A system of models for signal setting design of a signalized road network in evacuation conditions

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 111, Issue , 2010, Pages 313-323

  Marciano F A ^a   Musolino, G ^a   Vitetta, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design model; Evacuation conditions; Signal setting

Indexed keywords

DESIGN MODELS; EVACUATION CONDITIONS; ORIGIN DESTINATION; PATH FLOWS; ROAD NETWORK; ROAD TRANSPORTS; SIGNAL SETTING; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION;

DESIGN; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DESIGN METHOD; MODEL TEST; ROAD TRANSPORT; SIGNAL;

EID: 77958167292     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/UT100281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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