CE En 361: Introduction Introduction of the instructor, TAs, offices and office hours Introduction of classmates Course outline – topics to cover Objectives of the course and related courses Homework policy and grading distribution Film viewing and guest speaker policies (In the “Content” section of the course website) Transportation engineering – integration of CE principles Employment in transportation engineering About term project (Visit the “Term Project” section of the course website.)
CEEn 361 Website Textbook: Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: A multimodal systems approach by Jon D. Fricker and Robert K. Whitford Check the typographical errors files found in the Content section of the website. The scenario found at the beginning of each chapter provides a backdrop for the topics covered in the chapter. Read them always before you read chapter topics in order to find out where the concept you learn will be applied.
Dr. Saito’s Background Gunma National Technical College, 1973 Nihon Koei (Engineering consultant), 1973 – 1978, designed bridges and other highway related structures BS, BYU, 1981 MS, Univ. of Virginia, 1983 PhD, Purdue, 1988 City University of New York 1988 – 1997 (tenured, associate prof.) BYU, 1997 – present ( associate prof.; fall present, tenured full prof.) Two children
Dr. Saito’s Background (2) Dr. Saito’s other family members ##$$%?? How did you find the treat? Pochi I Pochi II & Monty Rupert
Transportation Engineering - An Interdisciplinary Engineering/integration of multiple disciplines Survey Hydraulics Economics Geography/ GIS Structure Hydrology Statistics Human behavior Art Public policy Graphics/ CAD Operation & Management Materials/ Pavement Geotech Urban Planning Environmental eng. Systems engineering
Areas of Employment Transportation engineering involves working with the public, with industry, with citizens’ groups, with elected officials, and with employees of the agencies of local, state, and federal governments. JUB Engineering, Horrocks Engineering, etc. Wilbur Smith KORVE City Traffic Engineering Office “Careers in Transportation” video“Careers in Transportation” video by ITE
Subject Areas Covered by CE361 CEEn 361 History Operations Transp. Systems & Sustainability Public Transport Highway Design Planning & Evaluation Traffic Flow Theory & Analysis Highway & Society Safety Characteristics Eng. studies Signal timing & level of service Hwy alignment Intersection Pavement Freight
From CE361 to where? CE361 Intro to Tranp. Eng. CE461 (F) Hwy Geometric Design CE565 (F) Urban Transp. Planning CE662 (W) Traffic Simulation and Analysis CE503 (F) Pavement Design CE562 (F) Traffic Eng. CE505 (W) Concrete Design CE664 (W) Transp. Site Planning CE439 (W) Mexico Study Abroad
Term Project Assess the utility of UTA services for you and Utah County residents (Go to the Content section of the course website) Evaluate the performance of UTA services Make recommendations for attracting more riders Prepare a term project report by working as a team
Amenities of the Frontrunner I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein
You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself. Galileo Galilei
Wherefore, he that preacheth and he receiveth, understand one nother, and both are edified and rejoice together D&C 50:20