Traffic Flow Theory An introduction with exercises

Traffic processes cause several problems in the world. Traffic delay, pollution are some of it. They can be solved with the right road design or traffic management (control) measure. Before implementing these designs of measures, though, their effect could be tested. To this end, knowledge of traffi...

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Main Author: Knoop, Victor L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] TU Delft Open 2021.
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Variables
  • 2 Cumulative curves
  • 3 Relationships of traffic variables
  • 4 Shock wave theory
  • 5 Shockwave theory: moving bottlenecks
  • 6 Traffic states and Phenomena
  • 7 Car-following
  • 8 Microscopic lane change models
  • 9 Use of traffic models
  • 10 Macroscopic Dynamic Traffic flow Models
  • 11 An Introduction to Node Models
  • 12 Macroscopic fundamental diagram
  • 13 Method of characteristics
  • 14 Headway models
  • 15 Traffic state dynamics in three representations