Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 20P
To determine
Compare two different approaches used for computing length.
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The v-t graph shown.
Find the distance traveled for the time 0 to (1500+N) sec interval.
Note: N is the student number in the list which I attached
for example, If student with N=5 so the time (1500+5) =1505 Sec
v (m/s)
v = 0.614
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1500+N
3. Compute the Time Mean Speed and Space Mean Speed
Vehicle Time (s)
Speed (km/hr)
A
15
100
B
25
150
45
350
3.
A bus route having seven schedule stops has the following number of passengers alighting
and boarding the bus:
Stop
Alighting
Boarding
1
0
20
2
3
5
3
5
7
4
6
3
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5
8
4
6
7
2
7
12
0
Passengers board and alight through the front door. Alighting time/passenger = 1.8 sec
and boarding time/passenger = 3 sec. Compute the dwell time at each stop and the total
dwell time. (Assume the clearance time = 5 sec).
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Traffic and Highway Engineering
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