MULTI-LANE HIGHWAYS

CAPACITY ANALYSIS
(SI UNITS)

Engr. Neil Francis P. Daquiado

Instructor-I
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Example Problem 1

A 5.32- km undivided four-lane highway on the level terrain. A 975-m

segment with 2.5 percent grade also is included in the study. The
segment has the following data:

• Level terrain
• 74.0 km/h field measured FFS
• 3.4-m lane width
• 1,900-veh/h peak-hour volume
• 13 percent trucks and buses
• 2 percent RVs
• 0.90 PHF

Determine the peak-hour LOS, speed, and density for the level terrain
portion of the highway.
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Example Problem 1 (Solution)
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Example Problem 2

A new 3.2-km segment of multilane highway with right-of-way width of 27.4 m has
the following data:

• 60,000 AADT
• 80 km/h speed limit
• Peak hour volume is 10% of daily traffic
• Peak-hour traffic ha 55/45 directional split
• Rolling terrain
• 5 percent trucks
• 6 access points/km
• 0.90 peak-hour factor

What is the cross section required to meet the design criterion of LOS D? What is
the expected travel speed for passenger cars?

• Assume that the given AADT is for the design year and that the other factors,
although current, are accepted as representative of expected design year
conditions.
• Assume base FFS to be 8.0 km/h greater than the posted speed.
• BFFS = 80 + 8 = 88.0 km/h
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Example Problem 2 (Solution)
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Example Problem 3
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