Methodology for modeling highly heterogeneous traffic flow

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 544-551

  Arasan, V Thamizh ^a   Koshy, Reebu Zachariah ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Highway management; Traffic flow; Traffic patterns; Transportation models; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUND VEHICLES; ROADS AND STREETS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SURVEYS; URBAN PLANNING;

HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; TRAFFIC-FLOW MODEL;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 23144452291     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2005)131:7(544)     Document Type: Article

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