STATISTICS AND SIMULATION APPLIED TO CIVIL ENGINEERING. II, 3: SIMULATION OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS (SIMULATION OF ROAD AND URBAN TRAFFIC)

ESTADISTICA Y SIMULACION APLICADAS A LA INGENIERIA CIVIL 11. 3: SIMULACION DE SISTEMAS DE GESTION (SIMULACION DE TRAFICO EN CARRETERAS Y VIAS URBANAS)

This part of the book examines the advantages and disadvantages of simulation models for evaluating investments and assessing traffic control measures. Details are given of mathematical models describing the operation of a vehicle and driver behaviour, in various types of conflict between vehicles. The road is represented as sections having constant characteristics; special mention is made of crossings and interconnecting roads (an example is given of the calculation of time wasted at traffic signals). There exist two means of observing the evolution of a traffic system: to observe the evolution at given points or follow the movements of each vehicle (which is more time-consuming as regards computer calculations and in-putting). A study is reported of the effect of heavy vehicles on gradients, the effect of the introduction of slow climbing lanes, the effect of zones with no visibility on overtaking. Lastly, simulation is applied to transport network planning. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Official College of Highway and Waterway Engineers

  Montalban, 3
  Madrid,   Spain 
• Authors:
  • Sanchez, V
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 481-503

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Civil engineering; Drivers; Heavy vehicles; Highway grades; Highways; Intersections; Investments; Mathematical models; Passing; Queuing; Simulation; Slopes; Statistics; Traffic; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic signals; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 9001: Behaviour; 9010: Delay; 1772: Driver; 2755: Highway; 455: Junction; 6594: Queue; 9103: Simulation; 755: Traffic; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157411
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM