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Course Unit TitleTRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Course Unit CodeCETSU314
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Understand general concepts related to transport engineering.
  2. Describe factors affecting the selection of location and layout of an airport.
  3. Describe categories of terminal buildings of airports and factors affecting the decision making.
  4. Describe air pollution effects as a result of air transport.
  5. Understand sustainability air transport.
  6. Identify categories of road transport data and their importance for road planning, maintenance and management.
  7. Understand air pollution effects as a result of road transport.
  8. Solve problems of speed surveys and evaluate results.
  9. Solve forecasting model (trip generation, trip distribution, and mode choice and trip assignment) problems using different algorithms.
  10. Perform traffic signal design and evaluate results.
  11. Describe new systems for sustainability of road transport.
  12. Describe public transport for sustainability.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course ContentsIntroduction:  Description of general concepts related to transport engineering. Importance to systems that promote sustainability. Sustainable transport systems make a positive contribution to the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the communities they serve. Transport systems have significant impacts on the environment, accounting for between 20% and 25% of world energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are increasing at a faster rate than any other energy using sector. Road transport is also a major contributor to local air pollution and smog.
Transport in society: Present the need of transport and also why public transport is needed. Explain modal split and several transport engineering concepts.
Physical components of transport: Infrastructure; terminal; of carriage and motive power; Characteristics of a transport system; Overview of major transportation systems.
Air Transport: Characteristics of air transport. Operational, meteorological, physical, environmental, economic factors affecting the selection of location and layout of an airport. Basic requirements of technical buildings. Factors affecting location, length and direction of runways. Parking, Importance of accessibility and connection with other means of transport. Describe different types of airport: centralized and decentralized. Fuel efficiency, emissions.
Data Collection: Different categories of road transport data for the planning, design and management of transport systems. Categories of data include: journey characteristics, traffic characteristics, parking studies, accidents studies. Methods for data collection for each category. Solution of home interview problems. Solution of problems of speed surveys and evaluation of results
Road Transport: Use of the forecasting model and solution of problems using: trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice, trip assignment methods using different algorithms. Factors affecting: (a) trip generation (income, household size), (b) trip distribution (distance between zones, socioeconomic factor), (c) mode choice (cost, time) and (d) trip assignment (traffic, distance, time, signals, type of road). Description of road network and classes of road with characteristics for each class. Types of junctions and advantages disadvantages for each one. Different types of pavement. Use of sustainable materials for pavement construction (recycled concrete etc). Fuel efficiency, emissions,
Traffic Signals: Definitions related to traffic signals (red time, phase, intergreen period, change interval, all red, cycle length, etc). Suitability of junctions for traffic signal. Solution of problems related to traffic signal design and evaluation of results
New types of transportation means: Describe new types of transportation systems, low pollution cars and transportation systems, energy efficient transportation systems.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • ‘Sustainable Transportation Systems Engineering’, Francis Vanek and Largus Angenent, 2014.
  • ‘An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and Implementation’, Preston L. Schiller and Eric C. Bruun, 2010.
  • ‘Sustainable Transportation: Problems and Solutions’, William R Black, 2010.
  • ‘Handbook of Transportation Engineering’, Myer Kutz, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2003.
References
  • ‘Transportation Engineering and Planning’ C. S. Papacostas and P.D. Prevedouros, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2000.
  • ‘Introduction to Transportation Engineering’, James H. Banks, McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2001
  • ‘Traffic Engineering’, Roger P. Roess, Elena S. Prassas and William R. McShane, 3rd Edition, 2004.
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe course will be presented through formal theoretical lectures, practical problems and tutorial sessions in class. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow time for questions and discussion. Numerical examples are solved in class and tutorial questions are provided for private study. Practical exercises in lecture periods are submitted as assignments by the students and are completed with reduced angle calculations and plan drawings. Notes shall be taken by the students in class during lectures. In addition, all of the course material will be made available through the class website and also through the university’s own e-learning platform. Finally, the instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring.
Assessment methods and criteria
Project 10%
Tests30%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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