{"id":1488,"date":"2023-05-16T13:43:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T10:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.civil.ihu.gr\/?post_type=course&p=1488"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:05:41","slug":"%cf%83%cf%85%ce%b3003","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/www.civil.ihu.gr\/en\/courses\/%cf%83%cf%85%ce%b3003\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Engineering"},"author":6,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"semester":[15],"course_type":[13],"class_list":["post-1488","course","type-course","status-publish","hentry","semester-15","course_type-special_background"],"acf":{"code":"\u03a3\u03a5\u0393003","semester":15,"level":"1","teaching_activities":{"activity_1":{"description":"Lectures","weekly_hrs":4,"ects":4},"activity_2":{"description":"","weekly_hrs":"","ects":""},"activity_3":{"description":"","weekly_hrs":"","ects":""},"activity_4":{"description":"","weekly_hrs":"","ects":""},"activity_5":{"description":"","weekly_hrs":"","ects":""}},"type":13,"language":"\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac","erasmus":"\u038c\u03c7\u03b9","url":"https:\/\/elearning.cm.ihu.gr\/enrol\/index.php?id=480","prerequisites":"","instructors":"","coordinator":"","content":"Trip generation and characteristics, land transportation system, traffic flow variables, traffic volume\r\nand flow rate, speed, traffic density and occupancy, space headway and time headway, time-space\r\ndiagrams, fundamental traffic flow relationship, traffic flow diagrams, patterns and statistical\r\ndistributions of traffic flow, traffic capacity, level of service, interrupted and uninterrupted flow,\r\nservice flow rate, performance measures and service measures, demand and volume, functional\r\nclassification of road networks, cross sections, urban roads, classification of urban roads, speeds,\r\nlevels of service, service volumes, calculation of traffic capacity (unsignalized intersections, two lane\r\nhighways, multilane highways, basic freeway segments, freeway weaving, ramps and ramp\r\njunctions), traffic signalization, warrants, traffic signal design, traffic light coordination, traffic data\r\ncollection methods.","goals":"Upon completing this course students should be able to recognize the traffic flow variables and their\r\nmathematical relations as well as concepts of traffic capacity, calculate traffic capacity and level of\r\nservice of basic road elements, to calculate a signalized intersection and implement methods of\r\ntraffic data collection.","skills":"The course contributes to the following skills:\r\n_Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology\r\n_Adapting to new situations\r\n_Decision-making\r\n_Project planning and management\r\n_Respect for the natural environment.","teaching_methods":"Face to face.","ict_usage":"Powerpoint presentations, E-learning platform for\r\neducational material.","teaching_organization":{"activity_1":{"description":"Lectures","workload":52},"activity_2":{"description":"Individual study","workload":52},"activity_3":{"description":"TOTAL","workload":104},"activity_4":{"description":"","workload":""},"activity_5":{"description":"","workload":""},"activity_6":{"description":"","workload":""}},"students_evaluation":"Final written exam (100%) which includes:\r\n- Open ended questions\r\n- Problem solving questions (exercises)\r\nThe evaluation criteria are presented in the 1st lecture of\r\nthe semester to all students. Furthermore, each student can\r\nsee his graded exam\/ written assignment paper and talk on\r\nthe analysis of his written performance with the professor.","bib_textbooks":"