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DateHoursWhat I DidTotal Hours
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8/15/2013
6 hours		For the first hour i Shadowed one of the engineers use the traffic
control programs, then I began to learn how to read maps and plans, I
then had to read about the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices), Later on  I learned about the fundamentals of traffic control
plans and the 4 control zone components.		6
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8/16/20136 hours
I learned how to design a basic traffic signal for the intersection. I
had to understand the basic timing fundamentals, I also had to
understand the different modes of operation for the signal controller.		14
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11/10/2013
6 hours
Today i was learning how to use autocad with my mentor. Learning the basics and figuring out how to graph.
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11/17/20136 hourswent to the office and continued working on autocad and syncro. 26
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11/24/20136 hoursToday I was introduced to 3d viewer which is used with simtraffic. With this application we are able to see the streets in a three dimension view and makes everything so much easier for the transportation planner and engineer. 32
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12/8/20135 hoursI learned about traditional materials and how they are used for transportation engineering. I learned how these materials are used and tested. I was taught how different stones are labeled differently and are used different from one another.37
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12/15/20135 hoursToday I was taught about the levels of service and how it is important for the community. Sometimes the people who live in the area have more knowledge than the engineers themselves and can help with the project. The public are often the real local road experts. 42
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12/22/20135 hoursToday I learned about urban planning and how it ties into Transportation Engineering. Urban planners do the field work for the engineering and analyze the data. 47
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1/3/20148Went to the field to take an inventory and see if the place is appropriate for the project that will begin in a couple of months.55
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1/6/20144Went to the city of LA to analyze locations of high traffic volumes and high collision for safety and capacity.59
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1/10/20145I learned about the data that must be obtained by the engineer which includes population, Land use, economic activity, Transportation facilities and services.64
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1/13/2014
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Independent Component Hours
Total Hours What I did
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10/20/20137Learned about the next step in transportation engineering: Applying Decision Support Systems to Integrated Corridor Management. I had to gather information that is provided by the U.S Department of Transportation's Intelligent Systems.
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10/22/201313Today was a little different than other days. I learned about Intelligent transportation systems. I learned how many developing nations with larger populations are moving towards automobile culture where privately owned vehicles are a major mode of transportation.
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10/25/201319Today I learned about Appropriate Regression Model Types For Intersections in Safety Analyst. I began learning the basics of this management software that collects data from daily traffic. This software can help reduce crashes. Using the panel data software, it is possible to capture a collective effect of such observed and non observed factors.
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10/27/201325Todays mentorship was about consolidating Elderly and Handicapped Transportation. I learned how urban areas have a host of individual agencies and administrative units both public and private that are engaged in providing paratransit and and other specialized services to various groups of transportation dependedent population.
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11/5/201332I learned about The future of transportation today. One thing I learned is how technology has brought the future of transportation to peoples doorstep in the form of connected vehicles and self-driving vehicles.
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11/16/201338One of the things I learned more about at mentorship was Climate change and Transportation Engineering: Preparing for a sustainable future. I learned that climate change has been identified by many scientist, engineers, and public officials as one of the significant challenges facing society over the next several decades.