Introduction to Traffic Engineering 交通工程专业导论

 The transportation system is often referred to as the nation's "lifeblood circulation system". Without the ability to travel and to transport goods, society must be structured around small self-sufficient communities, each of which produces food and material for all of its needs locally and disposes of its wastes in a similar manner. The benefits of economic specialization and mass production are possible only where transportation exists to move needed materials for production to centralized locations, and finished products to widely dispersed consumers.
Referring to domestic and foreign traffic engineering textbooks, traffic engineering standards and norms, this book systematically and briefly introduces the basic concepts, theories and methods of traffic systems, which covers the key research content and research methods of traffic engineering and other essential introductory knowledge. This book is mainly written in English, suitable for domestic undergraduate students majoring in traffic engineering, and also suitable for foreign readers to understand the characteristics of the traffic system in China. The book is organized into seven major functional parts:
·Chapter 1--Introduction to Traffic Engineering
·Chapter 2--Road User and Vehicle Characteristics
·Chapter 3--Traffic Stream Characteristics
·Chapter 4--Traffic Control Devices
·Chapter 5--Traffic Management
·Chapter 6--Transportation Planning
·Chapter 7--Intelligent Transportation System
Each chapter consists of four parts: text, exercises, glossary and the key points. In the text, the traffic engineering professional words are highlighted in italic and bold form, which are explained in Chinese at the glossary part at the end of each chapter. Furthermore, some unusual words (underlined in the text) are also given Chinese definitions to make them easier for readers to understand.
交通运输系统时常被誉为一个国家运行的“血液循环系统”。如果失去人员出行和运送货物的能力，社会将被局限于一个自给自足的小社区，所有需要的食物、材料及其废弃物都将限于当地小社区。只有当交通系统能够运输需要的生产材料到集中加工的区域，并将产品转运给消费者，社会经济专业化和大规模的生产活动才有可能开展。
本书参考国内外交通工程学教材、交通工程标准和规范，系统且简要地介绍了交通运输系统的基本概念、理论及方法，涵盖了交通工程专业的重点研究内容、研究方法等导论必备知识。本书主要采用英文编写，适用于国内交通工程专业本科学生入门学习和使用，也适用于国外读者了解中国交通系统的特点。全书主要由7个章节组成：
·第1章交通工程简介；
·第2章道路用户和车辆特性；
·第3章交通流特性；
·第4章交通控制设施；
·第5章交通管理；
·第6章交通规划；
·第7章智能交通系统。
每个章节由正文、练习、专业词汇和本章要点4个部分组成。正文中，交通工程专业词汇采用了斜体、加粗的形式进行强调，且在每章后面的“专业词汇”中给出中文释义。同时为便于读者阅读，正文中出现的较生僻词汇（下划线标示）也会给出中文释义。