9781635492781
Larsen and Keller Education
English
2017
Engineering and Technology
258
147 $
As a subfield of civil engineering, transportation engineering refers to the science and technology of designing, planning, operating and managing facilities for any vehicle so as to provide a comfortable, safe, convenient, economical, efficient and environment friendly movement of goods and people. It also includes elements of urban planning. This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to transportation and vehicular engineering. The topics covered in this extensive book deal with the core subjects of this field. The various sub-fields along with technological progress that have future implications are also glanced at in it. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this textbook an invaluable source of knowledge.