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Course Outline 1. The Islamic University of Gaza Faculty of Engineering Highways & Transportation I (ECIV 4333) Instructors: Dr. Y. R. Sarraj Dr. Essam Almasri Semester: Fall 200 9 Introduction; Highways & Transportation Engineering I provides an introduction to:

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Course Outline 1

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  1. Course Outline 1 The Islamic University of Gaza Faculty of Engineering Highways & Transportation I (ECIV 4333) Instructors: Dr. Y. R. Sarraj Dr. Essam Almasri Semester: Fall 2009 Introduction; Highways & Transportation Engineering I provides an introduction to: systems approach to planning and design of highway, railroad, air, ocean and urban transportation systems. Its basic purpose is to introduce the basic operational characteristics and requirements of transportation elements. Transportation engineering is necessary for nearly all aspects of infrastructure building projects.

  2. Course Outline 2 Course Objectives This course introduces the student to the basic design concepts of traffic engineering. The student will be able to identify the existing traffic conditions by: conducting different surveys, based on travel time, delays, speed, volume and capacity. Moreover, s/he will be able to build the basic relationship between the speed, the flow and the capacity of the roadway. The course will also introduce the student to: junction design and safety on roads

  3. Course Outline 3 • 1 Introduction to Transport Planning 6 hours • 1.1 Background • 1.2 Highway and Traffic Planning • 1.3 Environmental Assessments • 1.4 Urban Road Systems • 1.5 Highway system classification • 1.6 Highway Revenue (Finance) • 1.7 Homework: • 2Highway Traffic Characteristics and Measurements 6 hours • 2.1 Introduction • 2.2 Inventory and condition surveys: • 2.3 Volume Studies • 2.4 Speed studies • 2.5 Delay Studies • 2.6 Origin and destination surveys • 2.7 Area-wide Surveys • 2.8 Environmental Studies • 3Driver, pedestrian and vehicle characteristics 4 hours • 3.1 Driver Characteristics, 3.2 Pedestrian Characteristics • 3.2 Vehicle Characteristics

  4. Course Outline 4 • 4Highway Design Volume and travel demand estimates 3 hours • 4.1 Highway Design Volume • 4.2 Travel Estimates • 5Highway Capacity and Traffic Flow Characteristics 8 hours • 5.1 Definitions and Concepts • 5.2 Basic Principles of traffic flow • 5.3 Capacity Analysis and Design for a Freeway Segment • 5.4 Capacity Analysis and Design for a Multilane Highway • 5.5 Capacity Analysis and Design for a two-lane Highway • 6Introduction to Intersection Design and Analysis 9 hours • 6.1 Introduction • 6.2 Basic Design Principles • 6.3 Design Process • 6.4 Priority Intersections • 6.5 Roundabouts • 6.6 Signalized Intersections

  5. Course Outline 5 • 7Parking 3 hours • 7.1 Introduction • 7.2 Town Centre Parking • 7.3 Parking Surveys • 7.4 Management of on street parking • 7.5 Off street Parking • 8Road Safety and Traffic Management 3 hours • 8.1 Accidents • 8.2 Factors Contributing to accidents • 8.3 Road Safety education

  6. Course Outline 5 • Presentation Methodology: • Lectures using LCD or over head projector , • discussion classes, • Student presentations • projects and • field work. • Grading Policy: • Midterm Exam. 25% • Course Work. 25% • Final Exam. 50% Attendance: According to the university per-laws, students with absences that exceed 25 % will not be permitted to take the final exam.

  7. The Transport Task Everybody travels whether it be to work, play, shop or do business. All raw materials must be conveyed from the land to a place of manufacture or usage, and all goods must be moved from the factory to the market place and from the staff to the consumer. Transport is the means by which these activities occur; it is the cement that binds together communities and their activities. Meeting these needs has been, and continues to be, the transport task.

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