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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
B.Tech S8 (Hons) Exam May 2020
Course Code: CE472
Course Name: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PARTA
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks. Marks

1 a) What are the steps involved in transportation planning process? Explain with the (6)
help of a flow chart.

b) Write a note on the detrimental effects of transportation on environment. (5)

c) Explain the land use-transportation interaction. (4)

2 a) What are the advanced transportation technologies? Describe with examples. (10)

b) Write a note on comprehensive mobility plan. (5)

3 ஐ What are the economic and political roles of transportation? (7)

b) What are the goals and objectives of a transportation system? Give examples. (8)
PART 13

Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.

4 a) What is trip generation? What are the basic factors that influence trip (7)
generation? Explain briefly.

b) Define and classify trips. Explain with examples. (4)
c) List out various growth factor methods with respective equations. (4)
5 a) What are the factors to be considered while defining a study area? (8)
b) Give a detailed explanation of trip based and activity-based approaches. (7)
6 a) Explain the process of four-step planning with the help of a flow chart. (5)

b) The distribution of present trips among the zones 1, 2 and 3 are given below. The (10)
expected future trips to be generated and attracted are 520, 1230 and 2150
respectively. Distribute the future trips among the zones by uniform growth
factor method and average growth factor method. (One iteration in both).

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