Traffic and highway engineering / Nicholas J. Garber, Lester A. Hoel , SI Edition prepared by Raju Sarkar.

By:

Garber, Nicholas J

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Satmford, Conn. : Cengage Learning, 2010.Edition: 4th ed.- SI edDescription: xviii, 1229 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0495438537
9780495438533

Other title:

Traffic & highway engineering [Cover title]

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DDC classification:

625.7 GAR

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	625.7 GAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100393751

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The new edition of Garber and Hoel's best-selling text focuses on giving students insight into all facets of traffic and highway engineering. Students generally come to this course with little knowledge or understanding of the importance of transportation, much less of the extensive career opportunities within the field. Transportation is an extremely broad field, and courses must either cover all transportation modes or focus on specifics. While many topics can be covered with a survey approach, this often lacks sufficient depth and students leave the course without a full understanding of any of the fields. Garber and Hoel's text focuses exclusively on traffic and highway engineering. They begin with a discussion of the pivotal role transportation plays in our society, including employment opportunities, historical impact, and the impact of transportation on our daily lives. This approach gives students a sense of what the field is about and an opportunity to consider some of its challenges. Later chapters focus on specific issues facing transportation engineers. The text uses pedagogical tools such as worked problems, diagrams and tables, reference material, and realistic examples to demonstrate how the material is applied.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Chapter 1 The Profession of Transportation Engineering
Chapter 2 Transportation Systems and Organizations
Chapter 3 Characteristics of the Driver, the Pedestrian, the Vehicle, and the Road
Chapter 4 Traffic Engineering Studies
Chapter 5 Highway Safety
Chapter 6 Fundamental Principles of Traffic Flow
Chapter 7 Intersection Design
Chapter 8 Intersection Control
Chapter 9 Capacity and Level of Service: Two-Lane and Multilane Highways
Chapter 10 Capacity and Level of Service at Signalized Intersections
Chapter 11 The Transportation Planning Process
Chapter 12 Forecasting Travel Demand
Chapter 13 Evaluating Transportation Alternatives
Chapter 14 Highway Surveys and Location
Chapter 15 Geometric Design of Highway Facilities
Chapter 16 Highway Drainage
Chapter 17 Soil Engineering for Highway Design
Chapter 18 Bituminous Materials
Chapter 19 Design of Flexible Pavements
Chapter 20 Design of Rigid Pavements
Chapter 21 Pavement Management