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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

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CE En 361: Introduction (et.byu/~msaito/CE361MS)

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  1. 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

  2. Dr. Saito’s Background How did you find the treat? • Gunma National Tech College, 1973 • Nihon Koei (Engineering consultant), 1973 - 1978 • BS, BYU, 1981 • MS, Univ. of Virginia, 1983 • PhD, Purdue, 1988 • City University of New York 1988 - 1997 • BYU, 1997 - present ##$$%%??

  3. Areas to Cover (focusing on the movement of people) Characteristics Transp. Systems History Eng. studies Operations Signal timing & level of service Public Transport CE 361 Hwy alignment Design Intersection Safety Highway & Society Pavement Traffic Flow Theory Planning

  4. Advanced Courses CE565 Urban Transp. Planning CE594R Site Impact Analysis CE561 Hwy Geometric Design CE361 Intro to Tranp. Eng. CE562 Traffic Eng. CE563 Pavement Design CE662 Traffic Simulation and Analysis CE505 Concrete Design

  5. Transportation Engineering -An Interdisciplinary Engineering/integration of multiple disciplines Geotech Graphics/CAD Geography/GIS Structure Survey Public policy Hydraulics Economics Hydrology Human behavior Materials/ Pavement Systems engineering Statistics Art

  6. Areas of Employment Public Agencies or Private Firms Planning, Design, Construction, Operations, Research, Management, Administration

  7. 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 Roadway facilities were used as and example in the text • Operations & Management: • Traffic • Maintenance • ITS • Surveillance • Control • Experience: • Field • Analysis • Projects • Research & Development: • Tech transfer

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