Evaluation of TexSIM for modeling traffic behavior at diamond interchanges /

and efficient means of evaluating existing timing plans for

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meadors, Allison Christine Cherry
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:and efficient means of evaluating existing timing plans for
are implemented in the field. This research evaluates the
at signalized diamond interchanges. To evaluate TexSIM 2.0
by the difference in detector lengths caused the MOE data
collected from the simulator to be inaccurate.
computer model, TexSIM 2.0, for simulating traffic behavior
corridor can decrease the mobility of the corridor and
diamond interchanges and testing new timing plans before they
diamond interchanges in College Station, Austin, and Round
effectiveness of using the Texas Transportation Institute's
exterior approaches of the pretimed diamond interchanges;
for simulating and providing accurate descriptive measures of
held on long enough in the simulator. The short phase
however, Queue lengths and stopped delay were consistently
increase time and energy costs associated with delay at
length between the field and the model. The problems caused
lengths for the actuated diamond interchange were much
lengths were caused by a difference in effective detector
model outputs were compared to field data collected from
overestimated for the interior left turns. Phase and cycle
performance for pretimed and actuated diamond interchanges,
Poor operation of diamond interchanges along a freeway
Recommendations were made for possible solutions to correct
replicate field conditions with good accuracy for the
Rock, Texas. The results suggest that the model can
shorter than observed in the field due to phases not being
signalized interchanges. Computer simulation provides a safe
the differences between field data and model data found in
this research.
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 81 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.