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| INS5310 | Traffic Engineering | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Atakan AKSOY | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objectives of the course are; to stiffen students' basic knowledge about traffic flow and to make students well-informed about urban traffic planning and signalisation systems. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | explain transportation characteristics, human and vehicular characteristics. | 5,8 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | define traffic stream characteristics. | 5,8 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | conduct volume studies, spot speed studies and travel time and delay studies. | 3,5 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | analyze intersections and be able to understand roadway and intersection capacity concepts. | 3,5 | 1 | | PO - 5 : | conduct parking studies. | 3,5 | 1 | | PO - 6 : | use traffic signs, markings and signals. | 3,5 | 1 | | PO - 7 : | design traffic signal control systems. | 3,5 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction. Transportation characteristics. Human and vehicular characteristics. Traffic stream characteristics. Volume studies and characteristics. Spot speed studies. Travel time and delay studies. Intersections. Roadway and intersection capacity. Accident and safety. Parking studies and characteristics. Traffic control devices. Traffic signs and markings. Traffic signals. Traffic signal control system. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, transportation characteristics | | | Week 2 | Human and vehicular characteristics | | | Week 3 | Traffic stream characteristics | | | Week 4 | Volume studies and characteristics | | | Week 5 | Spot speed studies | | | Week 6 | Travel time anda delay studies | | | Week 7 | Intersections | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Intersections | | | Week 10 | Roadway and intersection capasity | | | Week 11 | Accidens and safety | | | Week 12 | Parking studies | | | Week 13 | Traffic control devices, traffic signs and markings | | | Week 14 | Traffic signals | | | Week 15 | Traffic signal control systems | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Tunç, A. 2003; Trafik Mühendisliği, Asil Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara | | | 2 | Hobs,F.D, B.D.Richardson, Traffic Engineering, Pergamon Press, London | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 05/10/2009 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 15 | 28/12/2009 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/01/2010 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 3 | 45 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 193 |
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