Handbook of Transportation Engineering [Hardcover]

Myer Kutz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071391223 | ISBN-13: 978-0071391221 | Publication Date: November 28, 2003 | Edition: 1

This is a comprehensive, problem-solving engineering guide on the strategic planning, development, and maintenance of public and private transportation systems. Covering all modes of transportation on land, air, and water, the Handbook shows how to solve specific problems, such as facility improvement, cost reduction, or operations optimization at local, regional, national, and international levels.

* Extensive sections on road construction and maintenance, bridge construction and repair, and mass transit systems
* Examines airline traffic control systems, airline schedule planning, and airline ground operation
* Covers marine, rail, and freight transportation (20040601)

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Review

Covering all varieties of transportation systems, including freight, passenger, and mass transit air, rail, road, and water systems at the local,regional, national, and international levels, this handbook provides problem-solving engineering tools, planning and design techniques with examples of successful applications, and stratagems for deriving positive results from the complex interplay among policy-making, planning, management, operations, and technology. The handbook offers guidance on providing for pedestrians and bicycles, help with noise and air pollution issues, and methods for improving air traffic control systems,airline scheduling, and ground operations. The editor is president of a publishing and information services consulting firm. (Sci-Tech Book News )

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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UPGRADES

For anyone striving to increase the efficiency, performance, capacity, or safety of any transportation system, Myer Kutz's Handbook of Transportation Engineering is an unbeatable asset. Packed with practical tools and strategies, this problem-solving resource helps you forge transport system solutions that work on all levels, including the all-important bottom line.

IMPROVE ANY SYSTEM
Covering all varieties of transportation systems -- air, rail, road, and water; local, regional, national, and international; freight and passenger, and facilities -- Handbook of Transportation Engineering provides:

* Problem-solving engineering tools for transportation systems of all types, including mass transit
* Planning and design techniques, with examples of successful applications
* Stratagems for deriving positive results from the complex interplay among policy-making, planning, management, operations, and technology
* Guidance on cost-effective repair of roads and bridges
* Methods for improving air traffic control systems, airline scheduling, and ground operations
* Practical applications that solve problems in rail and freight transportation
* Expert help with noise and air pollution

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1000 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (November 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071391223
• ISBN-13: 978-0071391221
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,223,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handbook of Transportation Engineering, January 8, 2004

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This review is from: Handbook of Transportation Engineering (Hardcover)

This book is a great tool to keep in the arsenal for solving modern civil engineering problems. Its clear and concise without all the fluff in other texts of its type. Chapter 13 ROCKS!