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Course Outline
Course Code : CSE 217 Course Title : Traffic Engineering I
Year of Study : Second Academic Year :2024/2025
Semester : II Date :29/04/2025
Lecturers contact : J. Oyaro Tel. 0721778450, E-mail:
WEEK LECTURE/TUTORIAL/ASSIGNMENT REFERENCES/
TOPIC TEACHING MATERIALS/
EQUIPMENT
1 Introduction to traffic engineering. 1. Garber, Nicholas J. and
Hoel, Lester A. (2020, 5th
Ed.). Traffic and Highway
Engineering. Cengage
Learning, Boston.
2. O’Flaherty, C. A. (3rd Ed,
1986). Highways Volume
I: Traffic planning and
Engineering. Edward
Arnold.
3. Chakroborty, Partha and
Das, Animesh (2017, 2nd
Revised Ed.). Principles of
Transportation
Engineering. Prentice –
Hall of India.
4. Salter, R. J. (2013).
Highway Traffic: Analysis
and Design. London:
Macmillan Education Ltd.
5. Hobbs, F. D. (1981).
Traffic Planning and
Engineering. Taipei: Chen
Kuan Publishers.
2 Traffic forecasting: traffic growth and factors - do -
effecting growth rates, estimation of future
traffic. Travel estimation: trip generation traffic
distribution, modal split, traffic assignment.
3 - do - - do -
4 Parking. Associated effects of traffic and parking, - do -
parking surveys, planning for town centre parking,
management of on-street parking. Management of
off-street parking
5 - do - - do -
6 CAT 1 Week between 5&6
7 Pedestrian Studies: Pedestrian counts, pedestrian’s
volume and level of service.
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Course Outline
Course Code : CSE 217 Course Title : Traffic Engineering I
Year of Study : Second Academic Year :2024/2025
Semester : II Date :29/04/2025
Lecturers contact : J. Oyaro Tel. 0721778450, E-mail:
WEEK LECTURE/TUTORIAL/ASSIGNMENT REFERENCES/
TOPIC TEACHING MATERIALS/
EQUIPMENT
1 Introduction to traffic engineering. 1. Garber, Nicholas J. and
Hoel, Lester A. (2020, 5th
Ed.). Traffic and Highway
Engineering. Cengage
Learning, Boston.
2. O’Flaherty, C. A. (3rd Ed,
1986). Highways Volume
I: Traffic planning and
Engineering. Edward
Arnold.
3. Chakroborty, Partha and
Das, Animesh (2017, 2nd
Revised Ed.). Principles of
Transportation
Engineering. Prentice –
Hall of India.
4. Salter, R. J. (2013).
Highway Traffic: Analysis
and Design. London:
Macmillan Education Ltd.
5. Hobbs, F. D. (1981).
Traffic Planning and
Engineering. Taipei: Chen
Kuan Publishers.
2 Traffic forecasting: traffic growth and factors - do -
effecting growth rates, estimation of future
traffic. Travel estimation: trip generation traffic
distribution, modal split, traffic assignment.
3 - do - - do -
4 Parking. Associated effects of traffic and parking, - do -
parking surveys, planning for town centre parking,
management of on-street parking. Management of
off-street parking
5 - do - - do -
6 CAT 1 Week between 5&6
7 Pedestrian Studies: Pedestrian counts, pedestrian’s
volume and level of service.
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