construction project

CIVE 580 Traffic Engineering Design

Course Group Assignment

Amin Shabihkhani, PhD, PE

Department of Civil, Construction

& Environmental Engineering

San Diego State University

Project Requirements

1. Group of 3 to 4-person team

2. Final presentation:

a. 10 - 15 min presentation and 5 min Q/A

b. All team members should present

c. Presentations will be scheduled for April 26th and May 3rd, 2018

3. Final project report

a. TRB format paper or report

b. min 8 pages typed single-spaced,

c. Draft report due April 19th

d. Final report due: May 3rd, 2018

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Project Scoring

 Group Project : 25% of the course grade

 50/100 Presentation:

 10 - Overall evaluation (Classmates evaluation)

 10 - Presentation framework, (Slides, timing, intonation, etc.)

 15 - Content of the presentation

 15 - Delivery of message

 50/100 Project report:

 15 - Overall paper structure and content

 15 – Adequate literature review/problem statement

 20 – Satisfactory project discussion/problem solution

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Project Topics

 Option 1 (Recommended):

Find your own topic

e.g., any transportation problem you can observe in your daily life (Scoping of project is required)

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Project Topics

 Option 2: Select from the list

A. Research Topics: (1) Review paper (minimum 6 related papers)

(2) Research paper (I can help you with selecting a topic)

B. Design / applied projects (1) Signal Design for Conventional or Unconventional Intersections

(2) Rail Crossing Control System Design

(3) Ramp Metering System Design

(4) Variable Speed Limit System Design

(5) etc.

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Standard Procedures

 Identify Problem

 Literature Review

 Methodology Development

 Application/Evaluation

 Conclusions

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