Optimizing geometric design of roundabouts: Multi-objective analysis

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-40

  Mehmood, Atif ^a   Easa, Said M ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity; Consistency; Geometric design; Horizontal curve; Optimization; Radius; Roundabouts; Traffic delay

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVES (ROAD); GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GUIDEWAYS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

OPERATING SPEEDS; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION MODEL; ROUNDABOUT DESIGN; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VEHICLE PATHS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVES (ROAD); GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GUIDEWAYS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

GIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 33645942117     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l05-078     Document Type: Article

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