FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Department of Civil Engineering

TTE 3004 Transportation Engineering

Spring 1997: Class Time: TR 4:15 - 05:30 pm; Room 205E CEB

INSTRUCTOR: John O. Sobanjo, Ph.D, P.E.; Room 146A, CEB, Phone: 487-6153

email:sobanjo@eng.fsu.edu; Internet -- http://www.eng.fsu.edu:80/~sobanjo

OFFICE HOURS: T 9:00 - 11:00 am; TR 1:00 - 3:00 pm; Other hours by appointment only.

REQUIRED TEXT: Traffic and Highway Engineering, Second Edition, by Nicholas J. Garber and Lester A. Hoel, PWS Publishing Company, 1997.

REFERENCE: Transportation Engineering and Planning, Second Edition, by C. S. Papacostas and P. D. Prevedouros, Prentice Hall, 1993.

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The objective of this course is to introduce the students to a study of various modes of transportation in the United States with special emphasis on highway planning and design, construction, operation, management, and safety.

PREREQUISITES: CEG 2202, 2202L; EGN 2210.

TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE

Period	Dates	Topic	Reading
1	Jan. 7	General Introduction	Chapter 1.
2	9	Transportation Systems and Organizations	Chapter 2.
3, 4	14, 16	Characteristics of the Highway Elements	Chapter 3.
5, 6	21, 23	Highway Surveys and Location	Chapter 15.
7 - 10	28, 30, Feb. 4, 6	Geometric Design of Highways	Chapter 16.
11 -13	11, 13, 18	Traffic Engineering / Flow Models	Chapters 4, 5, & 6.
14	Feb. 20	TEST NO. 1	Class Periods: 1 - 10
15	Feb. 25	Traffic Engineering / Flow Models	Chapters 4, 5, & 6.
16-18	Feb. 27, Mar. 4, 6	Pavement Design	Chapters 18, 19, 20, & 21.
	Mar. 10-14	SPRING BREAK
19, 20	18, 20	Drainage and Drainage Systems	Chapter 17.
21	Mar. 25	TEST NO. 2	Class Periods: 11 - 18
22, 23	27, Apr. 1	Highway Capacity and Level of Service	Chapters 9 & 10.
24 -28	3, 8, 10, 15,17	Transportation Planning	Chapters 11, 12, & 13.
	Apr. 21-25	FINAL EXAM WEEK	Class Periods: 1-28

COURSE GRADE CRITERIA AND POLICIES:

Homework 20%

Tests (2) 45%

Class Attendance and Participation (and Quizzes) 5%

Final Examination 30%

Course Total 100%

FINAL GRADE ASSIGNMENT:

90 -- 100 A

80 -- 89 B

70 -- 79 C

60 -- 69 D

Less than 60 F

A short design exercise will be included with the homework assignments.

Homework assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned due date. LATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Assignments involving calculations should be neatly done on engineering papers.

Required essay-type assignments and reports should be neatly done with a wordprocessor.

CLASS ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. Roll calls will be conducted. In addition, short quizzes (unannounced) of about 15 minutes each will be randomly conducted at various times during the course.

Quizzes, Tests, and Exams will consist mostly of brief-description questions and calculation problems. The Final Exam will be comprehensive.

Use of the computer is strongly encouraged in this course. Students should use spreadsheets when applicable to show their work. The Internet and email service will be utilized as much as possible to enhance communication and class discussion.

TENTATIVE HOMEWORK SCHEDULE

Homework No.	Assigned Date	Topic	Due Date
	Jan. 7	General Introduction
1	9	Transportation Systems and Organizations	Jan. 16
2	16	Characteristics of the Highway Elements	23
3	23	Highway Surveys and Location	30
4	Feb. 6	Geometric Design of Highways	Feb. 13
5	13	Traffic Engineering / Flow Models	25
6	Feb. 25	Traffic Engineering / Flow Models	Mar. 4
7	Mar. 6	Pavement Design	18
8	20	Drainage and Drainage Systems	Mar. 27
9	Apr. 1	Highway Capacity and Level of Service	Apr. 7
10	10	Transportation Planning	15

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