A Comprehensive Method for Capacity Analysis and Signal Timing Design
This paper presents a rational methodology which combines several of the most significant programs in the signalized intersection and traffic signal timing design are in a comprehensive...
A Microcomputer Package for Interrelating the Highway Capacity Manual and SOAP 84
There is some evidence that the SOAP program may replicate signalized intersection delay more realistically than the 1985 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) operational procedure for signalized...
A Practical Way of Using the 1985 HCM - Signalized Intersection Methods
The signalized intersection chapter of the 1985 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) is probably the most widely used chapter, and thereby the most significant, and yet is very complex and sometimes...
Current Status and Future of the Highway Capacity Software
This paper discusses the current status of the Highway Capacity Software (HCS) and comments on its future, including its relations with other capacity software. Subjects covered include...
Microcomputer Model for Estimating LOS on Urban and Suburban Arterials
In the 1985 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) [1], level of service (LOS) designation for urban and suburban arterials is predicted on the average travel speed by section and for the entire...
Knowledge Based Expert Systems for Post-Incident Freeway Traffic Control
A knowledge based expert system for rerouting traffic upstream of an accident or other capacity-reducing incident on a freeway network is developed and compared with results obtained using...
The Bearing Capacity of Debris Flows
Debris flows are made of a cohesive muddy matrix in which large and heavy particles exist in suspension. To explain how these particles are maintained in suspension, several mechanisms...
Wood Variability Effects in Structural Assessment
Engineers evaluating the load carrying capacities of in-service wood structures commonly determine the strength and stiffness properties of structural wood members by various assessment...
Time-Dependent Behavior of FRP Lintels
This paper describes an experimental investigation into the short-term and long-term behaviors of two types of T-shaped lintels made of fiber-glass reinforced plastic with polyester or...
Flexural Strength of Externally Reinforced Concrete Beams
Results from tests of one rectangular and one T-beam are reported. The beams were strengthened by epoxy-bonding a 1/4 in. (6 mm) thick Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic plate along the tension...
Untangling A Can of Worms
Increasing traffic volumes combined with rush-hour delays and commuter complaints have spurred New York State DOT to improve the capacity of a major interchange near Rochester. The interchange,...
Commuter Control
Traffic management systems are a relatively new way to expand the capacity of existing highways and to utilize new ones realistically. Several major systems have been in place and new...
Double Angle Bracing Members
It has been pointed out that when a single line of bracing is used, the member is usually made from structural tubing. It has been suggested that when the loads are not too great, consideration...
Automated Load Capacity Determination of Cold-Formed Steel Compression Members
This paper presents an automated approach for the evaluation of the axial load capacity of nine cold-formed steel sections according to the latest AISI-1986 Cold-Formed Steel Specification....
Effect of Temperature on the Load-Carrying Capacity of Fiber Glass Reinforced Plastic Beams
This paper describes an experimental investigation into the behavior of two T shaped beams made of fiber glass reinforcement and polyester or vinylester binders. Tests were performed at...
Strength Evaluation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures
The load test as described in ACI 318-83 Chapter 20, entitled 'Strength Evaluation of Existing Structures,' was conducted at 60%, 80%, and 100% of the calculated...
Evaluation of Bridge Safety and Remaining Life
In developed countries, the emphasis on the infrastructure is changing from new construction to the safe maintenance of existing structures. Highway bridges represent an excellent example...
A Damage Model for Reinforced Concrete
The damage index developed by the authors models concrete damage as a low-cycle fatigue phenomenon. By quantifying the energy dissipated as a fraction of the total energy dissipation capacity,...
Residual Capacity of Explosively Damaged Reinforced Concrete Columns
The results of load tests on explosively damaged reinforced concrete columns are presented. The method used to correlate an ultimate strength, laminar type of reinforced concrete analysis...
Assessment of Transmission Line Foundations
Electric utilities are faced with the need to build new transmission lines or to upgrade existing lines to meet future demands. Because of economic constraints and the difficulty of obtaining...
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