Traffic Engineering
by Roger P. Roess, Elena S. Prassas, William R. McShane
5th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780134599717 |
| eText ISBN | 9780134536187 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 5th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 800 |
Traffic Engineering, 5th Edition, is a textbook that presents core theoretical principles alongside practical engineering applications. The text examines fundamental concepts across transportation planning, design, management, construction, operations, control, and system optimization.
Coverage introduces road-user and vehicle characteristics, traffic control devices, stream properties, and intelligent transportation systems. It also explores capacity concepts, traffic data collection methods, and facility operations across interrupted and uninterrupted flow environments.
Prepared for academic courses in traffic engineering, the 2018 edition incorporates updated industry standards, revised instructional material, and new homework problems to support coursework.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Transportation Modes and Characteristics
Chapter 3: Road-User, Vehicle, and Roadway Characteristics
Chapter 4: Communicating with Drivers: Traffic Control Devices
Chapter 5: Traffic Stream Characteristics
Chapter 6: The Concepts of Demand, Volume, and Capacity
Chapter 7: Level of Service and the Highway Capacity Manual: History and Fundamental Concepts
Chapter 8: Intelligent Transportation Systems
Chapter 9: Traffic Data Collection and Reduction Methodologies
Chapter 10: Traffic Volume Studies and Characteristics
Chapter 11: Speed, Travel Time, and Delay Studies
Chapter 12: Highway Traffic Safety: An Overview
Chapter 13: Parking: Characteristics, Studies, Programs, and Design
Chapter 14: Traffic Impact Studies and Analyses
Chapter 15: The Hierarchy of Intersection Control
Chapter 16: Traffic Signal Hardware
Chapter 17: Fundamentals of Intersection Design and Layout
Chapter 18: Principles of Intersection Signalization
Chapter 19: Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Design: Pre-timed Signals
Chapter 20: Fundamentals of Signal Timing and Design: Actuated Signals
Chapter 21: Signal Coordination for Arterials and Networks
Chapter 22: Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Signalized Intersections–The HCM Method
Chapter 23: Planning-Level Analysis of Signalized Intersections
Chapter 24: Urban Streets and Arterials: Complete Streets and Levels of Service
Chapter 25: Unsignalized Intersections and Roundabouts
Chapter 26: Interchanges and Alternative Intersections
Chapter 27: An Overview of Geometric Design of Roadways
Chapter 28: Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Basic Freeway and Multilane Highway Segments
Chapter 29: Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Weaving Segments on Freeways and Multilane Highways
Chapter 30: Capacity and Level of Service Analysis: Merge and Diverge Segments on Freeways and Multilane Highways
Chapter 31: Operation and Analysis of Freeways and Highways
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