Road Network Planning, Construction, and Management Methods (Second Edition)

Author: Wang Wei, Deng Wei, Yang Qi, et al
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book summarizes the research achievements of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Director's Fund Project—“Integrated System Research on Highway Network Planning, Construction, and Management” and its demonstration project. The main contents include: framework design of integrated planning, construction, and management of highway networks, traffic information collection and analysis technology for highway networks, extended technology for highway travel information, traffic demand forecasting methods for highway networks, vehicle speed-flow model and traffic impedance analysis, traffic assignment methods for highway networks, reliability analysis of highway traffic networks, evaluation techniques for highway traffic networks, planning methods for highway traffic networks, feasibility study and post-evaluation methods for highway engineering construction projects, conventional management techniques for highway networks, the traffic analysis system software—“Transportation Star—TranStar” (Highway Edition), and multiple application examples of the aforementioned methods. This book can serve as a reference for teaching, research, and management personnel in the field of transportation, as well as teaching reference materials for senior undergraduate and graduate students in traffic engineering, transportation engineering, and civil engineering. This book summarizes the research achievements of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Director's Fund Project “Integrated Research on Highway Network Planning, Construction, and Management” (Approval No.: 59448004) and its demonstration project. The main contents include: framework design of integrated planning, construction, and management of highway networks, traffic information collection and analysis technology for highway networks, extended technology for highway travel information, traffic demand forecasting methods for highway networks, vehicle speed model and traffic impedance analysis, traffic assignment methods for highway networks, evaluation techniques for highway traffic networks, planning methods for highway traffic networks, feasibility study and post-evaluation methods for highway engineering construction projects, conventional management techniques for highway networks, the traffic analysis system software—“Transportation Star—TranStar” (Highway Edition), and multiple application examples of the aforementioned methods. This book can serve as a reference for teaching, research, and management personnel in the field of transportation, as well as teaching reference materials for senior undergraduate and graduate students in traffic engineering, transportation engineering, and civil engineering.