Highway LAB

Experiment No.1 Traffic volume

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Intro !ction:
Traffic volume studies are conducted to collect data on number of vehicles and\or pedestrian that pass a point on a roadway facility during a specific time period. This time period varies from as little as 15-min to as much as a year depending on the anticipated use of the data . the data collected may also be put into subclasses which may include directional movement occupancy rates vehicle classification and pedestrian age. The traffic volume counts are conducted by recording observed vehicle with a tic! mar! on a prepared field form or using counter.

"b#ecti$e:
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Theory:
To 2now the $ol!(e of traffic to be co!nt of $ehicle* that )a** at a certain )oint, an a* the n!(ber $arie* fro( ho!r to ho!r an ay to en an fro( (onth to (onth !ring the year an it ha* to be co!nt traffic thro!gho!t the cloc2 an in the ay* an (onth* )er year+ 'efinition*: 3now* the $ol!(e of traffic .tran*)ort/ a* the n!(ber of $ehicle* that )a** a certain )oint !ring a )erio of ti(e Traffic en*ity which i* the n!(ber of $ehicle* (o$ing at a certain i*tance or a certain length of the roa +

A$erage 'aily Traffic .A'T/: efine a* the *!( of $ehicle* that )a** a certain )oint in a n!(ber of ay* i$i e by the n!(ber of tho*e ay*+ Ann!al A$erage 'aily Traffic&.AA'T/: i* the *!( of the n!(ber of $ehicle* that )a** a certain )oint !ring the year i$i e by the n!(ber of ay* of the year 4H5: )ea2 ho!r $ol!(e 6hen yo! (a2e a ay&to& ay cen*!* of $ehicle* an thro!gho!t the year it i* nece**ary to con !ct an analy*i* of the re*!lt* of co!nting !ntil yo! ta2e a $antage of the*e re*!lt* ha* tra itionally been the gra)h* are )lotte for the*e re*!lt* i* the (o*t i()ortant *ha)e* that rawn are:7hown relation*hi) between ho!r* )er ay an the n!(ber of $ehicle* )a**ing thro!gh e$ery ho!r a* it *how* 8&a9i* ,4 Ho!r* while the. a9i*& y /*how* the )ercentage of the n!(ber of $ehicle* that )a**e thro!gh the ho!r an the total n!(ber of $ehicle* that )a**e within ,4 ho!r*+ It follow* fro( thi* gra)hic by *howing en*ity traffic ho!r* certain of the ay .)ea2 ho!r*/, which *ho!l be organi:e traffic where to )!t *trict control on the roa * an the traffic an )re$ent acci ent*, an if the raw a hori:ontal line on the a$erage n!(ber of $ehicle* within ,4 ho!r*, we *ee that 7ir lea*t thi* a$erage !ring the night ho!r*, for e9a()le, b!t (ore than that rate !ring the r!*h ho!r, thi* gi$e* !* a clear i ea which i* we can;t a o)tion rate for the e*ign of the roa beca!*e the roa *ho!l be able to ab*orb $ehicle* at )ea2 ho!r* beca!*e the $ol!(e of .traffic in the*e ho!r* o$er two or three ti(e* the rate

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:=alc!lation
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:'i*c!**ion1 concl!*ion
3nown of traffic $ol!(e i* i()ortant for e*ign or roa C eter(ine the (o$e(ent* of )e e*trian* at inter*ection* An eter(ine the ay* an (onth* that .#a((ing traffic That 2nowle ge aily traffic or yearly $ery i()ortant in the ann!al )lanning )roce**e* roa * an rawing )olicie* an *t! ie beca!*e it gi$e* f!ll infor(ation, b!t the e*ign of the roa in ter(* of c!r$e* an *lo)e* re0!ire* Det r!*h ho!r+ If there i* no infor(ation abo!t r!*h ho!r it i* )o**ible to con*i er the $ol!(e of traffic e*ign e0!i$alent .8&%8E/ of the ann!al a$erage aily traffic+ Feferring to .H=G/ which reco((en e that it be a))ro$e .'H5/ .%,&%6E/ of the e9ternal way* .9&%3E/ of !rban roa *+ the*e re)re*ent the ti(e ..3H/ crow e Benefit fro( the traffic $ol!(e to i entify the nat!re of the traffic an en*ity an 'e$elo)(ent of (aintenance )rogra(* for roa *, Ta2e a $antage of .the( in other roa * where there are no *tati*tic* Thro!gh ata collecte note that the inten*ity traffic !ring thi* ti(e, b!t incl! ing that the area that wa* the cen*!* ha$e it e9)ecte to recor en*ity traffic to) ha* been ob*er$e f!ll *to) of the inter*ection !ring certain )erio * an )o**ible that !e to the ab*ence of *)ecial )ar2ing for $ehicle* a**tan i* longit! inally in the roa an o$ercrow ing non*(o2er . !e to there a ba2ery in that region

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:Feference

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$thers % Vehicle classification "e#al M\C!cle B s HGV MGV Van\lgv Car\taxi time

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5% %% %( 55 23+

( 1 1 2 4

1* 11 1( ) 4)

2 3 4 + 1*

3 4 + 5 1*

1(* +* 1(% )+ 3)1

1%) 14% 1+3 1%) %55

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$thers Vehicle classification "e#al M\C!cle B s HGV MGV Van\lgv Car\taxi ,irection movement

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11 2( 1% 25 1( % 21 13

( ( 1 ( ( 1 2 2

4 ( 2 1 % ( 2 1

1 3 ( 5 1 3 2 5

2 4 1 2 % 5 4 4

41 3% 45 22 %( %( 45 52

%1 54 +( 5( 122 )( ** 143

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35 4( 23 1+

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15 11 ) +

1 ( 4 2

1 ( % 3

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1(+ *2 1(3 11)

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