Course detail
Traffic Engineering
FAST-CM02Acad. year: 2009/2010
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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Course curriculum
2. Transportation systems categories.
3. Traffic flow theory.
4. Capacity calculations - free highway segment.
5. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections.
6. Capacity calculations - roundabouts.
7. Capacity calculations - Traffic light controlled intersections.
8. Traffic data collection systems.
9. Traffic studies - individual vehicle transport.
10. Traffic studies - public transport.
11. Mathematical transport models - individual vehicle transport.
12. Mathematical transport models - public transport.
13. Traffic forecasting systems,traffic control and organisation.
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Basic literature
Novák Ludvík, Doupal Emil: Dopravní inženýrství - Návody do cvičení. VUT v Brně, 1991.
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