Course Details
Traffic Engineering (KON)
Academic Year 2023/24
CM002 course is part of 1 study plan
N-P-C-SI (N) / K Winter Semester 2nd year
Basic theory of traffic flow, capacity calculations of road sections and crossroads.
Use of new control technologies for capacity raise and traffic monitoring.
Data collection and data processing in traffic flow and in public transport.
Basis of microscopic and macroscopic traffic flow model.
Use of new control technologies for capacity raise and traffic monitoring.
Data collection and data processing in traffic flow and in public transport.
Basis of microscopic and macroscopic traffic flow model.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
Principles of traffic engineering, traffic flow theory, traffic data collection and processing, capacity calculations, forecasting, traffic control and organisation.
Knowledge
Students understand principles of traffic flow phenomena, and they get knowledge of traffic engineering methods. They are able to collect traffic data, process and analyze them. They know capacity calculations, forecasting, traffic control and organisation.
Syllabus
1. Traffic surveys
2. Traffic surveys
3. Traffic count
4. Traffic count
5. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
6. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
7. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
8. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
9. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
10. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
2. Traffic surveys
3. Traffic count
4. Traffic count
5. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
6. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
7. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
8. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
9. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
10. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
Prerequisites
Text processing, spreadsheets, elementary knowledge of CAD, mathematics, physics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
3 credits
Semester
winter
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 1 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Traffic surveys
2. Traffic surveys
3. Traffic count
4. Traffic count
5. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
6. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
7. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
8. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
9. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
10. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
Exercise
13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Traffic surveys
2. Traffic surveys
3. Traffic count
4. Traffic count
5. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
6. Capacity calculations - traffic light controlled intersections
7. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
8. Capacity calculations - uncontrolled intersections
9. Capacity calculations - roundabouts
10. Capacity calculations - roundabouts