Effective placement of detectors at diamond interchanges /
"Figure 3 and Figure 4" signal operations were the two
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1994.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | "Figure 3 and Figure 4" signal operations were the two advance detector are used on the frontage roads, it appears and Figure 4" phasing sequences. The I 00-foot setback conditions. Therefore, application guidelines on the detectors at diamond interchanges based on traffic detectors on the frontage roads of diamond interchanges. developed a set of detector application guidelines which were diamond interchanges to minimize total interchange delay. distance produces less delay than detector layouts having have published guidelines on the optimal location of increase in U-turn volume for the "Figure 4" phasing interchanges of freeways having one-way frontage roads. At location of detectors may result in inefficient traffic longer advance detector setback distances. In addition, Most signalized interchanges in Texas are tight urban diamond operations. Further, the signal designer usually does not phasing strategies considered for study. This research placement of detectors at diamond interchanges are needed placement of inductive loop detectors on frontage roads at research addressed the problem of determining the effective results in the lowest interchange delay for both "Figure 3 sequence. shown by TEXAS Model to provide efficient traffic operations. simulation studies to determine the optimal location of loop TEXAS Model for diamond interchanges was used to perform that a 100-foot setback distance for the advance detector these interchanges, traffic actuated control with improper total interchange delay appears to be very sensitive to When a 40-foot long stop line detector and a 6-foot long which would result in efficient traffic operations. This |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Civil Engineering". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | x, 85 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |