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AYMAN MOHAMED, PHD, PE, PTOE
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URBAN SYSTEM DESIGN
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TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AREAS
1. Planning (modeling and economics)
2. Design (pavement and geometric)
3. Construction (labor and equipment)
4. Traffic Operations and Management
1. Traffic Engineering and Control
2. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
3. Traffic Safety
5. Maintenance
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TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AREAS
Design
Planning
 Data Analysis
 Forecasting
 Evaluation
 Geometric
 Pavement
 Drainage
 Structural
 Surface Preparation
 Grading
 Pavement
 Bridges
Research and
Development
 Technology Transfer
Maintenance
 Inventory
 Improvements
 Pavement
 Drainage
 Control
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Construction
Experience
 Lesson Learned
 Analysis
 Projects
Operation and
Management
 Traffic
 ITS
 Surveillance
 Control
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ROAD BUILDING PROCESS SCHEDULE
 Planning (6 to 24 months)
 Environment (9 to 36 months)
PD&E or
RCA or
PER
 Right-of-Way Accusation (6 to 21 months)
 Design (15 to 24 months)
 Construction (12 to 36 months)
Total Project Duration (4 – 12 years) depending on scope, funding
available, public support
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SELECTED COURSE RECOMMENDED REFERENCES
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