Traffic Flow Theory (Age 22, US Master’s 1)
About This Textbook
This textbook provides an introduction to the field of traffic flow theory. Only basic calculus is assumed as base knowledge.
Textbook Details
| Author | Victor L. Knoop (Delft University of Technology) |
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| Age / Grade | Age 22 / US Master’s 1 |
| Original Language | English |
| License Type | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) This means users are free to copy, redistribute, remix, and build upon the content, as long as they provide appropriate attribution, do not use the content for commercial purposes, and distribute the content under the same license as the original. Learn more about this license at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0. |
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Table of Contents
Variables — Cumulative Curves — Relationships of Traffic Variables — Shock Wave Theory — Shockwave Theory: Moving Bottlenecks — Traffic States and Phenomena — Car-following — Microscopic Lane Change Models — Use of Traffic Models — Macroscopic Dynamic Traffic Flow Models — An Introduction to Node Models — Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram — Method of Characteristics — Headway Models — Traffic State Dynamics in Three Representations