Traffic Engineering

Code:

PRODEC072

Acronym:

ET

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Eng. - Transport Infrastructures

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEC	0	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main objective of this course is to provide to the students scientific, technical and practical knowledge of the fundamentals of Traffic Flow Theory and techniques of Road traffic Engineering for transport infrastructures, and with the competency to analyse traffic impacts in order to optimize traffic flow taking into account road safety.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

Traffic flow

• Interrupted/uninterrupted flow
• Macro and microscopic analysis: fundamental relations
• Data collection
• Macro and microscopic models
• Deterministic and stochastic models

 

• Types of links and nodes
• Applicability
• Evaluation

Traffic control and management

• Levels and types of control
• Design
• Evaluation

Simulation models

• Simulation-optimization models
• Models design
• VISIM model

Mandatory literature

Transportation Research Board; Highway capacity manual. ISBN: 978-0-309-16077-3
Institute of Transportation Engineers ; ed. James L. Pline; Traffic Engineering Handbook. ISBN: 0-13-926791-3
Salter, R.J.; Hounsel ,N.B.; Highway Traffic Analysis and Design, Palgrave, 1996. ISBN: 0-333-60903-4
Akçelik, R.; Traffic Signals:capacity and timing analysis, Australian Road Research Board, 1993. ISBN: 0-86910-015-7
Textos e artigos disponibilizados na página da unidade curricular / Texts and papers available at the curricular unit webpage.; .

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes will be based on problem solving and the development of team work regarding real case studies, using informatics resources, in which the students will apply the concepts that have been taught.

The adopted teaching methodologies are based on the presentation of the themes and their principles, showing case studies in which the taught concepts are used. With fundamental knowledge of traffic engineering concepts taught and the practical experience, which is supported on the development of several team works, the student will acquire experience on technics and tools applied in case studies looking at the operation and safety. During the development of real case studies and also throughout the discussion of the detailed solutions, the different issues of operation evaluation are promoted, leading to a critical understanding of the various learned approaches and methods.

Software

PTV-Vissim

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Exame	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	45,50
Frequência das aulas	45,50
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Trabalho laboratorial	39,00
Total:	160,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the MEC assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for classroom lessons is not exceeded.

Calculation formula of final grade

CF=0,5*EX+0,5*T

CF – Final classification

EX - Classification of exam

T- Classification of the assignment