SIMULATION MODEL APPLIED TO JAPANESE EXPRESSWAY

A traffic simulation model is developed which computes traffic flow characteristics and traces the behavior of congestions under given traffic demands. A 24 km study section was selected from Meishin expressway is Osaka where congestion occurs from two tunnels almost every morning during peak period. An extensive traffic survey was conducted making use of aerial photography, video camera recording, and floating tests. A simulation model for traffic flow through bottlenecks was developed on the basis of the results of the traffic survey. The expressway bottleneck simulation model was a macroscopic model based upon the theory of compressible fluid. The results of the simulation model are satisfactory.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Makigami, Y
  • Nakanishi, T
  • Seill, K
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 94-111
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 110
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Expressways; Fluid mechanics; Highways; Mathematical models; Simulation; Traffic congestion; Traffic engineering; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation; Traffic surveys
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385851
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM