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Introduction to Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis | |
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Introduction | |
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Highways and the Economy | |
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The Highway Economy | |
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Supply Chains | |
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Economic Development | |
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Highways, Energy and the Environment | |
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Highways and the Transportation System | |
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Highway Transportation and the Human Element | |
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Passenger Transportation Modes and Traffic Congestion | |
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Highway Safety | |
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Demographic Trends | |
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Highways and Evolving Technologies | |
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Infrastructure Technologies | |
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Vehicle Technologies | |
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Traffic Control Technologies | |
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Scope of Study | |
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Road Vehicle Performance | |
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Introduction | |
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Tractive Effort and Resistance | |
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Aerodynamic Resistance | |
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Rolling Resistance | |
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Grade Resistance | |
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Available Tractive Effort | |
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Maximum Tractive Effort | |
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Engine-Generated Tractive Effort | |
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Vehicle Acceleration | |
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Fuel Efficiency | |
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Principles of Braking | |
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Braking Forces | |
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Braking Force Ratio and Efficiency | |
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Antilock Braking Systems | |
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Theoretical Stopping Distance | |
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Practical Stopping Distance | |
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Distance Traveled During Driver Perception/Reaction | |
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Geometric Design of Highways | |
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Introduction | |
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Principles of Highway Alignment | |
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Vertical Alignment | |
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Vertical Curve Fundamentals | |
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Stopping Sight Distance | |
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Stopping Sight Distance and Crest Vertical Curve Design | |
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Stopping Sight Distance and Sag Vertical Curve Design | |
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Passing Sight Distance and Crest Vertical Curve Design | |
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Underpass Sight Distance and Sag Vertical Curve Design | |
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Horizontal Alignment | |
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Vehicle Cornering | |
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Horizontal Curve Fundamentals | |
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Stopping Sight Distance and Horizontal Curve Design | |
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Combined Vertical and Horizontal Alignment | |
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Pavement Design | |
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Introduction | |
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Pavement Types | |
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Flexible Pavements | |
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Rigid Pavements | |
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Pavement System Design: Principles for Flexible Pavements | |
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Calculation of Flexible Pavement Stresses and Deflections | |
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The AASHTO Flexible-Pavement Design Procedure | |
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Serviceability Concept | |
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Flexible-Pavement Design Equation | |
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Structural Number | |
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Pavement System Design: Principles for Rigid Pavements | |
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Calculation of Rigid-Pavement Stresses and Deflections | |
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The AASHTO Rigid-Pavement Design Procedure | |
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Measuring Pavement Quality and Performance | |
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International Roughness Index | |
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Friction Measurements | |
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Rut Depth | |
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Fundamentals of Traffic Flow and Queuing Theory | |
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Introduction | |
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Traffic Stream Parameters | |
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Traffic Flow, Speed, and Density | |
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Basic Traffic Stream Models | |
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Speed-Density Model | |
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Flow-Density Model | |
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Speed-Flow Model | |
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Models Of Traffic Flow | |
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Poisson Model | |
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Limitations of the Poisson Model | |
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Queuing Theory and Traffic Flow Analysis | |
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Dimensions of Queuing Models | |
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D/D/1 Queuing | |
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M/D/1 Queuing | |
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M/M/1 Queuing | |
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M/M/N Queuing | |
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Traffic Analysis at Highway Bottlenecks | |
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Highway Capacity and Level-of-Service Analysis | |
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Introduction | |
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Level-of-Service Concept | |
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Level-of-Service Determination | |
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Base Conditions and Capacity | |
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Determine Free-Flow Speed | |
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Determine Analysis Flow Rate | |
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Calculate Service Measure(s) and Determine LOS | |
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Basic Freeway Segments | |
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Base Conditions and Capacity | |
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Service Measure | |
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Determining Free-Flow Speed | |
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Determining Analysis Flow Rate | |
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Calculating Density and Determining LOS | |
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Multilane Highways | |
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Base Conditions and Capacity | |
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Service Measure | |
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Determining Free-Flow Speed | |
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Determining Analysis Flow Rate | |
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Calculating Density and Determining LOS | |
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Two-Lane Highways | |
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Base Conditions and Capacity | |
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Service Measures | |
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Determining Free-Flow Speed | |
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Determining Analysis Flow Rate | |
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Calculate Service Measures | |
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Determine LOS | |
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Design Traffic Volumes | |
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Traffic Control and Analysis at Signalized Intersections | |
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Introduction | |
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Intersection and Signal Control Characteristics | |
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Actuated Control | |
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Vehicle Detection | |
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Typical Phase Operation | |
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Signal Controller Operation | |
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Analysis of Traffic at Signalized Intersections | |
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Concepts and Definitions | |
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Signalized Intersection Analysis with D/D/1 Queuing | |
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Signalized Intersection Analysis for Level of Service | |
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Optimal Traffic Signal Timing | |
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Development of a Traffic Signal Phasing and Timing Plan | |
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Select Signal Phasing | |
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Establish Analysis Lane Groups | |
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Calculate Analysis Flow Rates and Adjusted Saturation Flow Rates | |
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Determine Critical Lane Groups and Total Cycle Lost Time | |
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Calculate Cycle Length | |
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Allocate Green Time | |
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Calculate Change and Clearance Intervals | |
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Check Pedestrian Crossing Time | |
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Level-of-Service Determination | |
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Signal Coordination | |
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Fundamental Relationships | |
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Effective Green to Cycle Length Ratio (g/C) | |
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Platoon Dispersion | |
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State of the Practice | |
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Progression Quality and Level of Service Analysis | |
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The Progression Adjustment Factor and Arrival Type | |
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Travel Demand and Traffic Forecasting | |
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Introduction | |
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Traveler Decisions | |
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Scope of the Travel Demand and Traffic Forecasting Problem | |
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Trip Generation | |
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Typical Trip Generation Models | |
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Trip Generation with Count Data Models | |
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Mode and Destination Choice | |
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Methodological Approach | |
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Logit Model Applications | |
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Highway Route Choice | |
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Highway Performance Functions | |
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User Equilibrium | |
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Mathematical Programming Approach to User Equilibrium | |
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System Optimization | |
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Traffic Forecasting in Practice | |
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The Traditional Four-Step Process | |
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The Current State of Travel Demand and Traffic Forecasting | |
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Least Squares Estimation | |
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Maximum-Likelihood Estimation | |
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Metric Example Problems | |
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Metric End-of-Chapter Problems | |
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Index | |