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5traffic Flow 2 - Traffic and Highway Engineering

Traffic and Highway Engineering Instructor: Dr. Wael Awad Welcome to A H M 531's lecture notes section, in this section you can find lecture notes scanned directly from students notebooks, converted to PDF file and placed here. These notes are written by students of the University of Jordan, and the names of doctors assigned to each indicate the doctor's lecture that these notes were given at.

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5traffic Flow 2 - Traffic and Highway Engineering

Traffic and Highway Engineering Instructor: Dr. Wael Awad Welcome to A H M 531's lecture notes section, in this section you can find lecture notes scanned directly from students notebooks, converted to PDF file and placed here. These notes are written by students of the University of Jordan, and the names of doctors assigned to each indicate the doctor's lecture that these notes were given at.

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Traffic

Traffic Flow
TrafficFlow
Flow
Characteristics
Characteristics (2)
Characteristics(2)
(2)
Learning Objectives
• To differentiate between interrupted and
uninterrupted flow facilities
• To define general and linear speed-density
relationships
• To derive, sketch, and apply Greenshield’s
Model of traffic flow
Recap

Spacing
Recap

Clearance
Recap

# vehicles/Distance
Density
Recap…
• Speed (v) – ft/sec or mph
• Flow (q) – veh/sec or vph
• Density (k) – veh/ft or vpm
• Spacing (s) – ft/veh
• Headway (h) – sec/veh
• Clearance (c) – ft/veh
• Gap (g) – sec/veh
Remember, units are critical!
Fundamental Relationships
• q=kv
(veh/hr) = (veh/mi)  (mi/hr)
• h=1/q
(sec/veh) = 1 / (veh/hr)  (3600)
• s=1/k
(ft/veh) = 1 / (veh/mi)  (5280)
Types of Facilities
• Uninterrupted flow
– Freeways
– Multilane highways
– Two-lane highways
Types of Facilities
• Interrupted flow
– Signalized streets
– Un-signalized streets
with stop signs
– Transit lanes
– Pedestrian walkways
General Speed-Density
Relationship
S p.130
V
Free normal flow

forced flow
Traffic
Jam Q
Capacity

K
Density at Jam
Capacity Density
General Speed-Density
Relationship
K p.137
V
Traffic
Free Jam
forced flow

normal flow
Q
Capacity

K
Density at Jam
Capacity Density
General Speed-Density
Relationship
Q p.137
V
Capacity
Free

Traffic V
Jam

K
Density at Jam
Capacity Density
Greenshield’s Model
• Assume a linear relationship between v
and k:
 vf 
v  v f   k
Low Density = High
vf
k 
Speed

 j

High Density = Low


Speed

kj
Greenshield’s Model
Q
vf v0  vf  2
Max flow
q  vf k  k
k 
 j 
qmax

K
K0 Kj
Greenshield’s Model
V

Vf

1/k0=s0
V0

Q
Qmax
Max flow
Example
Assuming a linear v-k relationship, the mean
free speed is 60 mph near zero density, and
the corresponding jam density is 140 vpm.
Assume the average length of vehicles is 20
ft. Find:
– v(k) and q(k)
– Sketch v-k, v-q, and q-k diagrams
– Compute v and k at q=1000 vph
– Compute the average headway, spacings, clearances,
and gaps when the flow is maximum

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