Overview
- Presents an overview of the research, theory and practice of highway capacity analysis
- The fundamental concepts and research that have produced the methods now applied to the US roads and highways are presented in straightforward language with illustrations
- Focus on Uninterrupted Flow
Part of the book series: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic (STTT, volume 5)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Since 1950, the Highway Capacity Manual has been a standard used in the
planning, design, analysis, and operation of virtually any highway traffic facility
in the United States. It has also been widely used abroad, and has spurred the
development of similar manuals in other countries.
The twin concepts of capacity and level of service have been developed
in the manual, and methodologies have been presented that allow highway
traffic facilities to be designed on a common basis, and allow for the analysis of
operational quality under various traffic demand scenarios. The manual also
addresses related pedestrian, bicycle, and transit issues.
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This book details the fundamental development of the concepts of
capacity and level of service, and of the specific methodologies developed to
describe them over a wide range of facility types. The book is comprised of two
volumes. Volume 1 (this book) focuses on the development of basic principles,
and their application to uninterrupted flow facilities: freeways, multilane
highways, and two-lane highways. Weaving, merging, and diverging segments
on freeways and multilane highways are also discussed in detail. Volume 2
focuses on interrupted flow facilities: signalized and unsignalized intersections, urban streets and arterials. It is intended to help users of the manual understand how concepts,
approaches, and specific methodologies were developed, and to understand the
underlying principles that each embodies. It is also intended to act as a basic
reference for current and future researchers who will continue to developnew
and improved capacity analysis methodologies for many years to come.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Highway Capacity Manual: A Conceptual and Research History
Book Subtitle: Volume 1: Uninterrupted Flow
Authors: Roger . P Roess, Elena . S Prassas
Series Title: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05786-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05785-9Published: 22 April 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35822-2Published: 03 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05786-6Published: 03 April 2014
Series ISSN: 2194-8119
Series E-ISSN: 2194-8127
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 470
Number of Illustrations: 59 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Civil Engineering, Complexity, Complex Systems, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems