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A Concise Introduction to Traffic Engineering

Theoretical Fundamentals and Case Studies

  • Explores the fundamentals of traffic flow theory and control
  • Provides real-world case studies which clarify the applications of traffic models
  • Serves as useful practical and educational tool

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (SPRTRCIENG)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Macroscopic Traffic Flow Models

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 23-47
  3. Continuity Flow Equation, Kinematic Waves and Shock Waves

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 49-64
  4. Microscopic Models and Traffic Instability

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 65-76
  5. Fundamentals of Random and Traffic Processes

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 77-102
  6. Traffic Management and Control Systems

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 103-129
  7. Interference Between Traffic Flows: The Gap Acceptance Theory

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 131-139
  8. Queue Formation: General Models

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 141-162
  9. Unsignalized Intersections

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 163-176
  10. Signalized Intersections

    • Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro
    Pages 177-191
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 193-196

About this book

This book covers a selection of fundamental topics of traffic engineering useful for highways facilities design and control. The treatment is concise but it does not neglect to examine the most recent and crucial theoretical aspects which are at the root of numerous highway engineering applications, like, for instance, the essential aspects of highways traffic stream reliability calculation and automated highway systems control. In order to make these topics easy to follow, several illustrative worked examples of applications are provided in great detail. An intuitive and discursive, rather than formal, style has been adopted throughout the contents.

As such, the book offers up-to-date and practical knowledge on several aspects of traffic engineering, which is of interest to a wide audience including students, researchers as well as transportation planners, public transport specialists, city planners and decision-makers.


Authors and Affiliations

  • DICAM, University of Trento, Trento, Italy

    Marco Guerrieri, Raffaele Mauro

About the authors

Raffaele Mauro is full professor of highway and traffic engineering and member of the teaching body of the PhD program at DICAM, University of Trento, Italy. He serves as member of the editorial board of several international scientific journals. He has authored 7 books and more than 140 papers published in national and international scientific journals or conference proceedings. His research interests include traffic and random processes, traffic control at intersections, highway design and control.


Marco Guerrieri is assistant professor of highway and traffic engineering at DICAM, University of Trento, Italy) and qualified to full professorship. He serves as member of the editorial board of several international scientific journals. He has authored 2 books and more than 90 scientific papers published in national and international scientific journals or conference proceedings. His research interests include microscopic traffic simulation, highway design and control, alternative Intersection design.

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