This unit of study aims to provide an introduction to transport systems and is assumed knowledge for units on traffic engineering, transport planning, and city logistics. Topics include: the role of accessibility as the reason for transport; the history of transport technologies in Australia and globally; the characteristics of the principle modes of transport; factors behind the demand for mobility; qualitative choice modeling; agent-based modeling; predicting travel demands; the mechanics of queueing and traffic flow; intelligent transport systems; the microscopic and macroscopic fundamental diagrams; highway capacity and level of service; the design of transport junctions.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Civil Engineering |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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Basic statistics through regression analysis, differential and integral calculus, computer programming |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | David Levinson, david.levinson@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Reza Mohajerpoor, reza.mohajerpoor@sydney.edu.au |