Methodology for Simulating Heterogeneous Traffic Flow at Intercity Roads in Developing Countries: A Case Study of University Road in Peshawar

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 2021-2036

  Akbar, Maryam ^a   Khan, Rawid ^a   Khan, M Tariq ^a   Alam, Bashir ^a   Elahi, Manzoor ^a   Wali, Behram ^b   Shah, Akhtar Ali ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Calibration and validation of model; Dynamics; Microsimulation; Mobility; Paired t test; Queue delay; Travel time; Urban traffic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044295936     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-017-2860-0     Document Type: Article

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