APPLICATION OF DIGITAL SIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO FREEWAY ON- RAMP TRAFFIC OPERATIONS

A STUDY IS REPORTED ON A DIGITAL COMPUTER APPLICATION TO THE PROBLEM OF FREEWAY ON-RAMP OPERATIONS. WITH THE TECHNIQUES DESCRIBED IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN TRAFFIC VOLUME, VELOCITY, GEOMETRIC DESIGN, ETC. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/39/39-032.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 39, pp 506-523, 12 FIG, 10 TAB, 32 REF, 2 APP. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Perchonok, P A
  • LEVY, S L
• Publication Date: 1960

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 1960
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 39
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Digital computers; Freeway operations; Geometric design; Interchange ramps; On ramps; Simulation; Traffic speed; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Change
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway ramps
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226024
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 23 1971 12:00AM