Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis

By Fred L. Mannering and Scott S Washburn

Book Overview

With the ongoing development of new highway projects throughout the country, the demand for highway engineers is rapidly increasing. This transportation engineering text will help interested engineers solve the highway-related problems that are most likely to be encountered in the field. It not only covers the key principles but also prepares you for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and/or Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exams in civil engineering. Topics include road vehicle performance, the geometric alignment of highways, pavement design, traffic analysis, queuing theory, signalized intersections, the assessment of level of service, and traffic forecasting. This text: Is a focused and concise text that is ideal for understanding transportation and highway engineering. Includes the latest specifications for highway design and traffic engineering released as of 2003. Presents design standards in both metric and U.S. customary units, preparing you for possible future unit changes. Offers insight into the performance aspect of vehicles, detailing the impact of changing vehicle technologies. Uses state-of-the-art methods when discussing travel demand and traffic forecasting. Integrates real-world examples throughout the chapters to show how the material is applied on the job.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471472565
• ISBN13: 9780471472568
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Best Textbook on the Subject

This textbook is, by far, the best short-form textbook on highway engineering and traffic analysis. There are other long-form books that cover more topics and take more time to cover each topic, but this book is superior for its pedagogical intent: a clear presentation of basic principles and a concise reference book. The authors of the book, especially Mannering and Washburn, are THE top experts in this area, come from the BEST universities in this area, and are also superior educators. This book is the top choice for classroom instruction and is also a must-have desk reference for practicing transportation engineers.

This book is accepted as a standard reference

Many cities and counties in the United States and in other countries use this or the international version as a reference text. Professor Mannering is known as one of the most authoritative and knowledgeable individuals in this field. His manual is referenced from American Government web pages and engineering studies. The text of this book is both comprehensive and based upon proven engineering principles.

Good Book!

I had to write a paper for school, and with no engineering knowledge and minimal physics I was able to use this book to grab the concept and write a paper.

excellent undergraduate book

In my own point of view this text book is the best among other text books in this fiels. Very organized, very clear and very useful. Great reference for undergradute studies. Excellent examples. Great job. It is perfect. I am doing my Master and many times I go to this book. I am talking about latest edition 2004.

This is a new book, never been used.

The name is "Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis" Third Edition, Author: Fred L. Mannering Walter P. Kilareski Scott S. Washburn ISBN: 0-471-47256-5