Traffic Engineering (What's New in Engineering) - Hardcover

Roess, Roger; Prassas, Elena; McShane, William

 
9780134599717: Traffic Engineering (What's New in Engineering)

Synopsis

For courses in traffic engineering.

 

Focuses on the key skills and understanding required for careers in traffic engineering

Traffic Engineering, 5th Edition focuses on the key engineering skills required to practice traffic engineering. It presents both fundamental theory and a broad range of its applications to solve modern problems and gives readers an understanding of and appreciation for planning, design, management, construction, operation, control, and system optimization. The 5th Edition includes the latest in industry standards and criteria, new material and updates to existing material, and new homework problems.

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About the Author

About our authors

Dr. Roger P. Roess is Department Head in the Department of Civil Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

Elena S. Prassas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science from Polytechnic University and her Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York, Oneonta. She is a Member of TRB's Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (HCQSC), the Chair of the HCQSC Signalized Intersection Subcommittee and a Member of both the ITE and WTS.

William R. McShane is the Vice President of Operations and Dean of Engineering at Polytechnic University. He earned his BSEE from Manhattan College and his MS and PhD in Systems Engineering from Polytechnic University. His areas of interest include quality control, controls and simulation and engineering economics.

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