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Capacity-drop at extended bottlenecks: Merge, diverge, and weave.
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Transportation Research Part B: Methodological . Feb2018, Vol. 108, p1-20. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This paper investigates the mechanisms of how spatially distributed lane changes (LCs) interact and contribute to “capacity-drop” at three types of extended bottlenecks: merge, diverge, and weave. A hybrid approach is used to study the problem: analytical approach to capture the behavior of merging and diverging LCs and numerical simulations to quantify capacity-drop considering various geometric configurations of extended bottlenecks. This study focuses on the impact of LC vehicles’ bounded acceleration on “void” (wasted space) creation in traffic streams when they insert/desert at a lower speed, and interactions among multiple voids. We found that (1) LCs closer to the downstream end of bottlenecks are more likely to create persisting voids and contribute to capacity-drop. (2) For weave bottlenecks, capacity-drop is governed by two counteracting effects of LCs: persisting voids and utilization of vacancies created by diverging vehicles; (3) the more balanced the merging and diverging flows, the lower the capacity-drop; and (4) capacity-drop is minimum if merging LCs occur downstream of diverging LCs, and maximum in the opposite alignment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01912615
- Volume :
- 108
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127441943
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.12.006