Transportation Engineering: Planning and Design / Edition 4

by Paul H. Wright, Norman J. Ashford, Robert J. Stammer

Overview

Up-to-date information on planning and design for major transportation modes. This book explores short and long term transportation planning as well as non-engineering aspects integrated on a multimodal/systems basis. It also examines the design of facilities that serve individual transportation modes including land, sea, and air.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471173960
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/06/1998
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	7.17(w) x 10.69(h) x 1.26(d)

About the Author

Paul H. Wright is the author of Transportation Engineering: Planning and Design, 4th Edition, published by Wiley. Norman J. Ashford is the author of Transportation Engineering: Planning and Design, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

The Transportation System of the United States.

Administrative Structure and Finance.

OPERATION AND CONTROL OF TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES.

Operational and Vehicular Characteristics.

Human Factors in Transportation.

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

An Introduction to Transportation Planning.

Transportation Modeling.

Development and Evaluation of Transportation Planning Options.

DESIGN OF LAND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

Design of Roadways, Railways, and Guideway Systems: Location and Route Layout.

DESIGN OF AIR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

Airport Planning and Layout.

The Airport Passenger Terminal Area.

DESIGN OF WATER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

Introduction to Water Transportation.

Planning and Design of Harbors.

Appendix.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

The emphasis of this six part textbook directed towards students of engineering is contained in the last half which covers the design of land, air, and water transportation facilities. The first half serves as a necessary introduction to topics which affect and constrain facility design. Part one deals with the development of the US transportation system and the relationship of the system with governmental regulation and funding. The capabilities and constraints of individual types of vehicles are discussed in part two, and part three deals with general issues of transportation planning. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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