CE513

TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING
INSTRUCTOR: Engr. Dinah Fe T. Olitan
 COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course gives emphasis on urban transportation
planning, design and operation using statistical and
modeling techniques and computer methods. It also covers
capacity and level of service of air, rail and highway. It also
includes safety, environmental impacts and mitigation,
transportation policy fundamentals and case studies.
 GRADING
COURSE CONTENT COURSE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENT
1. Introduction to Transportation
• Midterm and Final • Term Exam – 40%
Planning & Engineering
2. Transportation as a System & Exam • Quizzes – 30%
Philippine Transportation System
3. Urban Transportation Planning
• Quizzes • Project – 20%
Concepts • 80% Attendance • Class Standing –
4. Introduction to Travel Demand 10%
Forecasting (Classic Four-Step
• Project
Forecasting Model)
Trip Generation
Trip Distribution
Modal Split
Route/Traffic Assignment
5. Traffic Impact Assessment
6. Transportation Safety & Economics
7. Transportation Policy Analysis and
Planning/Technical Tour
 CLASS RULES
•  
On Attendance:

•Must present an Excuse Letter (else, Absent)

•30minutes late is considered absent.
On Special Quiz/ Exam:
•Can only be taken within one (1) week after the schedule of quiz/ exam.
•Must present a medical certificate or a letter from the Dean for reasons other than
sickness.
(else, a grade of 50)
•Must present an Excuse Letter. (else, a grade of 50)
•With 10% deduction in rating. (highest possible grade is 90% only)
On Cheating:
•Automatic FAILURE
REFERENCES
 RUBRICS FOR Travel Demand & Forecasting
CRITERIA
4 = Exceeds
Expectation
Analysis
3 = Meets
Expectation
2 = Below
Expectation
1 = Not Acceptable
  The principles and The principles and The principles and The principles and
Travel Demand concepts of transportation concepts of transportation concepts of transportation concepts of transportation
(40%) engineering are applied engineering are applied engineering are applied engineering are incorrectly
correctly. Travel Demand is correctly. Travel Demand is correctly. Travel Demand is applied. Travel Demand is
clear and orderly. clear and orderly. not clear and orderly. lacking.
Additional factors are
considered.
Proper forecasting Proper forecasting Proper forecasting Proper forecasting
procedure is utilized procedure is utilized procedure is utilized while procedure is incorrectly
 
correctly in the project. correctly in the project. lacking in some areas. utilized or not used at all in
Dates are present, if any or Dates are present, if any or Dates are incompletely/ almost all areas. Dates are
Forecasting 
as applicable. The as applicable. incorrectly applied, if incompletely/incorrectly
Analysis
forecasting analysis present. applied.
(40%)
showed mastery of the
concepts of transportation
engineering.
Timeliness Submitted before due date. Submitted on due date. Submitted one (1) day Submitted more than one
(10%) after due date. (1) day after due date.
Uses long, clean and non- Uses long, clean and non- Uses long, some unclean Uses dirty and crumpled
crumpled bond papers with crumpled bond papers and crumpled bond bond papers with narrow
one (1) inch border on all with borders on all sides, papers with narrow borders to no borders, papers
Neatness
sides, clean and neatly somewhat clean and neatly on most sides, papers stapled together.
(10%) bounded with non-plastic, clip bounded. stapled together.
recycled but nice sturdy
 RUBRICS FOR Travel Impact Assessment
CRITERIA
4 = Exceeds
Expectation
Proper format and
arrangement are followed.
Presentation Pictures/visual aide/
documentations are present.
(40%) Supplementary information are
added.
Objectives set for the fieldwork
report are met. Knowledge
Content learned from the course are
applied correctly. Additional
(40%) project management
processes related to the
course are included.
Timeliness Submitted before due date.
(10%)
Uses long, clean and non-
crumpled bond papers with
Neatness one (1) inch border on all
(10%) sides, clean and neatly
bounded with non-plastic,
recycled but nice sturdy cover.
Report
3 = Meets
Expectation
2 = Below
Expectation
1 = Not Acceptable
Proper format and Proper format and Proper format and
arrangement are followed. arrangement are arrangement are partially
Pictures/visual aide/ partially followed. followed. Almost no
documentations are Some Pictures/visual aide/
present. Pictures/visual aide/ documentations are
documentations are present.
present.
 Objectives set for the  Objectives set for the Objectives set for the
fieldwork report are meet. fieldwork report are fieldwork report are
Knowledge learned from partially meet. Only partially meet. Almost all of
the course are applied some of the knowledge the knowledge learned
correctly. learned from the from the course are not
course are applied. applied at all.
Submitted on due date. Submitted one (1) day Submitted more than one
after due date. (1) day after due date.
Uses long, clean and non- Uses long, some Uses dirty and crumpled
crumpled bond papers with unclean and crumpled bond papers with narrow
borders on all sides, bond papers with to no borders, papers
somewhat clean and neatly narrow borders on stapled together.
clip bounded. most sides, papers
stapled together.
 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Transport: is a science that concerns with the efficient
movement of people and goods that is undertaken to accomplish
objectives to complete tasks that require transfer from one
location to another.
Transportation Engineering: is concerned with the application
of scientific principles to the planning, design; operation &
management of transportation systems. It is a sub-speciality of
civil engineering. However, it is inherently multidisciplinary
overlapping diverse fields as economics; psychology;
geography; city planning; public administration; political science;
industrial & electrical engineering
 Transportation Systems 
Components:
1. Physical “fixed” facilities: streets; roads; highways;
railroads; airport; sea & river ports; pipelines and canals.
2. Flow entities: fleets of vehicles; vessels and aircrafts.
3. Control systems. It refers to the technological ways in which
individual vehicles are guided on fixed facilities. It can be
done manual or automatic. They include means that permit
the efficient safe and smooth operation of streams of
vehicles and reduce conflicts between vehicles [signing;
marking and signaling]
 Transportation Systems 

Components:
4. Facility oriented organization. They are involved
in planning; designing; constructing; maintaining &
operating fixed
facilities.
5. Operation organization. They are “ carriers”
concerned
with operating fleets to provide transportation
services
[Railroads; airlines; ships; truck lines; transit
operator;
private car owner, etc].
6. Operating bases and facilities for vehicle