Characteristics of breakdown phenomenon in merging sections of urban expressways in Japan

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2012, 2007, Pages 11-19

  Shawky, Mohamed ^a   Nakamura, Hideki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; URBAN PLANNING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BREAKDOWN PROBABILITY; OUTFLOW RATES; QUEUE DISCHARGE PERIOD;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 40449120014     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2012-02     Document Type: Article

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