Transportation Engineering

Planning and Design
4. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-471-17396-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 688 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1279 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wright, Paul H.

Ashford, Norman J.

Stammer, Robert J.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Verkehrstechnologie: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Ingenieurwissenschaftliches Knowhow

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.