Lily Elefteriadou

An Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory

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Produktbeschreibung

This text provides a comprehensive and concise treatment of the topic of traffic flow theory and includes several topics relevant to today's highway transportation system. It provides the fundamental principles of traffic flow theory as well as applications of those principles for evaluating specific types of facilities (freeways, intersections, etc.). Newer concepts of Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and their potential impact on traffic flow are discussed. State-of-the-art in traffic flow research and microscopic traffic analysis and traffic simulation have significantly advanced and are also discussed in this text. Real world examples and useful problem sets complement each chapter.

This textbook is meant for use in advanced undergraduate/graduate level courses in traffic flow theory with prerequisites including two semesters of calculus, statistics, and an introductory course in transportation. The text would also be of interest to transportation professionals as a refresher in traffic flow theory, or as a reference. Students and engineers of diverse backgrounds will find this text accessible and applicable to today's traffic issues.

Produktdetails

• Springer Optimization and its Applications 84
• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4939-4306-7
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781493943067
• ISBN-10: 1493943065
• Artikelnr.: 45574632

Autorenporträt

Lily Elefteriadou is the Director of the UF Transportation Institute (UFTI) and the Barbara Goldsby Professor of Civil Engineering in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment at UF. Her research focus is traffic operations, traffic flow theory and simulation. She is the principal investigator of the US DOT-funded Regional University Transportation Center for Region 4 (Southeast Transportation Research Innovation Development and Education, or STRIDE). Dr. Elefteriadou received her Ph.D. in 1994 from NYU Polytechnic University, New York for Transportation Planning and Engineering. She received M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, in 1990. Her B.S. in Surveying, and Environmental Engineering, (five-year program) is from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, was earned in 1987. Her research interested include traffic flow theory, traffic simulation, andsignal control optimization. Awards & Distinctions. Dr. Elefteriadou has received the following awards and distinctions: ASCE Harland Bartholomew Award (2019), University of Florida Term Professorship Award (2018), ASCE James Laurie Prize (2015), ARTBA Ethel S. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award (2015), Best Model Development Paper Award, for the paper' "Driver Behavior Based Lane-Changing Model and Its Implementation in CORSIM," Joint (2010), Subcommittee on Traffic Simulation, Transportation Research Board (2010), and Fulbright Scholar "Technical University Delft, Netherlands" (2001).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Part 1.- 1. Modeling the Motion of a Single Vehicle.- 2. Modeling Vehicle Interactions and the Movement of Groups of Vehicles.- Part 2.- 3. The Traffic Stream: Traffic Flow Performance Characteristics.- 4. Capacity.- 5. Traffic Operational Performance Measures.- Part 3.- 6. Analytical Models for Bottleneck and Queuing Evaluations.- 7. Simulation Modeling.- Part 4.- 8. Freeways.- 9. Signalized Intersections and Networks.- 10. Unsignalized Intersections.- 11. Two-Lane Highways.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Index.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This book presents the basics of traffic flow theory and associated applications. ... The book is very well written, with excellent graphics, examples, problems, references, and resources for further reading. ... This book would be an ideal text for an introductory course in traffic flow theory and a useful refresher for experienced engineers. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates and professionals/practitioners." (W. J. Sproule, Choice, Vol. 51 (10), June, 2014)

"The author is concerned with the traffic operational quality of highway transportation facilities, assuming that all demand is known in advance. ... This book may be helpful in a one-semester course for students starting studies in transportation engineering." (Hartmut Noltemeier, zbMATH, Vol. 1286, 2014)