Determination of Dynamic PCU values at Signalized Intersection on Urban Corridor of Ahmedabad City
| Author(s) | : | A. J. Mavani, D. R. Sisodiya, D. K. Kadiya, P. M. Shah, Dr. H. R. Varia |
| Institution | : | M.E. Students, Tatva Institute of Technological Studies, Modasa. |
| Published In | : | Vol. 3, Issue 5 — May 2016 |
| Page No. | : | 124-129 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
PCU values of different types of vehicles are varying with composition of vehicles, time, situation, locationand their interaction. Static PCU values suggested by IRC for the signalized intersection is generally overestimate thesaturation flow rate. Dynamic PCU value for mid- block section in the Indian traffic scenario has been found by theseveral researchers, but very few researchers have attempted to find the dynamic PCU on signalized intersections.Dynamic PCU can be co-related with projected area of car and vehicle category as well as with departure flow rate(saturation flow rate), speed, headway, travel-time etc. The actual travel-time to cross the signalized intersectionincludes most of the factors like acceleration, deceleration, stop-delay, maneuverability etc. Hence, in this proposedstudy relative project area and actual travel-time of the vehicle category are considered to decide the dynamic PCU ofvehicle category. In this proposed study comparison of static pcu values at signalized intersections suggested by IRC andJusto & Tuladhar with dynamic pcu values. It seems that dynamic pcu value of 2W and 3W are quite lower thansuggested static pcu values
A. J. Mavani, D. R. Sisodiya, D. K. Kadiya, P. M. Shah, Dr. H. R. Varia, “Determination of Dynamic PCU values at Signalized Intersection on Urban Corridor of Ahmedabad City”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 3, Issue 5, pp. 124-129, May 2016.
