CE En 361: Introduction (et.byu/~msaito/CE361MS)
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CE En 361: Introduction (http://www.et.byu.edu/~msaito/CE36 1MS) Intro of the instructor, TAs, offices and office hours Course outline – Areas to cover Objectives of the course and related courses Homework policy and grading distribution Film viewing and guest speaker policies Transportation engineering – integration of CE principles Employment in transportation engineering Roll call
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CE En 361: Introduction (http://www.et.byu.edu/~msaito/CE361MS). Intro of the instructor, TAs, offices and office hours Course outline – Areas to cover Objectives of the course and related courses Homework policy and grading distribution Film viewing and guest speaker policies - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of CE En 361: Introduction (et.byu/~msaito/CE361MS)
CE En 361: Introduction(http://www.et.byu.edu/~msaito/CE361MS)
Intro of the instructor, TAs, offices and office hours
Course outline – Areas to cover
Objectives of the course and related courses
Homework policy and grading distribution
Film viewing and guest speaker policies
Transportation engineering – integration of CE principles
Employment in transportation engineering
Roll call
Dr. Saito’s Background
Gunma National Tech College, 1973Nihon Koei (Engineering consultant), 1973 - 1978BS, BYU, 1981MS, Univ. of Virginia, 1983PhD, Purdue, 1988City University of New York 1988 - 1997BYU, 1997 - present
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Areas to Cover (focusing on the movement of people)
CE 361
History
Operations
Transp. Systems
Public Transport
Design
Planning
Traffic Flow Theory
Highway & Society
Safety
CharacteristicsEng. studiesSignal timing & level of service
Hwy alignmentIntersection
Pavement
Advanced Courses
CE361
Intro to Tranp. Eng.
CE561
Hwy Geometric
Design
CE565
Urban Transp. Planning
CE662
Traffic Simulation and
Analysis
CE563
Pavement Design
CE562
Traffic Eng.
CE505
Concrete Design
CE594R
Site Impact Analysis
Transportation Engineering -An Interdisciplinary Engineering/integration of
multiple disciplines
Survey
Hydraulics Economic
s
Geography/GIS Structure
Hydrology
Statistics
Human behavior
Art
Public policy
Graphics/CAD
Systems engineering
Materials/ Pavement
Geotech
Areas of Employment
Public Agencies or Private Firms
Planning, Design, Construction, Operations, Research, Management, Administration
The Challenge of Transportation Engineer
The transportation engineer is a professional who is concerned with the planning, design,
construction, operations, and management of a transportation system.
Planning: Data analysis Forecasting Evaluation
Design: Geometric Pavement Drainage Structural
Construction: Surface preparation Grading Pavement Bridges
Operations & Management: Traffic Maintenance ITS Surveillance Control
Experience: Field Analysis Projects
Research & Development: Tech transfer
Roadway facilities were used as and example in the
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