Urban Transit: Systems & Technology
$155.00
Publication Info
- 620 pages
- Published: 2007
- ISBN: 978-0-471-75823-5
- Dimensions (in inches): 7.5x9.5
$155.00
This is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each. Includes coverage of such integral subjects as travel time, vehicle propulsion, system integration, fully supported with equations and analytical methods.
Urban Transit: Systems and Technology defines relevant terms and concepts, and then examines:
– Urban transit modes-rail, highway, automated, specialized, paratransit, and unconventional designs-and the most efficient systems designs for each
– System components, vehicles, travel ways, terminals, and control systems
– Vehicle propulsion (diesel, electric, and others), fully supported with equations and analytical methods for vehicle dynamic performance and travel times.
Bringing every aspect of urban transport between two covers, Urban Transit: Systems and Technology is the primary resource for students of transit and those professionals who design and operate these key pieces of urban infrastructure, such as civil engineers, transit operators, traffic engineers, consultants, and planners. Hardback.