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 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 ##$$%? ? How did you find the treat?

3. 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 Characteristics Eng. studies Signal timing & level of service Hwy alignment Intersection Pavement

4. 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

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

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