Transportation Engineering - Planning and Design

Klappentext Traveling along the path of the previous editions, "Transportation Engineering Planning and Design," follows the United States transportation system from its development, to its operations and control of the vehicle used to its planning (planning process, data collection, finances, procedures for future developments and evaluation of transportation plans) and on to the design of land, air and water transportation facilities (which includes highways, railways, runways, pipelines, terminals, harbors, ports, lighting for these areas, sizing and more.) Zusammenfassung Traveling along the path of the previous editions, "Transportation Engineering Planning and Design," follows the United States transportation system from its development, to its operations and control of the vehicle used to its planning (planning process, data collection, finances, procedures for future developments and evaluation of transportation plans) and on to the design of land, air and water transportation facilities (which includes highways, railways, runways, pipelines, terminals, harbors, ports, lighting for these areas, sizing and more.) 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.

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• Authors: Norman J Ashford, Norman J. Ashford, Norman J. (University of Technology Ashford, Radnor J. Etc. Paquette, Robert J. Stammer, Stammer Robert J., Paul Wright, Paul H Wright, Paul H. Wright, Paul H. (Emeritus Wright, Paul H. Ashford Wright, Ph Wright, WRIGHT PAUL H ASHFORD NORMAN J, Wright Paul H.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.01.1998
• EAN: 9780471173960
• ISBN: 978-0-471-17396-0
• No. of pages: 688
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Transportation engineering, Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen, Civil Engineering & Construction, Verkehrsbau, Verkehrsweg, Technik / Sonstiges, Engineering skills and trades