Transportation Research
Proceedings of CTRG 2017
Editors: Mathew, T.V., Joshi, G.J., Velaga, N.R., Arkatkar, S. (Eds.)
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This book presents selected papers from the 4th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India. It provides a comprehensive analysis of themes spanning the field of transportation encompassing economics, financial management, social equity, green technologies, operations research, big data analysis, econometrics and structural mechanics. This volume will be of interest to researchers, educators, practitioners, managers, and policy-makers world-wide.
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Tom V. Mathew is Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, where he specializes in transportation systems engineering. After completing his M.Tech and PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, he went on to work as a senior software engineer in the Amada Software International for two years, before joining as faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai in 2001. His current research interests include traffic flow modeling and simulation, traffic signal control systems, transportation network design, intelligent transportation systems, and traffic safety. He has authored more than 70 research papers in reputed journals and conferences and is currently a member of various technical bodies such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Indian Society of Technical Education, Indian Roads Congress, Delhi, and the Transport Research Group of India.
Gaurang J. Joshi is an Associate Professor and the Section Head of Transportation Engineering and Planning in the Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. He has done his PhD from V.N. South Gujarat University, Surat. Dr Joshi's research interests include urban transportation planning, urban & regional travel, demand forecasting, traffic flow modeling, traffic regulation & control, designing non-conventional materials for highway pavements, and frameworks for sustainable urban transport systems. He has been a member of various government committees for urban and rural transport and authored more than 80 research papers in reputed journals and conferences.
Nagendra R. Velaga is an Associate Professor in Department of Civil Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. After completing his M.Tech in Transportation Systems Engineering from IIT Bombay, he went on to do his Ph.D in Transport Studies from Loughborough University, UK. Dr Velaga’s core areas of expertise are traffic and intelligent transportation systems, transportation accessibility and mobility, and transportation safety. He serves as a reviewer for more than 18 journals and has published more than 90 research papers.
Shriniwas S. Arkatkar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, where he specializes in Transportation Engineering and Planning. He has done his PhD in transportation Engineering from IIT Madras. His research interest include traffic flow modeling and simulation, traffic operation and management, emerging traffic data collection techniques, transportation systems planning, design and operation, public transportation and sustainable transportation and road safety and simulation. He has published 2 books and more than 100 research papers in reputed journals and conferences.
- Table of contents (71 chapters)
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Comparative Study of Pedestrians’ Movement on Different Types of Pedestrian Sidewalks in Sikkim, Gangtok
Pages 3-17
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Real-Time Vehicular Air Quality Monitoring Using Sensing Technology for Chennai
Pages 19-28
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Assessing the Impact of Bus Arrival Rate on the Bus Lane Capacity: A Simulation-Based Approach
Pages 29-38
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A Local level Transit-Oriented Development Typology: Using Two-Step Clustering Technique
Pages 39-50
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Assessment of Induced Fuzziness in Passenger’s Perspective of Transit Service Quality: A Sustainable Approach for Indian Transit Scenario
Pages 51-63
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Table of contents (71 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Transportation Research
- Book Subtitle
- Proceedings of CTRG 2017
- Editors
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- Tom V. Mathew
- Gaurang J. Joshi
- Nagendra R. Velaga
- Shriniwas Arkatkar
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
- Series Volume
- 45
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-329-042-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-32-9042-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-329-041-9
- Series ISSN
- 2366-2557
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 905
- Number of Illustrations
- 83 b/w illustrations, 267 illustrations in colour
- Topics
