Effects of weaving on frontage road operations /
amplify the amount of weaving that occurs and lead to
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | amplify the amount of weaving that occurs and lead to developed in this research can be used to predict frontage development adjacent to the freeway while maintaining the downstream intersections. Unsignalized access on the field data from several frontage road sites in Texas. from exit ramp terminals. To provide a means for evaluating frontage road in close proximity to exit ramp terminals can frontage road operations, an analytical model was developed Frontage roads parallel to freeways provide access to identify the quality of service provided on a particular on frontage roads as exiting vehicles attempt to reach access operational and safety problems on the frontage road. This points on the right side of the roadway and other frontage possible level of service boundaries that could be used to primary mobility function of the main lanes. Weaving occurs ramp to access spacing. The model was developed from the research evaluates the operation of frontage roads with results of a computer simulation that was calibrated using road as a function Of frontage road volume, exit ramp volume, road operations under the conditions in which the models were road vehicles attempt to enter the freeway or turn left at section of frontage road. to predict the density of the weaving section on the frontage total driveway volume,, frontage road configuration, and exit unsignalized marginal access located at varying distances validated. The final step of the research was to identify Validation with additional field data showed that the models |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Civil Engineering". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | x, 168 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 81-82. |