Use of Monte Carlo simulation for a sensitivity analysis of highway safety manual calibration factors

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2435, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-10

  Trieu, Vanvi ^a   Park, Seri ^a   McFadden, John ^b  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

^b TURNER FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CALIBRATION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CALIBRATION FACTORS; CALIBRATION PROCESS; HIGHWAY SAFETY; INFORMED DECISION; MANUAL CALIBRATION; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; PREDICTIVE MODELS; SAFETY IMPROVEMENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC VOLUMES;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84938560980     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2435-01     Document Type: Article

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