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The document outlines the course content for CENG 361: Traffic Engineering, taught by Ing. Victor Owusu. It includes a detailed course outline, learning objectives, practical sessions, assessment methods, class participation requirements, grading criteria, and recommended reading materials. The course aims to equip students with the skills to analyze, design, and manage traffic systems effectively.

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Traffic Engineering Course Overview

The document outlines the course content for CENG 361: Traffic Engineering, taught by Ing. Victor Owusu. It includes a detailed course outline, learning objectives, practical sessions, assessment methods, class participation requirements, grading criteria, and recommended reading materials. The course aims to equip students with the skills to analyze, design, and manage traffic systems effectively.

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Civil Engineering Department

COURSE CONTENT FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

CENG 361: TRAFFIC ENGINEERING


DETAILS OF INSTRUCTOR
Name: Ing. Victor Owusu, Ph.D, P.E., MGhIE, MCIHT

Mobile Number: 0246159927

Email: vowusu@[Link]

2
COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK ACTIVITY
• Learning Objectives of Traffic Engineering
2
• Introduction to Traffic Engineering
3 • Introduction to Traffic Engineering
4-5 Traffic Flow Principles
6-7 Level of service of basic roadway sections
Traffic Engineering studies: Spot speeds, Volume studies, delay studies,
8
Parking studies, parking geometry and design.
9 Mid-Semester Examination
Traffic Engineering studies: Spot speeds, Volume studies, delay studies,
10
Parking studies, parking geometry and design.
11-12 Christmas Break
13-14 Accident studies

Traffic control and management systems: Traffic conflicts at intersections,


15
Types of intersection control, Capacity of basic, freeway sections.

16 Revision
3
17-18 End of Semester Examination
Learning Objective of Traffic Engineering
• The purpose of this course is to equip students with the
knowledge, skills and competencies required to analyze,
design and manage traffic system.

• The course will broaden the students understanding of traffic


behaviour and will equip them with the skills to diagnose
problems associated with traffic and their locations.

• At the end of the course, the student should be able to


independently observe, analyse, quantify and model traffic
on basic roadway sections.
4
Practical session include

Practical session include the following:

• Spot speed survey

• Volume count, and

• Parking study survey.

5
ASSESSMENT

Learning outcomes will be accessed through

• Evaluation of Assignments (Home Works)

• Mid-Semester Exams

• Final examination.

6
CLASS PARTICIPATION:

• Students are required to attend and


participate in the lectures, tests, and projects
and submit all assignments and projects
promptly.

• The instructor must be notified in advance in


the event that a student cannot attend a class
or submit assignment on time.

7
COURSE GRADING:

• Assignments (Home Work) = 20 %

• Mid-Semester Exams = 20 %

• Final Exam = 60 %

8
READING MATERIAL
• Mannering, F. L., & Washburn, S. S. (2020). Principles
of highway engineering and traffic analysis. John
Wiley & Sons.
• O'Flaherty, C. (Ed.). (2018). Transport planning and
traffic engineering. CRC Press.
• Wolshon, B., & Pande, A. (2016). Traffic engineering
handbook. John Wiley & Sons.
• Garber, N. J., Hoel, L. A., & Sarkar, R. (2009). Traffic
and highway engineering.

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