Course detail
Traffic Engineering
FAST-CM02Acad. year: 2011/2012
The aim of this subject is to acquaint the students with the basics of transport engineering. The contents of teaching include the basic theory of traffic flow, the system of capacity calculations of road sections and crossroads, the theory of calculation of signalling crossroad control plan , the system of traffic organization in towns and cities, the guidance traffic systems. Further on the students will be acquainted with the ways of data collection and data processing of car traffic intensity and public transport intensity.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Course curriculum
2. Traffic surveys
3. Traffic count
4. Traffic count
5. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
6. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
7. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
8. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
9. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
10. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Basic literature
Novák Ludvík, Doupal Emil: Dopravní inženýrství - Návody do cvičení. VUT v Brně, 1991.
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