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Project Report Group-13
Project Report Group-13
CIVE 5808
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ANALYSIS
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Table of Contents
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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INTRODUCTION
This detailed report outlines the analysis of the network by using PTV
Vissim (microscopic multi-modal traffic flow simulation software) and
comparison of the outcomes with the various manual analysis
methods learned during the course.
Setting up the provided network in the Vissim environment, input of
the signal heads and signal times as provided, setting up the routing
decisions, creation of paths, Vehicle inputs, its ratios, decision of the
speed criteria for the different types of vehicles like cars, HGV, bus
etc., provision of reduced speed areas, are some of the areas covered
in the development of the network in software.
The analysis part consists of simulation runs. Modification of the
network to get convergence, to get the better travel times, smooth
flow, less congestion in the network, and then generation of link
performance function for the decided paths.
The manual calculation depicts the use of one of the methods learned
during the class and implementation.
Then the comparison of results from the software and manual
calculations explains the practical application of the things understood
in the course.
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NETWORK
Figure 1 Network
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PATHS
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Setting up the network
Link insertion
Initially the links are inserted in the real environment as per the
data given in the task.
The distance is kept as near as the provided data.
Lanes kept as required to get the smooth flow without
congestion.
The direction of the links kept as the traffic moves to converge
at the exit.
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Connections
Figure 4 Connection
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Figure 5 Connector configuration
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Vehicle Routes
Signal heads
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Signal time assignment
Vehicle input
Then the vehicle input data is provided as the input functions
are created at the given points.
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Here 100% cars is kept in the composition as the network
background is in downtown area.
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ISSUES AND MODIFICATIONS IN THE
NETWORK
Figure 11 Modification 1
Only one path is provided for the vehicle input of 1200 veh/h,
and then the traffic is distributed in three different paths. Thus,
to increase the flow, three lanes can be generated and each path
can have their own lane input.
At the exit point of the network, for path-1 signal head is
provided. However, for that lane no control is required, thus, we
can remove that control to get better results.
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Vehicle travel time results for the particular modification is given
in the table below.
Congestion can be observed at the exit point of the network is
observed which require to be improve.
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Provision of more signal heads and changes in signal timings.
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Final Modification
Figure 12 Modification-2
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Table 3 Vehicle travel time results for modification-2
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LINK PERFORMANCE FUNCTION GENERATION
1000 Veh/hr
Increase Path-1 Path-2
40% 31 63.36877 13 100.123
30% 54 67.05359 35 116.6513
20% 71 72.09843 48 124.6255
10% 74 72.86259 51 125.2975
Path-1 Path-2
74 130
72 y = 0.2238x + 55.978 125 y = 0.6752x + 91.862
R² = 0.9769 120 R² = 0.9934
70
115
68
110
66
105
64 100
62 95
25 45 65 85 10 30 50
Links Generated:
T1= 0.2238 V1 + 55.978
T2= 0.6752 V2 + 91.862
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Path 3, 4 & 5 for 1200 veh/h Input
1200 Veh/hr
Path-3 Path-4 Path-5
15 120.5478 19 86.36165 22 74.20551
28 123.0407 42 97.83836 35 81.77779
36 136.1823 57 111.2015 44 80.84855
37 162.9069 60 120.2738 51 84.20209
Path-3 Path-4
170 130
160 120
y = 1.4381x + 93.964 y = 0.7668x + 69.796
150 R² = 0.93
R² = 0.5672 110
140
100
130
120 90
110 80
13 23 33 15 35 55 75
Path-5
86
84 y = 0.313x + 68.366
R² = 0.8394
82
80
78
76
74
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Link Generated:
T3= 1.4381 V3 + 93.964
T4= 0.7668 V4 + 69.796
T5= 0.313 V5 + 68.366
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MANUAL CALCULATIONS
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The comparison among manual results and simulation results
depicts that for the vehicle input of 1000 veh/h, there is
negligible difference and for the input of 1200 veh/h, there is
minor variation, but still the results are good.
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