Road test of a freeway model

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 537-564

  Hurdle, V F ^a   Son, Bongsoo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Y   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ROAD TESTS;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

MODELING; MOTORWAY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033944382     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-8564(99)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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