Module-1:

1. objects and scope of traffic engineering, significance road user, vehicular

characteristics traffic characteristics in traffic engineering?

2. List of Environmental, Mental, psychological, temporary physical permanent physical

characteristics of a road user

3. Define traffic engineering, 3E’s of traffic engineering, SSD, breaking test significance

of design speed in geometric design

4. braking characteristics of automobiles, maximum dimensions (length, height, width)

and weight of vehicles allowed in India, as specified by IRC

5. off-tracking, factors affecting off-tracking, problem on off-tracking

6. All types of problems on calculation of average skid resistance, brake efficiency of the

test vehicle

Module-2

1. Definitions of speed, volume, density, capacity, PCU, level of service

2. List of Macroscopic & Microscopic traffic stream parameters

3. Problems on Q=KV, Q=3600/t, K=1000/s, Capacity= 1000V/s

4. different types of traffic manoeuvers, factors affecting PCU values , concept of level of

service, fundamental diagrams of traffic flow with  boundary conditions, Dynamic PCU

estimation problems, Time mean speed and space mean speed calculation problems

5. Greenshield linear relationship derivation for Maximum flow, Problems

6. For a given speed-density relationship, V= 60(1 – 0.005K); Calculate: free-flow speed,

jam density, capacity (Maximum flow), What will be the speeds for which a flow of

1800 vph will be witnessed?

Module-3

1. different methods of carrying out traffic volume studies, objects and applications of

spot speed studies, speed and delay studies (Moving observer method), origin and  destination study. How to conduct, what are the uses of above studies?

2. various types of on-street parking with neat sketches, sampling in traffic studies  3. Road side interview method, Licence plate method, Home interview, Return post card

method, Tag on Car O&D survey method

4. Moving observer method problem for given data, cumulative frequency distribution

curve problem for a given speed data

5. Define 85th percentile speed, 98th percentile speed, desire lines, parking accumulation,

parking load, types of parking surveys, ill effects of lack of parking


Module-1 : 1 . objects and scope of traffic engineering , significance road user , vehicular characteristics traffic characteristics in traffic engineering ? 2 . List of Environmental , Mental , psychological , temporary physical permanent physical characteristics of a road user 3 . Define traffic engineering , 3E ’s of traffic engineering , SSD , breaking test significance of design speed in geometric design 4 . braking characteristics of automobiles , maximum dimensions ( length , height , width ) and weight of vehicles allowed in India , as specified by IRC 5 . off - tracking , factors affecting off - tracking , problem on off - tracking 6 . All types of problems on calculation of average skid resistance , brake efficiency of the test vehicle Module-2 1 . Definitions of speed , volume , density , capacity , PCU , level of service 2 . List of Macroscopic & Microscopic traffic stream parameters 3 . Problems on Q = KV , Q=3600 / t , K=1000 / s , Capacity= 1000V / s 4 . different types of traffic manoeuvers , factors affecting PCU values , concept of level of service , fundamental diagrams of traffic flow with boundary conditions , Dynamic PCU estimation problems , Time mean speed and space mean speed calculation problems 5 . Greenshield linear relationship derivation for Maximum flow , Problems 6 . For a given speed - density relationship , V= 60(1 – 0.005 K ) ; Calculate : free - flow speed , jam density , capacity ( Maximum flow ) , What will be the speeds for which a flow of 1800 vph will be witnessed ? Module-3 1 . different methods of carrying out traffic volume studies , objects and applications of spot speed studies , speed and delay studies ( Moving observer method ) , origin and destination study . How to conduct , what are the uses of above studies ? 2 . various types of on - street parking with neat sketches , sampling in traffic studies 3 . Road side interview method , Licence plate method , Home interview , Return post card method , Tag on Car O&D survey method 4 . Moving observer method problem for given data , cumulative frequency distribution curve problem for a given speed data 5 . Define 85th percentile speed , 98th percentile speed , desire lines , parking accumulation , parking load , types of parking surveys , ill effects of lack of parking