Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 6P
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The LOS in peak hour.
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17 An existing urban freeway with 4 lanes in each direction has the following characteristics:
Traffic data:
Peak hour volume (in the peak direction): 7070 veh/h
Trucks: 10% of peak hour volume
PHF _ 0.94
Geometric data:
Lane width: 11 ft
Shoulder width: 6 ft
Interchange spacing (average): 1.4 mile
Terrain: rolling
Determine the LOS in the peak hour. Clearly state assumptions used for any values not given. Show the demand flow rate, mean speed, and density for the given conditions.
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Determine the level of service (LOS) for a freeway segment with the following data.
Show all steps involved.
Demand volume (3452 vehicle per hour)
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Number of lanes (3 lanes in one direction)
Width of lanes (11ft per lane)
Lateral clearance on the right side of the freeway (4 ft)
Total ramp density (2 miles between ramps, or 0.5 ramps per mile)
Percent of heavy vehicles (5% trucks/buses and 0% recreational vehicles)
Peak hour factor (0.927)
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Terrain (level)
Driver population factor (familiar drivers)
An urban freeway is to be designed using the following information.
AADT = 52,500 veh/day
K (proportion of AADT occurring during the peak hour):
D (proportion of peak hour traffic traveling in the peak direction):
Trucks:
PHF = 0.94
Lane width:
Shoulder width:
Total ramp density:
Terrain:
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Determine the number of lanes in the peak direction required to provide LOS C. (Assume commuter traffic and assume no RVs.)
lanes.
0.12
0.65
8% of peak hour volume
demand flow rate
12 ft
10 ft
0.5 interchange/mile; all interchanges are to be cloverleaf interchanges
rolling
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Show all calculations required. (Calculate your answers for the peak direction only. Enter fy, the peak hour volume in veh/h, the free flow speed in mi/h, the demand flow rate in pc/h/In, the mean speed in mi/h, and the density in pc/mi/ln.)
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peak hour volume
0.893
free flow speed
mean speed
density
6300
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1500
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