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Model Development For Entry Capacity Estimation of Selected Roundabouts of Nepal
Model Development For Entry Capacity Estimation of Selected Roundabouts of Nepal
Model Development For Entry Capacity Estimation of Selected Roundabouts of Nepal
BIPIN GYAWALI
073-MSTRE-253
CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology
• Analysis of data
• Conclusion & Recommendations
• IRC-65 (1976) outlines the method for the design of a rotary. This
is a weaving maneuver-based model based on Wardrop’s equation.
Research Objectives
• To determine the regression model to estimate entry capacity of a
roundabout in Nepalese conditions
Q p= ¿ ¿
A =, B=
As per HCM 2010, the default parameters for A and B are as follows: A = 1,130,
B = 0.0010 for single-lane entry and single-lane circulating stream
(corresponding to tf = 3.19 s and tc = 5.19 s) and
for a two-lane entry and multilane circulating stream A = 1,130, B = 0.0007 for
right lane (corresponding to tf = 3.19 s and tc = 4.11 s) or A = 1,130, B = 0.00075
for left lane (corresponding to tf = 3.19 s and tc = 4.29 s).
Where,
Qe = entry capacity, pcu/h;
Where,
Ce = entry capacity, pcu/h,
qc = circulating traffic flow, pcu/h,
D = central island diameter, m,
Ne = number of entry lanes,
Nc = number of circulating lanes.
Data
collection
• Entry flow entering from a particular approach and the cirulating
and flow in front of a roundabout is extracted from the recorded video
extraction
=
Qe= b * * *
Where
Qe= Entry flow from a particular approach
Qc= Circulating flow in front of that approach
D = Central Island Diameter
CW= Circulating Width
AW=Approach Width
Exit=Exit width
EW=Entry Width
2000
1500 Exponential
()
1000
Linear ()
500
0
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
2500
2000
1500 Linear ()
1000
Exponential
()
500
0
10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5
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ANALYSIS OF SURVEY DATA : Variation of Entry
flow with respect to Geometric Parameters
The variation of entry flow with respect to approach width is shown in the
Figure. The entry flow is plotted in the Y-axis and the approach width
measured in meters is plotted in the X-axis.
3000
2500
2000
1500
Linear ()
1000
Exponential ()
500
0
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
1400
1200
1000
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5 7 9 11 13 15 17
2500
2000
1500 Linear ()
1000
Exponential
()
500
0
5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19
Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.91
R Square 0.82
Adjusted R Square 0.82
Standard Error 0.40
Observations 270
ANOVA
df F Significance F
Regression 4 304.52 8.73E-98
Residual 265
Total 269
Standard
Coefficients Error t Stat P-value
Intercept -3.00 0.41 -7.29 3.57E-12
Qc -9.8E-04 0.00 -13.17 8.19E-31
LN(D) 5.10 0.18 27.70 3.17E-80
A.W 0.04 0.01 4.52 9.46E-06
LN(EXIT) -1.17 0.12 -10.12 1.48E-20
The P- value of the selected independent variables is well below confidence limit of 5 %
indicating that the selected coefficients are indeed a good choice for model parameters and
are highly significant to the model. Hence, the non-linear equation is found to be
Qe= 0.0499 * * *
•Since, the circulating flow conflicts the entry flow, as the circulating flow increase
hindrance to entry flow increases, entry flow decreases hence the negative
relationship is justified. Also, as approach width is more, more width is available
for vehicles to enter, positive sign is also justified. Similarly, the sign of the
diameter D and Exit width is also justified in the equation.
Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.95
R Square 0.90
Adjusted R Square 0.90
Standard Error 308.41
Observations 270
The R squared-value obtained is 0.90 and the adjusted R-squared value is 0.90. It
can be said that 90 % of the data can be explained by the model.
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Linear Regression Analysis-Outside Valley
Standard
Coefficients Error t Stat P-value
Intercept -2081.63 113.52 -18.34 4.69E-49
Qc -0.59 0.06 -9.95 4.97E-20
D 306.07 9.94 30.80 1.49E-89
A.W 35.75 6.13 5.83 1.62E-08
Exit -58.80 8.41 -6.99 2.22E-11
df F Significance F
•
•It can be seen that since the circulating flow conflicts the entry flow, as the
circulating flow increase hindrance to entry flow increases, entry flow decreases
hence the negative relationship is justified. Also, as approach width is more, more
width is available for vehicles to enter, positive sign is also justified. Similarly, the
sign of the diameter D and Exit width is also justified.
Since Z- value is -0.02 which is less than 1.96, the null hypothesis that the difference of
mean is zero is not rejected indicating the datasets are not significantly different within 5
% confidence limits.
From the table it can be seen that Z- value is 0.31 which is less than 1.96, hence the
null hypothesis that the difference of mean is zero is not rejected indicating the datasets
are not significantly different within 5 % confidence limits.
•The model developed showed that both circulating traffic flow and geometrical
parameters have significant effect on the entry capacity. Hence, models
considering both factors are appropriate for traffic conditions like that of
Nepal.The model developed for the entry capacity was seen to be significantly
affected by the geometrical parameters like circulating traffic, central island
diameter, approach width and exit width.
•Linear model outputs were seen more closely to the field observations than non-
linear models for roundabouts outside valley.