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    This document provides information about a Traffic Flow Theory course offered at the University of Memphis in Spring 2014. The course will introduce traffic flow models and theories to describe vehicle interactions on highways and at intersections. Topics will include fundamental diagrams of traffic flow, uninterrupted and signalized traffic flows, microscopic and macroscopic characteristics, traffic stream models, and queuing analysis. Students will be evaluated based on midterm and final exams, homework assignments, a presentation and report, and class participation. The instructor is Sabya Mishra and the course will reference five textbooks and technical reports on traffic flow fundamentals and concepts.

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    This document provides information about a Traffic Flow Theory course offered at the University of Memphis in Spring 2014. The course will introduce traffic flow models and theories to describe vehicle interactions on highways and at intersections. Topics will include fundamental diagrams of traffic flow, uninterrupted and signalized traffic flows, microscopic and macroscopic characteristics, traffic stream models, and queuing analysis. Students will be evaluated based on midterm and final exams, homework assignments, a presentation and report, and class participation. The instructor is Sabya Mishra and the course will reference five textbooks and technical reports on traffic flow fundamentals and concepts.

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    This document provides information about a Traffic Flow Theory course offered at the University of Memphis in Spring 2014. The course will introduce traffic flow models and theories to describe vehicle interactions on highways and at intersections. Topics will include fundamental diagrams of traffic flow, uninterrupted and signalized traffic flows, microscopic and macroscopic characteristics, traffic stream models, and queuing analysis. Students will be evaluated based on midterm and final exams, homework assignments, a presentation and report, and class participation. The instructor is Sabya Mishra and the course will reference five textbooks and technical reports on traffic flow fundamentals and concepts.

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    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

    CIVL 7904/8904 Spring 2014


    Traffic Flow Theory
    Instructor : Sabya Mishra Office : Engr. Science Bldg. 112D
    Class Hours : TR 5:30-6:55 pm Email : smishra3@memphis.edu
    Room : Engr. Tech Bldg. Rm 220 Office Hours : Monday 3:00 – 5:00 pm
    Telephone : 901-678-5043

    Objective

    To present an in-depth view of traffic flow theory and principles, the effect of traffic control strategies on
    traffic flow characteristics, distinction between macroscopic, mesoscopic & microscopic flow, the
    relationship between speed, density and flow using a family of traffic flow models, and queuing
    phenomenon.

    Course Description:

    This course will introduce to students the theories that seek to describe in a precise mathematical way the
    interactions between the vehicles, their operators, and the infrastructure. Different models and theories
    that characterize the flow of highway traffic, signalized and unsignalized intersections will be presented.
    A number of softwares will be introduced that are currently used in practice and in research to perform
    traffic impact studies using macroscopic, mesoscopic and microscopic traffic simulation.
    PREREQUISITES: CIVL 3161 or equivalent.

    Text Book and References

    Text: Traffic Flow Fundamentals: By A. D. May; Prentice Hall, 1990 (ISBN: 0139260722)

    Ref. 1: Traffic Flow Theory & Control: By D. L. Drew; McGraw Hill, 1964 (ISBN: 0070178313)

    Ref. 2: Traffic Flow Theory: A Monograph; TRB Special Report 165, 1975 (Free Download)

    Ref. 3: Traffic Flow Theory: A State of the Art Report; TRB Special Report, 2001 (Free Download)

    Ref. 4: Traffic Engineering; By William R. McShane, Roger P. Roess, Elena S. Prassas, Prentice Hall,
    2010. (ISBN: 0136135730)

    Ref. 5: Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design (Vol 1) by A.H.S Aug & W.H Tang;
    Wiley, John & Sons, 1984, (ISBN: 047103200X)

    Ref. 6: Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council,
    Washington D.C., 2010.
    Course Outline1

    Week Topic Reference


    Course Organization, Introduction and Basic Concepts (No first class of the Chapter 1
    1 first week because of TRB Annual Meeting)
    Fundamental Diagram of Traffic Flow, Relationship between Speed, Chapter 10
    2 Density and Volume
    3 Uninterrupted Flows/Unsignalized intersections Ref. 4 and 6
    4 Signalized intersections Ref. 4 and 6
    5 Software Application Demonstration
    Forms of Mathematical Distributions in Traffic Flow; Evaluating and Chapter 7 (Ref. 1 and
    6 Selecting Distributions 5)
    7 Microscopic Flow Characteristics: Headway Distribution Models Chapter 2, and 8, Ref. 5
    8 Mid-Term Exam
    9 Spring Break
    Macroscopic Flow Characteristics: Temporal Flow, Spatial Flow and Chapter 3
    10 Distribution Functions
    Microscopic Speed Characteristics: Speed Trajectories, Mathematical Chapter 4
    11 Distributions, Sample Sizes
    Microscopic Density Characteristics; Car Following Theory and Chapter 6 and Ref.2, 3
    12 Application
    13 Traffic Stream Models; Individual Models and Stream of Models Chapter 10, 4, Ref.2,
    14 Queuing Analysis; Determining and Stochastic Approaches Chapter 10, 12, Ref.1
    15 Project Presentations
    16 Final

    Grading:

    Mid-term : 25%

    Homework (4 during the semester) : 16%

    Student Presentation and Report : 25%

    Final Exam : 25%

    Class Participation : 9%

    1
    This is a tentative outline and is subject to change depending upon schedule of few invited speakers.

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