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CE En 361: Introduction

CE En 361: Introduction. Introduction of the instructor, TAs, offices and office hours Introduction of classmates Course outline – topics to cover Objectives of the course and related courses Homework policy and grading distribution

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CE En 361: Introduction

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  1. CE En 361: Introduction • Introduction of the instructor, TAs, offices and office hours • Introduction of classmates • Course outline – topics to cover • Objectives of the course and related courses • Homework policy and grading distribution • Film viewing and guest speaker policies (In the “Content” section of the course website) • Transportation engineering – integration of CE principles • Employment in transportation engineering • About term project (Visit the “Term Project” page of the Content section of the course website.)

  2. CEEn 361 Textbook • Textbook: Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: A multimodal systems approach, 2nd edition, 4th Printingby Jon D. Fricker and Robert K. Whitford published by AcademicPub. • The scenario found at the beginning of each chapter provides a backdrop for the topics covered in the chapter. Read them always before you read chapter topics in order to find out where and how the concept you learn in the chapter will be applied.

  3. Dr. Saito’s Background • Gunma National Technical College, 1973 • Nihon Koei (Engineering consultant), 1973 – 1978, designed bridges and other highway related structures • BS, BYU, 1981 • MS, Univ. of Virginia, 1983 • PhD, Purdue, 1988 • City University of New York 1988 – 1997 (tenured, associate prof.) • BYU, 1997 – present (1997-2001 associate prof.; fall 2001-present, tenured full prof.) • Two children, grew up and left the house • Three dogs were with us but all passed away. • One cat (Rupert) is staying with us now. Rupert

  4. Transportation Engineering -An Interdisciplinary Engineering/integration of multiple disciplines Geotech Geography/GIS Graphics/CAD Survey Structure Hydraulics Public policy Hydrology Economics Materials/ Pavement Human behavior Environmental eng. Art Urban Planning Systems engineering Operation & Management Statistics

  5. Areas of Employment Fher & Peers Avenue Consultants JUB Engineering, Horrocks Engineering, AECOM, etc. Transportation engineering involves working with the public, with industry, with citizens’ groups, with elected officials, and with employees of the agencies of local, state, and federal governments. City Traffic Engineering Office MPOs “Careers in Transportation” video by ITE

  6. Subject Areas Covered by CE361 Characteristics History Transp. Systems & Sustainability Eng. studies Operations Signal timing & level of service Public Transport CEEn 361 Highway Design Hwy alignment Intersection Safety Pavement Highway & Society Planning & Evaluation Traffic Flow Theory & Analysis Freight

  7. From CE361 to where? CE565 (F) Urban Transp. Planning CE664 (W) Transp. Site Planning CE461 (F) Hwy Geometric Design CE361 Intro to Tranp. Eng. CE562 (F) Traffic Eng. CE503 (F) Pavement Design CE662 (W) Traffic Simulation and Analysis CE505 (W) Concrete Design

  8. Term Project • Assess the utility of UTA services for you and Utah County residents (Go to the Content section of the LS course website to see the details.) • Evaluate the performance of UTA services • Make recommendations for attracting more riders • Prepare a term project report by working as a team

  9. Amenities of the Frontrunner I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein

  10. You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself. Galileo Galilei

  11. Wherefore, he that preacheth and he receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together. D&C 50:22

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