Energy and environmental assessment of high-speed roundabouts

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2123, 2009, Pages 54-65

  Ahn, Kyoungho ^a   Kronprasert, Nopadon ^b   Rakha, Hesham ^b  

^a VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUELS; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRAFFIC SIGNS; VEHICLES;

CASE-STUDIES; ENERGY; ENERGY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH SPEED; INTERSECTION CONTROL; MICROSCOPIC ENERGY; SPEED PROFILE; TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODEL; VEHICLE FUELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 76149108454     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2123-07     Document Type: Article

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