TO DEVELOPE DYNAMIC PCU OF VEHICLES IN HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC STREAM ON MULTILANE ARTERIAL ROAD : A CASE STUDY OF VADODARA CITY

Authors

  • BAADAL SHAH M.E. Transportation engineering, B.V.M. Engineering college vallabh vidhyanagar, Gujarat, India
  • DR.L.B.ZALA Head of civil department, B.V.M. Engineering college vallabh vidhyanagar, Gujarat, India
  • PROF.A.A.AMIN Assistant professor of civil department, B.V.M. Engineering college vallabh vidhyanagr, Gujarat, India

Keywords:

Mixed traffic characteristics, Urban arterial roads, Midblock, Dynamic PCU

Abstract

Present study is aimed to understand the mixed traffic characteristics of urban arterial roads and to
arrive on equivalency factor for converting heterogeneity to homogeneity. Passenger Car Equivalent (PCE) or
Passenger Car Unit (PCU) value is very important for any traffic flow studies of vehicles. Passenger car equivalents
(PCE) are used as factors to convert a traffic stream composed of different vehicle types into an equivalent traffic
stream composed exclusively of passenger cars (reference vehicles). Present study reviews the Chandra’s method have
been used to calculate dynamic PCU. The midblock section of Vadodara city is selected for study purpose. The study
presents a methodology to convert a mixed traffic stream into a homogeneous equivalent unit without making use of
static PCU factors. Traffic volume and speed data collected on urban arterial road of Vadodara by using
Videographic Technique are analyzed to determine Dynamic PCU values of different categories of vehicles.

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Published

2016-04-25

How to Cite

BAADAL SHAH, DR.L.B.ZALA, & PROF.A.A.AMIN. (2016). TO DEVELOPE DYNAMIC PCU OF VEHICLES IN HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC STREAM ON MULTILANE ARTERIAL ROAD : A CASE STUDY OF VADODARA CITY. International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology, 3(4), 404–410. Retrieved from https://ijarest.org/index.php/ijarest/article/view/564

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2016): Volume: 03, Issue: 04 - April, 2016.

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