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This is a comprehensive, problem-solving engineering guide on the strategic planning, development, and maintenance of public and private transportation systems. Covering all modes of transportation on land, air, and water, the Handbook shows how to solve specific problems, such as facility improvement, cost reduction, or operations optimization at local, regional, national, and international levels.
* Extensive sections on road construction and maintenance, bridge construction and repair, and mass transit systems
* Examines airline traffic control systems, airline schedule planning, and airline ground operation
* Covers marine, rail, and freight transportation
* Extensive sections on road construction and maintenance, bridge construction and repair, and mass transit systems
* Examines airline traffic control systems, airline schedule planning, and airline ground operation
* Covers marine, rail, and freight transportation
Content:-
CHAPTER 1: NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND INTERMODAL SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 2 TRANSPORT NETWORK PLANNING: THEORETICAL NOTIONS
CHAPTER 3 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MODELING AND EVALUATION
CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND SIMULATION FOR TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 5 APPLICATIONS OF GIS IN TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 6 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 7 TRAVEL DEMAND FORECASTING FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
CHAPTER 8 HIGHWAY CAPACITY
CHAPTER 9 TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS: FREEWAY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 10 TRAFFIC SIGNALS
CHAPTER 11 HIGHWAY SIGN VISIBILITY
CHAPTER 12 TRAFFIC CONGESTION
CHAPTER 13 GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 14 INTERSECTION AND INTERCHANGE DESIGN
CHAPTER 15 PAVEMENT TESTING AND EVALUATION
CHAPTER 16 TRAFFIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 17 TRANSPORTATION HAZARDS
CHAPTER 18 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 19 TRANSPORTATION NOISE ISSUES
CHAPTER 20 TRANSPORTATION-RELATED AIR QUALITY
CHAPTER 21 PEDESTRIANS
CHAPTER 22 BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 23 RAILWAY ENGINEERING
CHAPTER 24 RAILWAY TRACK DESIGN
CHAPTER 25 IMPROVEMENT OF RAILROAD YARD OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 26 MODERN AIRCRAFT DESIGN TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 27 AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN
CHAPTER 28 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN
CHAPTER 29 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MODELING
CHAPTER 30 TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
CHAPTER 31 INNOVATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 32 PARKING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 33 TRUCKING OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 34 THE ECONOMICS OF RAILROAD OPERATIONS: RESURGENCE OF A DECLINING INDUSTRY
CHAPTER 35 AIRLINE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 36 THE MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 37 FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
CHAPTER 38 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
Author Details
"Myer Kutz" has been president of Myer Kutz Associates, Inc., a publishing and information services consulting firm, since 1990. He was vice president in charge of scientific/technical publishing at John Wiley & Sons for 5 years. He has been a member of the board of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and chair of the ASME Publications Committee. He has a BS in mechanical engineering from MIT and a master's degree from RPI. He is the editor of Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering and Design, also published by McGraw-Hill.
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