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Syllabus ( TTI 517 )

   Basic information
Course title: Traffic Engineering
Course code: TTI 517
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Göker AKSOY
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 2023, Fall
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Institute elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: The aim of this course is to teach the characteristics of traffic flow, traffic studies, and the fundamentals of signalized intersection design. Within the scope of this course, students will learn traffic flow variables and their relationships, and they will be able to conduct traffic volume studies, spot speed studies, level of service analysis, travel time and delay studies, and sight triangle studies, which are essential for road design. The fundamental curves of traffic flow will be taught, providing information about demand and supply variations, congested and free flow conditions. Details about level and grade intersections, signalized intersections, intersection conflict points, and more will be covered in the course. Circuit length calculations and delay calculations using the Webster method will be conducted for signalized intersections.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. describe the fundamental characteristics of traffic engineering

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Akıllı Şehir ve Akıllı Ulaşım kavramlarını tanımlamak ve uygulamak (1)
    2. Akıllı Şehir ve Ulaşım teknolojileri araştırma alanındaki literatürü dikkatlice gözden geçirip, kendi sonuçları ile mevcut literatür arasında bağlantı kurmak (2)
    3. Bilimsel bilgiye ulaşmak (6)

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  2. Describe the components and characteristics of the traffic system

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Akıllı Şehir ve Akıllı Ulaşım kavramlarını tanımlamak ve uygulamak (1)
    2. Veri yönetimi ve analitiği, coğrafi bilgi teknolojileri, ulaşım/trafik yönetimi, sensörler, haberleşme ve ağ altyapısı gibi teknikleri araştırma ve projelerinde tanımlamak, analiz etmek ve çözmek (3)
    3. Gelişmiş mühendislik ve planlama problemlerini formüle edip çözmek (4)

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  3. Analyze traffic flow with fundamental parameters and conduct traffic studies

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Gelişmiş mühendislik ve planlama problemlerini formüle edip çözmek (4)
    2. Akıllı Şehir ve Ulaşım teknolojileri alanındaki modern ekipman ve yazılımları kullanmak, ilgili teknik becerilerden faydalanmak (5)

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  4. Explain conflict points and the fundamental characteristics/differences of intersections

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Gelişmiş mühendislik ve planlama problemlerini formüle edip çözmek (4)
    2. Akıllı Şehir ve Ulaşım teknolojileri alanındaki modern ekipman ve yazılımları kullanmak, ilgili teknik becerilerden faydalanmak (5)
    3. Bilimsel bilgiye ulaşmak (6)

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  5. Explain the terms and fundamentals of signalization design

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Akıllı Şehir ve Akıllı Ulaşım kavramlarını tanımlamak ve uygulamak (1)
    2. Gelişmiş mühendislik ve planlama problemlerini formüle edip çözmek (4)
    3. Akıllı Şehir ve Ulaşım teknolojileri alanındaki modern ekipman ve yazılımları kullanmak, ilgili teknik becerilerden faydalanmak (5)
    4. Bilimsel bilgiye ulaşmak (6)

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to Traffic Engineering
Week 2: Characteristics of Traffic Flow
Week 3: Traffic Flow Models, Fundemental Diagrams
Week 4: Relationships among Traffic Flow Variables, ASSIGNMENT 1
Week 5: Traffic Volume Study, Spot Speed Study, ASSIGNMENT 2
Week 6: Supply-Demand, Level of Service
Week 7: Travel Time and Delay Study, ASSIGNMENT 3
Week 8: 1st Midterm Exam, Intersections
Week 9: Atgrade Intersections
Week 10: Intersection Conflict Points
Week 11: Intersection Sight Distances, Sight Triangle Study, ASSIGNMENT 4
Week 12: Fundamentals of Signalized Intersection Design
Week 13: Cycle Length Calculation with Webster Method, Phase Diagram Drawing
Week 14: 2nd Midterm Exam, Phase and Phase Diagram Drawing
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: Lecture notes and presentations
Recommended readings: Roger P. Roess , Elena S. Prassas , and William R. McShane, Traffic Engineering, 4/E, Pearson (2011).
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 8, 14 30
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 4,5,7,11 20
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 6 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 7 4
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 8 2
Mid-term: 2 2
Personal studies for final exam: 10 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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