.1. Overall Aims of the Course
• Provide a high quality educational experience in the field of transportation and traffic engineering design.
• Develop analytical and professional skills that will enable students to gain employment in national and international companies working in the field of transportation and traffic engineering.
• Employment of codes of practice and regularity framework in the design and practice of transportation and traffic engineering
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1.2. Intended Learning Outcomes of the course (ILOs):
a- Knowledge and understanding:
Upon completing this course, the student should be able to:
a1. Demonstrate concepts and theories of mathematics and sciences, appropriate to Transportation and Traffic Engineering.
a4. List principles of design including elements design, process and/or a system related to Transportation and Traffic Engineering.
a5. Recognize methodologies of solving engineering problems, data collection and interpretation.
a6. Know Quality assurance systems, codes of practice and standards, health and safety requirements and environmental issues.
a.13. Know engineering principles in the fields of traffic systems.
b- Intellectual Skills
Upon completing this course, the student should be able to:
b.2. Select appropriate solutions for engineering problems based on analytical thinking.
b.9. Judge engineering decisions considering balanced costs, benefits, safety, quality, reliability, and environmental impact.
b.11. Analyze results of numerical models and assess their limitations.
c- Professional and practical skills
Upon completing this course, the student should be able to:
c.1. Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, information technology, design, business context and engineering practice integrally to solve engineering problems.
c.2. Professionally merge the engineering knowledge, understanding, and feedback to improve design, products and/or services.
c.3. Create and/or re-design a process, component or system, and carry out specialized engineering designs.
c.7. Apply numerical modeling methods to engineering problems.
c.10. Apply quality assurance procedures and follow codes and standards.
c.18. Plan, design, construct, operate, control and carry out maintenance of all types of traffic systems.
d- General and transferable skills
Upon completing this course, the student should be able to:
d.9. Refer to relevant literatures.
1.3. Syllabus
CHAPTERS CONTENTS
Chapter( 1) Transport Models (Trip Generation, Trip Distribution, Mode Choice, Traffic Assignment).
Chapter (2) Characteristics of Driver, Vehicles and Pedestrian
Chapter (3) Traffic Flow Characteristics (Traffic Variables, Relations between Variables).
Chapter (4) Traffic Studies (Volume Studies, Spot Speed Studies, Travel Time and Delay Studies).
Chapter (5) Highway Capacity and Level of Service
Chapter (6) Traffic System Control(Traffic Signs and Marking , Street Control, Intersection Control).
Chapter (7) Parking (Types of Parking Facilities , Design Criteria for Parking Facilities, Parking Supply and Demand).
Chapter (8) Traffic Safety
3-Teaching and Learning Methods:
3.1-.Lectures.
3.2- Tutorial activities 3.3- Discussions.
3.4- Reports and partial drawings.
3.5 Office meetings.
4-Students Assessment Methods:
4.1 Tutorial assignments.
4.2 Written mid term 4.3 Essay
4.4 Written final exam
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- Assessment schedule:Assessment 1 …………..weeks # 1 to 15 Assessment 2 …………..weeks #8,14.
Assessment 3 …………..weeks #10,12
Assessment 4 …………..week End of year
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Weighing of assessments:Tutorial assignments 5 % Written mid-term exam 10 %
Oral Examination 5 %
Progress test 5 %
Written final exam 70%
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Total 100 %
Any formative only assessments: NA
7-List of References:
7.1-Course notes:
Course Notes: Complete set of the chapters written by the lecturer in PDF format.
Power Point presentation for the entire course in all lectures.
7.2-Essential books (textbooks):
7.2.1 Mannering, F.L. and Kilareski, W.P., “Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis", John Wiley & Sons, 2nd edition, New York, 1998.
7.2.2 Paul H.W. (1998) "Transportation Engineering",
7.2.3 Owais, M. A., Transportation Planning & Traffic Engineering, 2000.
7.2.4 Papacostas, C. S., Prevedouros, P. D., Transportation Engineering and Planning, 3rd Edition, 2000.
7.2.5 Khisty, C. J., Lall, B. K., Transportation Engineering: An Introduction, 3rd Edition, 2002.
7.2.6 Garber, N. J., Hoel, L. A., Traffic and Highway Engineering, 4th Edition, 2008.
7.2.7 Mahmoud Tawifik Salem. (1985) "Transportation and Traffic Engineering".
7.4-Periodicals, websites, etc.:
Journal of Transportation Engineering, http://www.pubs.asce.org/journals/transportation/
Journal of Advanced Transportation, http://www.advanced-transport.com/
8-Other Resources/ Facilities required for teaching and learning to achieve the above ILOs .
8.1- Computer and data show in the lecture room.
8.2- Computer and Internet access for the students.
8.3- Many text books available in the departmental library.
8.4-Class room.
9- We certify that all of the information required to deliver this course is contained in the above specification and will be implemented.
Course Coordinator:
Name: Prof. Dr. Afaf Abdel-Halem Mahmoud Prof. Dr. Mostafa Deep Hashem
Signature:……….. Date: 05/10/2020 Head of Department of: ………
Name:
Prof. Dr. Mostafa Deep Hashem
Signature:……….. Date:………
Course Curriculum Map
Course title: Transportation and traffic Engineering Code: CVE 316
Course coordinators: Dr. Mostafa Deep Hashem, Dr. Afaf Abdel-Halem Mahmoud
Course Aim: This course is designed to provide the students in the final year with an experience to make a full design of a Transportation and traffic Engineering
No.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
Topics
Week
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Teaching Methods
Assessment
Methods Evidences Knowledge and
understanding
Intellectual skills
Professional and practical skills
General and transferable skills
1 a1 + a5 c7 d9 Transport Models
(Trip Generation, Trip Distribution, Mode Choice, Traffic Assignment).
1 Lectures. Tutorial assignments
Written mid-term.
Essay
Course File
Examination paper
Model Answer.
Student’s projects.
Students reports.
2 a1 + a4 c2 d9 Traffic Flow
Characteristics (Traffic Variables, Relations between Variables).
3 Lectures.
Tutorial activities
3 a6 + a13 c3 d9 Traffic Studies
(Volume Studies, Spot Speed Studies, Travel Time and Delay Studies).
4 Lectures.
Tutorial activities
4 a1 + a4 b9 c2 d9 Highway Capacity
and Level of Service
2 Lectures.
Tutorial activities Discussions
5 a5 + a6 b2 c10 d9 Traffic System
Control(Traffic Signs and Marking , Street Control, Intersection
2 Lectures.
Tutorial activities Discussions
Control).
6 a4 b9 c10 d9 Parking (Types of
Parking Facilities , Design Criteria for Parking Facilities, Parking Supply and Demand).
1 Lectures.
Tutorial activities
7 a6 c10 d9 Traffic Safety 1 Lectures.
Report
Tutorial assignments Department Head:
