CIVIL 758 : Traffic Systems Design
Engineering
2022 Semester One (1223) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
- Scope and functional areas of traffic engineering
- Introduction to transport models
- Transport modelling software and their classification
- Challenges and opportunities in land transportation
- Emerging technologies and prospective solutions to transport problems
- Applications of traffic stream models, shock wave theory and queuing theory for traffic analysis
- Capacity analysis of roundabouts
- Traffic signal design and operations based on critical movement time method (ARR 123, 1995)
- Comparison between critical flow ratio method and critical movement time method
- Performance measures used for traffic analysis
- Numerical examples from ARR 123
- Application of SIDRA INTERSECTION to model different types of intersections
- Conventional four-stage modelling (trip generation, trip distribution, modal split and traffic assignment)
- Transportation planning processes
- Traffic impact assessment
- Legislative framework requirements (Resource Management Act, Land Transport Management Act)
- Design of PT network of routes
- Reliability of PT service
- Integrated systems (e.g. AT’s RPTP)
- Travel behavior
- Vehicle and crew scheduling
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe factors contributing to transport problems (Capability 6.1 and 6.2)
- Apply transport models and software to help making informed decisions (Capability 1.1, 3.1 and 6.1)
- Design, implement and optimise traffic signal timings of signalized intersections (Capability 1.1, 3.1 and 4.2)
- Use traffic stream models, shock-wave theory and queuing theory to solve real world traffic engineering problems (Capability 1.1 and 3.1)
- Describe transportation planning processes and related legislative framework requirements (Capability 1.1 and 6.2)
- Apply conventional four-stage transport modelling in transportation planning (Capability 1.1, 3.2 and 6.1)
- Design of PT network of routes (Capability 1.1)
- Analyse PT service reliability, vehicle and crew schduling (Capability 1.1 and 6.1)
- Describe integrated PT systems and travel behavior (Capability 6.1 and 6.2)
- Collect field data, model and analyze operational efficiency of a signalized intersection using SIDRA INTERSECTION software (Capability 1.1, 2.2, 3.2 and 4.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Project | 40% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Test | 20% | Individual Test |
| Final Exam | 40% | Individual Examination |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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| Test | ||||||||||
| Final Exam | ||||||||||
Students must sit the exam to pass the course. Otherwise, a DNS (did not sit) result will be returned.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 24 hours of lectures, 10 hours of tutorials, 40 hours of working through practice problems, 30 hours of reading and thinking about the course content and 46 hours of work on the project and/or test preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including lectures/labs/tutorials to complete the components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including computer labs will not be available as recordings.
The course may include live online events including group discussions.
Attendance on campus is required for the test.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
A pdf version of course book prepared for this course is available for free on Canvas. Hard copies of the book can be purchased from UBIQ.
Health & Safety
This course include a project involving data collection from signalized intersection including observing and recording traffic using personal recording devices e.g. mobile phones. A detailed instruction related to health and safety during the field data collection activity will be issued in the class and students will need to complete and sign fieldwork activities information and consent form.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.