CE 370: Transportation Engineering Fundamentals
Spring 2017
Deb Mishra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
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About the Instructor
Deb Mishra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Boise State University
Office: ERB 3137
Phone: (208) 426 3710
E-Mail: [email protected]
Joined Boise State in August 2014
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Class Logistics
Lectures: TuTh: 10:30 – 11:45 AM (ENGR 103)
Office Hours: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM TuTh or by appointment (ERB
3137)
Class Website: Blackboard;
http://coen.boisestate.edu/prel/teaching/ce370/
Course Text: Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic
Analysis (6th Edition; E-Book)
Authors: Fred L. Mannering and Scott S. Washburn
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Transportation Engineering: Definition
..the application of the principles of engineering, planning,
analysis, and design to facilitate the movement of people and
goods. A transportation engineer must be concerned with:
1. The design and maintenance of physical infrastructure
2. Efficiency, safety, environmental impacts, and energy usage in
the movement of people and goods
(Fricker and Whitford, 2014)
Transportation can be “multimodal”. A single trip can involve
multiple modes
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Transportation Engineer: Responsibilities
1. Not confined to the movement of people only; concerns the
movement of goods as well
2. Not concerned with designing of facilities only. Need to work
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Public
Industry
Elected officials
Employees of government agencies
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Why Transportation Engineering?
2014 Pocket Guide to Transportation
(USDOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration)
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Why Transportation Engineering?
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Transportation Engineering Classes at BSU
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CE 370: Transportation Engineering Fundamentals
CE 440: Pavement Design and Evaluation
CE 470: Highway Systems Design
CE 472: Transportation Planning
CE 475: Traffic Systems Design
CE 497: Introduction to Railroad Engineering
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Transportation Trivia
Who is the US Secretary of Transportation (current and the one before)
Elaine Chao
(Nominated)
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Anthony Foxx
(07/2013 – 01/2017)
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Transportation Trivia (2)
Idaho Transportation Department
Director
Brian Ness
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Chief Deputy
Scott Stokes
Chief HRO
Brenda Williams
Chief Operating Officer Chief Admin. Officer
Jim Carpenter
Charlene McArthur
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Transportation Timeline
1795, First Toll Road,
Lancaster, PA
1800
1815, MacAdam
“macadam” road
building
4 Autos in 1895
1869,
Transcontinental
Railroad
1900
1820’s, Erie Canal
2000 BC, Persians,
Romans use
Modern Asphalt Pavements:
asphalt in road
-1870: First US Roads w/ asphalt, Newark
construction
-1876: First Sheet asphalt Road, PA Ave, D.C.
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Macadam Road
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Erie Canal (1825)
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Transportation Timeline
8000 Autos in 1901
(Cont’d)
128M Autos in 1995
450,000 Autos in 1910
15M Autos in 1923
1900
1969, Man landed on moon
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1956, Interstate System Authorized
1930, Transcontinental Passenger Air
Service
1995, 2.4 million paved
miles in US
1912, US 30 Construction (Transcontinental Hwy)
1903, Wright Bros.
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Life before the Interstate
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Eisenhower’s Vision
• In 1919, Lt. Col. Eisenhower helps staff a transcontinental convoy from
Washington DC to S.F.
– 81 vehicles
– 3251 miles in total
– 62 days
– 58 mile/day at 6 mph
• WWII -- the “autobahn”
• Ideas generated in the 1940’s came to pass in 1956
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Amazing Accomplishment!
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Amazing Accomplishment!
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Impressive statistics
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47,000 miles of highway
55,000 bridges, 14,800 interchanges
1.8 million acres of right of way
100,000 workers to build it
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Interstate Trivia
 Which Interstate Highway goes through the most states?
 I 95 (15 states)
 Which is the shortest Interstate highway?
 2 digit: I-97 (17.62 miles; Entirely within Maryland)
 3 digit: I-878 (0.70 miles; New York; Part of NY State Route 878)
 Which is the longest Interstate?
 I-90 (3101.12 miles; Boston, MA to Seattle, WA)
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Interstate Trivia (2)
 Interstates highways through Idaho
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I 15 (196 miles)
I 84 (276 miles)
I 86 (63 miles; located completely within Idaho)
I 90 (74 miles)
I 184 (3.62 miles)
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Interstate MythBusters
 Interstates were constructed as a way of evacuating cities
during a nuclear war
 No. President Eisenhower’s support for the Interstate System was primarily based on
civilian needs – support for economic development, improved highway safety, congestion
relief. Of course the military value of such a system was “added bonus”
 One in five files of the Interstate System is straight so airplanes can land in
case of emergencies
 No. The designers had no such intention
 The only built objects astronauts can see from space is the Interstate
System
 No. The astronauts (from an altitude of about 155 miles) can see many objects like roads,
cities, dams, airports, etc. if they know where to look
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Transportation Modes
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Auto
Air
Railway
Transit lines
Waterway
Pipelines
Bike paths
Sidewalks
Telecommunication
Aqueducts
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Transportation modes
• Highway system classification
– Federal highways (nation-wide freeway facilities)
– State primary and secondary systems (state-wide arterial
routes)
– Local and county roads
– City streets
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Transportation Modes
• Passenger transportation
– auto: short trips, selected end points, low cost?
– air: long trips, intercity travels
– mass transit (light rail, commuter rail): short trips, cheap
– rail (AMTRAK): intercity travel.
• Freight shipments
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truck: point to point delivery, reliable
air: fast, costly, limited-capacity.
waterway: cheap, slow
rail: bulk movements, cheap, slow, inflexible
pipeline: for gas and oil, inflexible
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Transportation Modes
• Airport system classification
– Commercial Service (CS) >2,500 enplanements
• Primary Airports >10,000 enplanements . Defined as “hubs,” based
on the percentage of the total annual U.S. enplanements:
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Large Hubs (29): >1%
Medium Hubs (37): 0.25 - 0.999%
Small Hubs (72): 0.05 - 0.249%
Non-Hubs (244): < 0.049%
• Non-Primary Commercial Service Airports: 2,500 -10,000 annual
enplanements.
– Cargo Service Airports cargo with a total landed weight of
more than 100 million pounds.
– Reliever Airports
– General Aviation (GA)
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Transportation Modes
• Railroad system classification
– mostly privately owned
– Class I railroads have operating revenue of $250+ million
– regional railroads operate at least 350 miles of road and/or
have operating revenue of $40 million to $250 million
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Transportation Organizations
• Governmental
– Federal:
– DOT: Department of Transportation
– FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
– FTA: Federal Transit Administration
– FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
– FRA: Federal Railroad Administration
– State DOTs (e.g. ITD)
– Local: county/city MPC: Metropolitan Planning Commission
• Business Trade Associations
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ARTBA: American Road and Transportation Builders Association
AAR: Association of American Railroads
APTA: American Public Transit Association
ABA: American Bus Association
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Transportation Organizations
• Professional
– TRB: Transportation Research Board
– AASHTO: Amer. Assoc. of State Highway and Transp. Officials
– ITE: Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Consumer
• AAA: American Automobile Association
www.trb.org
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Challenges Facing Transportation
Engineers
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2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
• ASCE Report card
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Aviation: D
Bridges: C+
Inland waterways: DRail: C+
Roads: D
Transit: D
• America’s Cumulative GPA: D+
• Estimated Investment needed by 2020: $3.6 Trillion
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[ASCE Report Card 2013]
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Urban Congestions
Top Ten Urban Area Congestion Rankings
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Structurally Deficient Bridges
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Where Does Idaho Stand
• 45% of Idaho’s roads are in poor to
mediocre condition
• Driving on roads in need of repair costs
Idaho motorists $316 million a year in
extra vehicle repairs and operating costs $305 per motorist
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Miles of Public Road (2012)
http://gis.rita.dot.gov/StateFacts/StateFacts.aspx?StateName=Idaho
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Transportation and Warehousing Employment
Annual Payroll (Thousands of Dollars)
http://gis.rita.dot.gov/StateFacts/StateFacts.aspx?StateName=Idaho
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State Share of Transportation Employment
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Critical Issues in Transportation – 2013
• System performance is neither reliable nor resilient
• Safety has improved, but avoidable losses are still significant
• The impacts on energy, climate, and the environment are
unsustainable
• Funding sources for public infrastructure are inadequate
• Innovation lags-and R&D investment is low and declining
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Thank You !
Deb Mishra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Boise State University; ERB 3137
Tel: (208) 426-3710
Email [email protected]
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