Traffic Engineering(Departmental Elective - II) — Summer 2018

Define traffic engineering. What is scope of traffic engineering?

What is PCU? Give factors affecting PCU.

What is the need of traffic volume study? Explain methods of traffic volume study.

Explain: Road surface characteristics.

Explain the presentation of O-Ddata with sketch.

Enlist different types of interchanges and explain cloverleaf interchange.

Describe various traffic signs as per IRC with neat sketches.

Explain PIEV theory with neat sketch.

Explain various types of road marking as per IRC.

Explain various methods of O-Dstudy.

Define: Space mean speed, time mean speed, 85th Percentile speed.

Write short note on ‘Diamond Interchange’ with sketch.

Enlist various types of traffic signals? Explain fixed time signals with its advantages and disadvantages.

Define: Traffic capacity, basic capacity, practical capacity.

Explain design factors for street lighting.

Enlist methods of travel time and delay study. Describe moving observer method.

Draw a fundamental diagram of traffic flow.

Explain various methods of on-street parking.

What is Traffic island? Describe it functions, advantages and disadvantages.

Explain vehicular characteristics considered in traffic engineering.

Explain various terminal facilities require along the highways.

Explain collision and condition diagram. List preventive measure for road accidents.

Define: Liminious flux, Lumen, Candela.

The vehicle passes 1 km length of road in 1 min., 2 min. and 3 min. time respectively. Calculate the time mean speed and space mean speed.

Draw neat sketch of Rotary Intersection with its advantages and disadvantages.