Development of an interchange analysis software /

address all the issues and criteria related to interchange

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Arendonk, Josephus
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:address all the issues and criteria related to interchange
all within a single software package. The interchange types
also provides the software with a traffic volume analysis of
analyze some of these selection criteria. Since this
analyzed are the diamond, single-point diamond, at-grade
automatically convert the input volumes to all the other
between alternative interchange configurations. This thesis
converted turning movement volumes, making comparisons among
criteria of various two-level signalized service interchanges
different configurations very simple. The study methodology
documents an initial design and development effort of an
exclusively, on efficiently analyzing the traffic operations
for a given location requires the decision maker to analyze
for analyzing different interchange configurations from an
hypothetical testbed to test the software. The main
interchange configurations in a Window's based environment.
interchange configurations selected. The user then has the
interchange configurations to make comparisons between the
INTERCHANGE requires the user to enter the turning movement
interchange software, called INTERCHANGE, which attempts to
interchange, and various partial cloverleafs. This research
interchanges. Level of service and other performance
measures are features that can be analyzed by future versions
objective of the questionnaire was to elicit information on
of the program. The unique feature of INTERCHANGE is the
operational standpoint.
operations, and level of service analysis. Results from the
option of viewing different interchange forms with the
process. In the testbed, an isolated at-grade intersection's
selection. The research has focused, although not
simplified input required and the ease of comparing
software could be used effectively within the selection
software development is only an initial effort, it does not
software is judged appropriate for traffic capacity, traffic
testbed demonstrated that INTERCHANGE could be very useful
the participants interchange selection procedures and how
The planning and selection of an appropriate interchange type
to various transportation professionals and employing a
turning movement volumes were converted to all the
used for the research involved distributing a questionnaire
various criteria in order to make an appropriate selection
various forms. Results from the questionnaire showed that
volumes for only one interchange configuration. It will then
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 135 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 88-91.