Talk:Fundamentals of Transportation

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Characteristics of ant-inspired traffic flow Applying the social insect metaphor to traffic models http://www.springerlink.com/content/1935-3812

Abstract We investigate the organization of traffic flow on preexisting uni- and bidirectional ant trails. Our investigations comprise a theoretical as well as an empirical part. We propose minimal models of uni- and bi-directional traffic flow implemented as cellular automata. Using these models, the spatio-temporal organization of ants on the trail is studied. Based on this, some unusual flow characteristics which differ from those known from other traffic systems, like vehicular traffic or pedestrians dynamics, are found. The theoretical investigations are supplemented by an empirical study of bidirectional traffic on a trail of Leptogenys processionalis. Finally, we discuss some plausible implications of our observations from the perspective of flow optimization.

This seems interesting... --Panic (talk) 01:04, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Incomplete
This is listed as a completed book, but it isn't. For one, it's very highway centric. It needs discussion of other modes, as well as information on the effects of transportation design choices on safety, society and the environment. --Triskele Jim (discuss • contribs) 17:21, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I'd say it's more US-centric than incomplete. It appears focused on covering the material on the transportation section of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (https://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/FE-Civil-CBT-specs.pdf), which is the basis for fundamentals of transportation courses in the US. I'm not sure how active this project is (your comment is from five years ago), but I'd rather have separate books for special topics than a giant book with everything. --2601:405:4400:6D5C:5414:7925:503F:95DC (discuss) 10:56, 6 December 2018 (UTC)