Fricker, Jon D.

Fundamentals of transportation engineering : a multimodal approach / Jon D. Fricker, Robert K. Whitford. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. - xvi, 776 p. : ill. ; 24 ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Transportation basics -- Traffic flow: theory and analysis -- Highway design for performance -- Modeling transportation demand and supply -- Planning and evaluation for decision making -- Safety on the highway -- Highway design for safety -- Design of intersections for safety and efficiency -- Highway design for rideability (pavement design) -- Public mass transportation -- Air transportation and airports -- Moving freight -- Toward a sustainable transportation system.

"Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: A Multimodal Systems Approach is intended for the first course in Transportation Engineering. Combining topics that are essential in an introductory course with information that is of interest to those who want to know why certain things in transportation are the way they are, the text places a strong emphasis on the relationship between the phases of a transportation project. The text familiarizes students with the standard terminology and resources involved in transportation engineering, provides realistic scenarios for students to analyze, and offers numerous examples designed to develop problem-solving skills." --Book Jacket.

0130351245 9780130351241

2004040015


Transportation engineering.

TA1006.A1 / F75 2004

629.04