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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CIE 436LEC - Traffic Ops & Design


This course addresses the design, operation, control and management of transportation facilities. Topics covered include geometric design of roadways, capacity analysis for freeway segments, signal timing and design, and intersection design and layout. Students will be introduced to a number of traffic analysis and traffic simulation software, including the TRANSIMS model and SYNCHRO/SimTraffic. As a part of this course, students will be required to undertake a comprehensive term project that would involve detailed analysis and/or simulation of a given transportation facility. This course is dual-listed with CIE 536.

Credits: 3

Grading
Graded (GRD)

Typically Offered:
Fall

Requisites:
Pre-Requisite: CIE 439 ; Civil Engineering Majors Only.