About The Book
Our objective
The models of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) are often the engineer’s choice to analyze intersection performance. These models are complex and nearly all transportation engineers use software implementations of these models to conduct their analyses. Software applications are powerful tools that help engineers solve problems. But these applications also serve as barriers to the understanding of the complex models embedded in the software. Our major objective in writing this book is to transform the “black box” of the HCM intersection models into a “clear box” that allows the engineer to better understand how these models actually work. When you have completed reading and studying this book, you will better understand the fundamentals of the HCM intersection models and you will be able to apply these models to the kinds of complex intersections that you find in the field with skill, confidence, and insight. Other books in this series
"Operations, Analysis, and Design of Signalized Intersections: A Module for the Introductory Transportation Course" by Michael Kyte and Maria Tribelhorn https://trafficsignalsintro.weebly.com/ "Traffic Signal Systems Operation and Design: Activity Based Learning" by Michael Kyte and Tom Urbanik https://trafficsignalsystems.weebly.com/ |
About us
Michael Kyte is Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Idaho, where he served for thirty years, from 1986 through 2015. He was the director of the university's National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology for fifteen years. He formerly worked for the public transit system in Portland, Oregon, and as a transportation engineering consultant. He was a member of the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service and was the chair of Unsignalized Intersection Subcommittee; he is currently a friend of the committee. He served as principal investigator for NCHRP 3-46, the project that produced the models for unsignalized intersections that are a part of the Highway Capacity Manual. He also served as a co-investigator for two NCHRP projects on roundabouts. He is the author of two other books on intersection operations and control. He has a B.S. degree from the University of California (Los Angles), an M.S. degree from the University of California (Berkeley), and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Iowa. Rod Troutbeck is a principal of Troutbeck & Associates, an Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Queensland University of Technology, and an Adjunct Professor with the QUT Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety (CARRS-Q). He has had over 45 years of experience in traffic and transport engineering research and practice starting with a position at the Australian Road Research Board. He has been actively involved with the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service for over 30 years serving as a member, subcommittee chair, or friend. He has been awarded a number of research projects in Australia and overseas for projects on the performance of arterial roads, freeways, roundabouts, and road safety. He has a B.Eng. degree and a M. Eng. Sci. degree from the University of Melbourne and a Ph. D. degree from the University of Queensland. |
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