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Determination Of Headway And Average Travel Speed Of Vehicles
[Case study of post office-Kwara State Polytechnic permanent Site Car park Road] -
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4.2 TRAFFIC VOLUME STUDY
Traffic volume is the number of vehicles crossing a section of road per unit time at any selected period. Traffic volume is used as a quantity measure of flow, the commonly used units are vehicles per day and vehicle per hour. A complete traffic volume study may include the classified volume study by recording the volume of various types and classes of traffic, the distribution by direction and turning movements and the distribution on different lanes per unit time. The objects and uses of traffic volume studies are given below:
• Traffic volume is generally accepted as a true measure of the relative importance of roads and in deciding the priority for improvement and expansion.
• Traffic volume study is used in planning, traffic operation and control of existing facilities and also for planning the new facilities
• This study is used in the analysis of traffic patterns and trends
• Classified volume study is useful in structural design of pavement .
• Volume distribution study is used in planning one-way streets and other regulatory measures
• Turning movement study is used in the design of intersections, in planning signal timing and other control devices
• Pedestrian traffic volume study is used for planning side walks and pedestrian signals
4.3 AVERAGE TRAFFIC VOLUME
This is the total number of vehicles that pass a point on a highway facilities during a specified period of time. Also Average traffic volume mean Average Daily traffic (ADT) is the average of 24hours counts collected over a number of day greater than 1 but less than a year.
From table the average traffic volume calculated as mathematically average traffic volume.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTSince it is compulsory that people and goods move from one part of the country to the other or within particular defined regional area, the facilities used for this purpose need to be well planned, designed and constructed. Inadequate and unplanned traffic control constitute a lot of problems resulting in delay, congestion, immobility to uneasy access to transport etc. This project is to determine the headway and average travel speed of vehicles (Case study of post office- Kwara State Po ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable Title 3.1 The table below shows the Analysis of Different Travel Time of Vehicles for the Determination of Their Headways.3.2 Vehicle Composition for Both Direction on Monday 1st May, 2017 at Post Office – Maraba Road. 3.3 Vehicle Composition for Both Direction on Monday 2nd May, 2017 at Post Office – Maraba Road.3.4 Vehicle composition for both Directio ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Declaration Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of content List of Table CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Statement of the Problem 1.2 Aim of the Project 1.3 Objectives of the Project 1.3 Methodology 1.4 Scope of the Project 1.5 Justification of the Project CHAPTER TWO2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Delay Studies ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTIONThe determination of headway and average travel speed on a road network cannot be over emphasized as concerns the transportation. Headway and average travel speed are among the imperative parameters to be mentioned in the consideration of traffic flow. The efficient evaluation of headway and average travel speed is important for their contribution to the effectiveness of road network functionality therefore adequate management practices are needed.Headway is a m ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 15 ]CHAPTER TWO2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW2.1 INTRODUCTIONThis chapter deals with the literature aspect, of this project deal mostly to the review of work done earlier in such aspects in order to assist in the planning and execution of this project.2.2 DELAY STUDIES Delay is the time lost to travel due to traffic frictions and traffic control devices. It is usually express in seconds or second per vehicle delay information is recorded when the traffic flow is stopped or greatly impeded. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 9 ]The formular used in the data collected for traffic delay studies is given by.T=Nt/Vwhere;T=Average travel time N=Total density of trafficV=Time volume of vehicle counted. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVECONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1 CONCLUSION In the analysis of the result, having considered the Headway and Average time taken for vehicle to cover the distance of post office to Kwara state polytechnic permanent site road. It can be infer that the headway between different commercial vehicles traversing the road is steady due to the time interval of parking analyzed in the table. When there is high influx of people e.g students, the headway between two vehicles tends to be mi ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESA.E. Radwan, S. Kalevela Investigation of the effect of change invehicular characteristics on highway capacity and level of service, Transportation research record, transportation research board, vol. 1005, National Research Council, Washington (DC) (1985) P. 65–71Adeoti, K.A. (2012): Lecturer note on Traffic Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering. Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.D.L. Harkey, H.D. Robertson, S.E. Davis Assessment of current speed zoning criteria, Transport ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTSince it is compulsory that people and goods move from one part of the country to the other or within particular defined regional area, the facilities used for this purpose need to be well planned, designed and constructed. Inadequate and unplanned traffic control constitute a lot of problems resulting in delay, congestion, immobility to uneasy access to transport etc. This project is to determine the headway and average travel speed of vehicles (Case study of post office- Kwara State Po ... Continue reading---