Model Development of U-turn Capacity Using Simulation and Empirical Approaches | ||
| ALNAHRAIN JOURNAL FOR ENGINEERING SCIENCES | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 2, August 2008, Pages 189-193 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hussein Kariem Mohammed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this study, both empirical and simulation approaches were used to estimate capacity of U-turn movement at median openings of divided arterials. The empirical approach using regression analysis was adopted to estimate the best form of the predictive equation for the U-turn capacity and investigate the effect of different relevant factors that might affect the estimated capacity. Simulation approach was used also to calculate capacity on the basis of the U-SIM model; this model represents the traffic performance at U-turn median openings and calculates the number of turning vehicles with respect to a different conflicting traffic stream. The results of both approaches were compared and presented in this study. A linear model was also recommended as a relationship between the average total delay of the U-turning vehicles and the conflicting traffic flow. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Traffic Engineering; Capacity | ||
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