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The document provides various traffic engineering measurements and calculations, including unit conversions, speed-density relationships, and flow characteristics. It discusses freeway flow studies, average travel times, peak hour factors, and traffic volume fluctuations. Additionally, it includes specific calculations for determining density, speed at maximum flow, and design traffic flow for a given location.

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The document provides various traffic engineering measurements and calculations, including unit conversions, speed-density relationships, and flow characteristics. It discusses freeway flow studies, average travel times, peak hour factors, and traffic volume fluctuations. Additionally, it includes specific calculations for determining density, speed at maximum flow, and design traffic flow for a given location.

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Traffic Engineering

SHEET 2
a) One Mile equals : 1609.34 meter, 1.609 kilometer

b) One Foot equals : 0.3048 meter, 12 Inch, 0.0003048 kilometer


Question No.1
c) One Meter equals : 3.28084 foot, 39.3701 Inch, 0.0001 kilometer

d) One Inch equals : 2.54 centimeter, 0.0833333 foot, 0.0254 meter

e) One hour equals : 3600 seconds, 60 minutes

f) One hour equals : 6 times 10 minutes, 4 times 15 minutes, 12 times 5 minutes, 5


times 12 minutes

g) 60 km/ hour equals : 37.28 mile/hr, 16.67 metre/second, 54.68 foot/second


A study of freeway flow at a particular site has resulted in a calibrated
speed (S) (km/h)–density (D) (veh/km) relationship as follows:
S = 65 (1 – 0.0077 D).

a) The Scientist who first adopted this relationship is : GreenShield


Question No.2

b) The free-flow speed is : 65.00 km/hr, 40.38 mile/hr

c) The jam density is : 130 vehicle/km, 209 vehicle/mile

d) The density at capacity is : 65 veh/km

e) The speed at capacity is : 32.50 km/hr

f) The capacity (veh/hr) is : 2113


A study of freeway flow at a particular site has resulted in a calibrated
speed (S) (km/h)–density (D) (veh/km) relationship as follows:
S = 65 (1 – 0.0077 D).

f) The speed - density relationship is S = 65 – 0.50 D (speed in km/hr and density in


vehicle/km)
Question No.2
g) The speed - flow relationship is... (speed in km/hr and flow in vehicle/hr)

h) The UN-congested speed at flow = 250 is 126 (speed in km/hr and flow in vehicle/hr)

f) h) The congested density at flow = 250 is 4 (density in veh/km and flow in vehicle/hr)
Inspection of a freeway data-set reveals a free flow speed of 60 mph, a jam
density of 180 vehicles per mile per lane, and an observed maximum flow
of 2700 vehicles per hour.

a) The linear equation for velocity for these conditions is


Question No.3
S = 60 – 0.33 D, S = 60 (1 – 0.0056 D)

b) The speed (mph) at maximum flow conditions is 30 mph

c) The density (veh/mile) at maximum flow conditions is 90 mph


At a given location, the space mean speed is measured as 70 km/hr and

the rate of flow as 1,600 veh/h/lane

Question No.4
What is the density (veh/km) at this location for the analysis period?

Flow = Speed X Density

1600 = 70 X Density

Density = 23 veh/km
The following travel times were measured for vehicles as they traverse a
3.0-km segment of highway.

Question No.5

a) The average travel time (in seconds) is : 145

b) The space mean speed (SMS) (in km/hr) is : 74.50 km/hr

c) The time mean speed (TMS) (in km/hr) is : 75.20 km/hr


The following counts were taken at an intersection approach during the
morning peak hour.

Question No.6

a) The hourly volume is : 630

b) The peak rate of flow within the hour is : 660

c) The peak hour factor is : 0.95


For the following data

Question No.7

a) The Green-shield's model (approximately) shall be (speed in mph, density in veh/mi,


and flow in veh/hr) S = 65 - 0.56 D
b) The capacity (in veh/hr) is Sf * Dj/4 = 65 * 117.5/4 = 1900 veh/hr
c) The UN-congested speed (in mile/hr) at flow = 300 veh/hr is
c) The UN-congested speed (in mile/hr) at flow = 300 veh/hr is 62

Question No.7
d) The congested speed (in mile/hr) at flow = 300 veh/hr is 3
e) (g) Draw the relationship between the Speed and the Density. Show the trend line, the
free flow speed, and the jam density.
The following table shows the count results on one rural highway for a 12-
hour period

a) Draw the traffic volume fluctuation during the count period. Show the peak hour in
Question No.8 your plot

b) The AM peak hour (from – to) is 10:00 am to 11:00 am, 9:30 am to 10:30 am
c) The PM peak hour (from – to) is 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Determine the PHF for a major highway given the following data:

Question No.9 Hourly volume 2449 vph

Peak rate of flow = 241 / (5/60) = 2892 vph

a) The PHF is Hourly volume / Peak rate of flow = 2449/ 2892 = 0.85
If the measured daily traffic for an urban road for the two directions was
10,300 veh/day. The traffic composition of vehicles is as shown in table
10.1. If you know that the percentage of peak hour traffic to the daily
traffic volume is 10% and the peak hour factor is 0.85. Knowing that the
directional distribution is 60/40 for the NB/SB directions. Note that the
passenger car equivalency are shown in table 10.2

Question No.10 Number of vehicles PCU


309 927
721 1802.5
1030 1030
1545 2317.5
6695 6695

Table 10.1: Traffic compositions Summation 12772 pcu/day

Table 10.2: Passenger car equivalency


Maximum Daily Flow = 12772 / 0.85 = 15025 pcu/day
a) The design traffic flow (in passenger car units per hour) for the NB direction shall be
DDHV = AADT * K * D = 15025 * 0.1 * 0.6 = 902 pcu/hr
Thank you
AHMED AWAAD

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