Handbook of Transportation Engineering Volume II, 2e

The definitive transportation engineering resource--fully revised and updated

The two-volume Handbook of Transportation Engineering, Second Edition offers practical, comprehensive coverage of the entire transportation engineering field. Featuring 18 new chapters and contributions from nearly 70 leading experts, this authoritative work discusses all types of transportation systems--freight, passenger, air, rail, road, marine, and pipeline--and provides problem-solving engineering, planning, and design tools and techniques with examples of successful applications. Volume II focuses on applications in automobile and non-automobile transportation, and on safety and environmental issues.

VOLUME II COVERS:

Traffic engineering analysis

Traffic origin-destination estimation

Traffic congestion

Highway capacity

Traffic control systems: freeway management and communications

Traffic signals

Highway sign visibility

Transportation lighting

Geometric design of streets and highways

Intersection and interchange design

Pavement engineering: flexible and rigid pavements

Pavement testing and evaluation

Bridge engineering

Tunnel engineering

Pedestrians

Bicycle transportation

Spectrum of automated guideway transit (AGT) and its applications

Railway vehicle engineering

Railway track design

Improvement of railroad yard operations

Modern aircraft design techniques

Airport design

Air traffic control systems design

Ship design

Pipeline engineering

Traffic safety

Transportation hazards

Hazardous materials transportation

Incident management

Network security and survivability

Optimization of emergency evacuation plans

Transportation noise issues

Air quality issues in transportation

Transportation and climate change