THE FUNDAMENTAL DIAGRAM, A MACROSCOPIC MODEL FOR TRAFFIC FLOWS

HET BASISDIAGRAM, EEN MACROSCOPISCH VERKEERSSTROMMODEL

A literature review is presented of the fundamental diagram, i.e. The relationship in a steady-state traffic flow between two of the three variables: volume, density and mean speed. The fundamental diagram is defined and its importance for road design and traffic quality is explained. In addition, applications are given as well as the theoretical and empirical state of the art. Of the research aspects measurement, methods and analysis are discussed. (A) /TRRL/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/11047761
• Supplemental Notes:
  • An English version of the article appears in the proceedings of the OECD symposium on geometric road design standards, Paris, May 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB

  Wassenaarseweg 220, P.O. Box 93200
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • BOTMA, H
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 392-397
• Serial:
  • Verkeerskunde
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: NWB BV/Royal Dutch Touring Club
  • ISSN: 0377-8495
  • Serial URL: http://www.verkeerskunde.nl

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diagrams; Highway design; Mathematical models; Networks; Roads; Simulation; Speed; Traffic density; Traffic flow; Traffic speed; Traffic volume; Vehicle spacing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Macroscale; Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I71: Traffic Theory; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148036
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM