Transportation Engineering Books

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1. Handbook of International Bridge Engineering and Design

   Edited by Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan

   This comprehensive and up-to-date second edition covers bridge engineering and design practices around the world. Countries covered include US, Canada, Brazil, UK, Germany, France, Demark, Spain, Italy, Russia, Romania, Czech Republic, Ukraine, China, Japan, Korea, India, Iran, New Zealand,...

   April 2011 | 978-1-4398102-9-3 | Hardback (CRC Press)

2. Engineering Design and Analysis of Highway Bridges

   By Gerald R. Frederick, Kassim M. Tarhini, Mounir Mabsout

   Filling the gap between general introductory and highly technical books, Engineering Design and Analysis of Highway Bridges focuses on the most common types of bridge superstructures encountered in practice, both simple and continuous, composite and noncomposite, short and medium span bridges. This...

   March 2011 | 978-0-8493-3803-8 | Hardback (CRC Press)

3. Intelligent Transportation Systems: Planning, Operations, and Evaluation

   By Asad J. Khattak, Haitham Al-Deek

   Combining communications and transportation technologies to improve the flow of goods and people, Intelligent Transportation Systems: Planning, Operations, and Evaluation provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamental principles, methods, tools, and technology applications in the field of...

   March 2011 | 978-0-8493-3120-6 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology

   Edited by Donald L. Fisher, Matthew Rizzo, Jeffrey Caird, John D. Lee

   A how-to-do-it resource for researchers and professionals, this book brings together discussions of technical issues in driving simulation with broad areas in which driving simulation is now playing a role. Covering basic and advanced technical topics, book provides a comprehensive review of the...

   February 2011 | 978-1-4200610-0-0 | Hardback (CRC Press)

5. Sustainability and the Design of Transport Interchanges

   By Brian Edwards

   The interchange is a new form of transport building which integrates into a single whole various modes of public transport, putting the passenger first (rather than the infrastructure). This book presents design principles for transport interchanges and offers analysis of best practice in the UK...

   January 2011 | 978-0-415-46449-9 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Transportation Systems Reliability and Safety

   By B.S. Dhillon

   By integrating coverage of transportation reliability and safety topics and concepts into a single volume, this book eliminates the need to consult a number of different resources to obtain important information. It begins with mathematical concepts and safety basics considered useful to...

   January 2011 | 978-1-4398464-0-7 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Statistical and Econometric Methods for Transportation Data Analysis, Second Edition

   By Simon P. Washington, Matthew G. Karlaftis, Fred L. Mannering

   Now in its second edition, this book describes tools that are commonly used in transportation data analysis. The first part of the text provides statistical fundamentals while the second part presents continuous dependent variable models. With a focus on count and discrete dependent variable models...

   December 2010 | 978-1-4200828-5-2 | Hardback (Chapman & Hall)
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   Timber Bridges

   By Christopher Mettem

   Bridges built in timber are enjoying a significant revival, both for pedestrian and light traffic and increasingly for heavier loadings and longer spans. Timber's high strength-to-weight ratio, combined with the ease and speed of construction inherent in the off-site prefabrication methods used,...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-57796-0 | Hardback (Spon Press)
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   Transportation Statistics and Microsimulation

   By Clifford Spiegelman, Eun Sug Park, Laurence R. Rilett

   By discussing statistical concepts in the context of transportation planning and operations, Transportation Statistics and Microsimulation provides the necessary background for making informed transportation-related decisions. It explains the why behind standard methods and uses real-world...

   September 2010 | 978-1-4398002-3-2 | Hardback (Chapman & Hall)
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    Marine Engineering: Marine Diesel Engines

    Edited by Akber Ayub

    Written at a level suitable for senior students of marine engineering and entry level marine engineers, this book covers main propulsion machineries, auxiliaries, and all ship-board systems and equipments that come under the purview of a marine engineer. The chapters progress from working...

    August 2010 | 978-1-4200878-7-1 | Hardback (CRC Press)