Transportation Engineering

Theory, Practice and Modeling

1st Edition - September 13, 2016
Authors: Dusan Teodorovic, Milan Janić
Language: English
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Transportation Engineering: Theory, Practice and Modeling is a guide for integrating multi-modal transportation networks and assessing their potential cost and impact on society and the environment. Clear and rigorous in its coverage, the authors begin with an exposition of theory related to traffic engineering and control, transportation planning, and an evaluation of transportation alternatives that is followed by models and methods for predicting travel and freight transportation demand, analyzing existing and planning new transportation networks, and developing traffic control tactics and strategies. Written by an author team with over thirty years of experience in both research and teaching, the book incorporates both theory and practice to facilitate greener solutions.

Dedication
About the Authors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
- Abstract
Chapter 2: Transportation Systems
- Abstract
- 2.1 Background
- 2.2 History of Transportation
- 2.3 Transportation Sector and Transportation Modes
- 2.4 Characteristics of Transport Modes and Their Systems
- 2.5 Transportation Systems Topics: Planning, Control, Congestion, Safety, and Environment Protection
- 2.6 Problems
Chapter 3: Traffic and Transportation Analysis Techniques
- Abstract
- 3.1 Object Motion and Time-Space Diagrams
- 3.2 Transportation Networks Basics
- 3.3 Optimal Paths in Transportation Networks
- 3.4 Mathematical Programming Applications in Traffic and Transportation
- 3.5 Probability Theory and Traffic Phenomena
- 3.6 Queueing in Transportation Systems
- 3.7 Simulation
- 3.8 MultiAttribute Decision Making Methods
- 3.9 Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
- 3.10 Computational Intelligence Techniques
- 3.11 Problems
Chapter 4: Traffic Flow Theory
- Abstract
- 4.1 Traffic Flow Phenomenon
- 4.2 Measurements of the Basic Flow Variables
- 4.3 Vehicle Headways and Flow
- 4.4 Poisson Distribution of the Number of Arrivals and the Exponential Distribution of Headways
- 4.5 Normal Distribution and Pearson Type III Distribution of Headway
- 4.6 Speed-Density Relationship
- 4.7 Flow-Density Relationship
- 4.8 Speed-Flow Relationship
- 4.9 Fundamental Diagram of Traffic Flow
- 4.10 Shock Waves
- 4.11 Micro-Simulation Traffic Models
- 4.12 Car Following Models
- 4.13 Network Flow Diagram
- 4.14 Problems
Chapter 5: Capacity and Level of Service
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Highway Capacity and Level of Service
- 5.3 “Ultimate” and “Practical” Capacity of Bus Stations
- 5.4 Rail Inter-Urban Transport Systems
- 5.5 Inland Waterway Freight/Cargo Transportation System
- 5.6 Maritime Freight/Cargo Transport System
- 5.7 Air Transport System
- 5.8 Problems
Chapter 6: Traffic Control
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Traffic Control at Signalized Intersections
- 6.3 Traffic Control for Arterial Streets
- 6.4 Area-Wide Traffic Control Systems
- 6.5 Traffic Control Signal Needs Studies
- 6.6 Intelligent Transportation Systems
- 6.7 Freeway Traffic Control
- 6.8 Transportation Demand Management
- 6.9 HOV Facilities
- 6.10 Highway Space Inventory Control System
- 6.11 Auctions
- 6.12 Rail Traffic Control
- 6.13 Air Traffic Control
- 6.14 Problems
Chapter 7: Public Transportation Systems
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Number of Transported Passengers Versus Number of Served Vehicles
- 7.3 Urban Public Transit
- 7.4 Infrastructure of Urban Transit Systems
- 7.5 Public Transportation Availability
- 7.6 Passenger Flows in Public Transportation
- 7.7 Passenger Flows Along a Transit Line
- 7.8 Service Frequency and Headways
- 7.9 Timetable
- 7.10 Transit Line Capacity
- 7.11 The Performances of the Urban Transit Network
- 7.12 Public Transit Network Types
- 7.13 The Public Transit Network Design
- 7.14 Service Frequencies Determination in Transit Network
- 7.15 Vehicle Scheduling in Public Transit
- 7.16 Crew Scheduling in Public Transit
- 7.17 Disruption Management in Public Transit
- 7.18 Public Transit Planning Process
- 7.19 Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems
- 7.20 Interurban Road Transport Systems
- 7.21 Air Transportation
- 7.22 Air Transportation Networks
- 7.23 Flight Frequencies
- 7.24 Airline Transport Work and Productivity
- 7.25 Fleet Size
- 7.26 Level of Service
- 7.27 Airline Scheduling
- 7.28 Airline Schedule Planning Process
- 7.29 Airline Revenue Management
- 7.30 Problems
Chapter 8: Transportation Demand Analysis
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Transportation Demand and Transportation Supply
- 8.3 Transportation Demand Modeling
- 8.4 Transportation Demand Forecasting Techniques
- 8.5 Four-Step Planning Procedure
- 8.6 User Equilibrium and System Optimum
- 8.7 Heuristic Algorithms for Finding User-Equilibrium Flow Pattern
- 8.8 System Optimal Route Choice
- 8.9 Price of Anarchy
- 8.10 Braess Paradox and Transportation Capacity Expansions
- 8.11 Dynamic Traffic Assignment
- 8.12 Transportation Demand Analysis Based on Discrete Choice Models
- 8.13 Logit Model
- 8.14 Application of the Computational Intelligence Techniques for the Prediction of Travel Demand
- 8.15 Activity-Based Travel Demand Models
- 8.16 Problems
Chapter 9: Freight Transportation and Logistics
- Abstract
- 9.1 Logistics Systems Basics
- 9.2 Road Freight Transport Infrastructure
- 9.3 Service Networks of the Road Freight Transport Operators
- 9.4 City Logistics
- 9.5 Basics of Location Theory
- 9.6 Vehicle Routing and Scheduling
- 9.7 Problems
Chapter 10: Transport Economics
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Definition of the Main Terms
- 10.3 Transportation Projects Evaluation
- 10.4 Cost-Benefit Analysis
- 10.5 Infrastructure Cost
- 10.6 Operating Costs and Revenues
Chapter 11: Transportation, Environment, and Society
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Categorization and Modeling Impacts
- 11.3 Road-Based Systems
- 11.4 Rail-Based Systems
- 11.5 Water-Based Systems
- 11.6 Air-Based Systems
- 11.7 Costs of Impacts—Externalities
Index

Dusan Teodorovic

DušanTeodorović is Professor at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia. He has been elected member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Dr. Teodorović has been Honorable Senator of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia since 2011. He was Vice Rector of the University of Belgrade. He has worldwide academic experience with formal appointments at Virginia Tech, U.S.A. Professor Teodorović was visiting professor and visiting scholar at many universities in Europe, U.S.A. and Asia. Since 2006, he has been Professor Emeritus of Virginia Tech, USA. Dr. Teodorović has authored or co-authored numerous research publications in peer-reviewed international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has published books “Airline Operations Research”, and “Traffic Control and Transportation Planning; A Fuzzy Sets and Neural Networks Approach”. Professor Teodorović is the Editor of the “Routledge Handbook of Transportation”. His primary research interests are in operations research and computational intelligence applications in transportation engineering.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Milan Janić

Dr. Milan Janić is a transport and traffic engineer and planner. At present, he is a Senior Adviser at University of Maribor, Slovenia. He is also Research Professor at the University of Belgrade. Previously, he used to be a Senior Researcher at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, a Leader of the Research Program and Senior Researcher at the Manchester Metropolitan University, Loughborough University, and Institute of Transport of the Slovenian Railways. Dr. Janić has been involved in many research and planning projects on both a national and international scale for almost thirty years. He has also published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. In addition to contributing to many edited books, he has published books: “Landside Accessibility of Airports”, “Advanced Transport Systems: Analysis, Modelling, and Evaluation of Performances”, “Greening Airports: Advanced Technology and Operations”, “Airport Analysis, Planning and Design: Demand, Capacity and Congestion”, “The Sustainability of Air Transportation: A Quantitative Analysis and Assessment”, and “Air Transport System Analysis and Modelling: Capacity, Quality of Services and Economics”.

Affiliations and expertise

Senior Adviser, University of Maribor, Slovenia; Research Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia