TRAFFIC

ANALYSIS
AMANI N. ABU ZAID
Example :
Location : Four Lane Interstate Rural Highway
Design period : 20 years
AADT = 5000 during first year
45% in Design Lane
24% Truck

1. How can you determine the number of vehicle per year

2. Classify the rod according to its average Truck factor
 Number of Vehicle Truck Factor Growth Rate Factor ESAL
Vehicle Type
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Single Unit Truck

2-Axle , 4-Tire 84700 0.003 29.8 7600

2-Axle , 6-Tire 15800 0.21 29.8 98900

2-Axle , or more 4000 0.61 29.8 72700

All single truck 104500 179200

How??
Tractor Semi-Trailers
& Combination

4-Axle 9800 0.62 29.8 181100

5-Axle 80800 1.09 29.8 2624500

6-Axle , or more 2000 1.23 29.8 73300

All Tractors 92600 2878900

All Trucks 197100 Total ESAL 3058100
Number of vehicle per year = 5000*365*0.45*0.24
=197100 vehicle/year

A v e r a g e t r u c k f a c t o r ( AT F ) = 3 0 5 8 1 0 0 / ( 2 9 . 8 * 1 9 7 1 0 0 )
= 0.52

C o l u m n ( 1 ) = 1 9 7 1 0 0 * % o f d i s t r i b u t i o n f ro m t a b l e I V- 1
C o l u m n ( 2 ) = f r o m t a b l e I V- 5
C o l u m n ( 3 ) = f r o m t a b l e I V- 4
Column(4) = Column(1) * Column(2) * Column(3)