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
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
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Areas to Cover (focusing on the
movement of people)
Transp.
Systems
Public
Transport
Characteristics
History
Eng. studies
Operations
Signal timing &
level of service
CE 361
Hwy alignment
Safety
Planning
Design
Highway &
Society
Intersection
Pavement
Traffic Flow
Theory
Advanced Courses
CE561
CE565
CE594R
Urban Transp.
Planning
Site Impact
Analysis
Hwy Geometric
Design
CE361
Intro to
Tranp. Eng.
CE563
Pavement Design
CE505
Concrete Design
CE562
Traffic Eng.
CE662
Traffic Simulation
and Analysis
Transportation Engineering An Interdisciplinary Engineering/integration of
multiple disciplines
Graphics/
CAD
Geotech
Geography/
GIS
Structure
Survey
Public policy
Hydraulics
Economics
Hydrology
Human
behavior
Materials/
Pavement
Statistics
Art
Systems
engineering
Areas of Employment
Public Agencies or Private Firms
Planning, Design, Construction, Operations, Research,
Management, Administration
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
Roadway facilities were used
as and example in the text
Research & Development:
 Tech transfer
Experience:
 Field
 Analysis
 Projects
Operations & Management:
 Traffic
 Maintenance
 ITS
 Surveillance
 Control