INTERSECTION CAPACITY /IN PORTUGESE/

THIS IS A STUDY OF THE EXISTING METHODS OF CAPACITY AND TIME ANALYSIS THAT ARE USED IN THE DESIGN OF LUMINOUS AND NONLUMINOUS SIGNS FOR INTERSECTIONS. THE EMPIRICAL METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE CYCLES IN TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THE ENGLISH METHOD FOR THE COMPUTATION OF TRAFFIC VOLUMES, AND THE AMERICAN METHOD DESCRIBED IN THE "HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL" ARE DISCUSSED AND SEVERAL EXAMPLES ARE SOLVED USING THESE METHODS AND A GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS DEVELOPED BY JACK E. LEISH. A COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED AT THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AT BERKELEY, CAL. WAS EXAMINED WITH A LOCAL ADJUSTMENT FACTOR FOR BRAZILIAN CONDITIONS. MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION WAS USED IN THE STUDY OF SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS AND WARRANTS FOR LUMINOUS SIGNS AT INTERSECTIONS. A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO BE APPLIED TO BRAZILIAN PROBLEMS CONCERNING INTERSECTION CAPACITY WAS STUDIED ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED CHANGES AND ADAPTATIONS IN THE EXISTING METHODS. /RRI/

• Corporate Authors:

  Road Research Institute /Brazil

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• Authors:
  • Leite, J G
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Computer programs; Empirical methods; Graphics; Highway capacity; Intersections; Luminous materials; Mathematical models; Methodology; Signals; Simulation; Time signals; Traffic signal cycle; Traffic signs; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Graphical analysis; Intersection capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Luminous sign
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221778
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Institute /Brazil
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1972 12:00AM