Traffic and highway engineering /
Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel
- Fourth edition.
- Singapore : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2012
- xviii, 1223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Profession of Transportation -- 2. Transportation Systems and Organizations -- Part 2. TRAFFIC OPERATIONS -- 3. Characteristics of the Driver, the Pedestrian, the Bicyclist, the Vehicle, and the Road -- 4. Traffic Engineering Studies -- 5. Highway Safety -- 6. Fundamental Principles of Traffic Flow -- 7. Intersection Design -- 8. Intersection Control -- 9. Capacity and Level of Service for Highway Segments -- 10. Capacity and Level of Service at Signalized Intersections -- Part 3. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING -- 11. The Transportation Planning Process -- 12. Forecasting Travel Demand -- 13. Evaluating Transportation Alternatives -- Part 4. LOCATION, GEOMETRICS, AND DRAINAGE -- 14. Highway Surveys and Location -- 15. Geometric Design of Highway Facilities -- 16. Highway Drainage -- Part 5. MATERIALS AND PAVEMENTS -- 17. Soil Engineering for Highway Design -- 18. Bituminous Materials -- 19. Design of Flexible Highway Pavements -- 20. Design of Rigid Pavements -- 21. Pavement Management -- Appendixes -- Index.
Traffic and highway engineering, fourth edition, is designed for students in engineering programs where courses in transportation, highway, or traffic engineering are offered.