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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DELHI

HAUS KHAS, NEW DELHI-110016

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Course Number: CEL 742
Traffic Engineering
REPORT
Lab 4: Traffic Flow Speed Density Model

Submitted To:
Dr. Kalaga Ramchandra Rao
(Associate Professor)
Civil Engineering Department, IIT Delhi

Submitted By:
Mohit Kohli
2015CEP2096
M Tech Transportation Engineering, Semester-I (2016-2017)

LAB-4: Traffic Flow Speed Density Model

Objectives: To study various speed density flow models and to figure out the exact relationship between
the traffic parameters.
Need for the Study:
In design of freeway surveillance, control systems and capacity of a facility, a curve relating flow and
concentration is helpful. Traffic stream models attempt to establish a better relationship between the traffic
parameters. These models were based on many assumptions, for instance, Greenshield's model assumed a
linear speed-density relationship.
General Overview:
The relationship among the three variables u, k and q is called a traffic stream model. The model shall be
three dimensional as depicted in Figure 1.it is convenient to show the model as shown in Figure 2 as one
or more of the three separate relationships in two dimensions.

Figure 1: A traffic stream model where u = q/k represents the surface of admissible traffic stream models.

Figure 2: Flow-concentration, speed-flow, and speed-concentration curves

Study Components:
Greeshields Model: assumed a linear relationship between speed-density.

Figure 3: Greenshields Model

Pipes Model: introduced a new parameter (n) to provide for a more generalized modeling.

Underwood Model: assumed an exponential relationship between speed-density.

Figure 4: Underwood Model

Drew Model:

Papagereous Model:
=
May & Keller Model:
=

Drakes Model:

Field Work and Data Collection:

For different densities (Vehicle/km), flow (Vehicle/hr) and spacemean speed (km/hr) is summaries
as shown in attached excel file.

WORK SHEET: LAB 3

DATE: 05-09-2015

DAY: MONDAY

STUDENT NAME: MOHIT KOHLI

WEATHER: SUNNY

ENTRY NUMBER: 2015CEP2096

STARTING TIME: 11.00PM

ENDING TIME: 1PM

Result:

SPEED V/S DENSITY

80
70

Spped

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Desnity

Graph 1: Speed V/s Density (V-K)

SPEED V/S FLOW

80
70

Speed

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

Flow

Graph 2: Speed V/s Flow (V-Q)

10000

12000

FLOW v/s DENSITY

12000
10000

Flow

8000
6000
4000
2000
0
0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Density

Graph 3: Flow V/s Density (Q-K)

Parameter
Value

Vm / Vo
35

Km / Ko
275

Qm / Qo
10000

Vf
70

Table 1: Parameters and values for models.

80

Greenshield Model

70
60
50
Speed

40
Greenshield Eqn

30

general
20
10
0
0
-10

100

200

300

400

500

600

Density

Graph 4: Greenshield Model Curve.

700

Kj
680

80

Drew Model

70
60
50
Speed

40
Drew eqn

30

general
20
10
0
0

100

200

-10

300

400

500

600

700

Density

Graph 5: Drew Model Curve.

80

Pipes Model
70
60

Speed

50
40
Pipes Eqn

30

general

20
10
0
0

100

200

300Density400

500

600

Graph 6: Pipes Model Curve.

700

80

Underwood Model
70
60

Speed

50
40
Underwoods

30

general

20
10
0
0

100

200

300Density400

500

600

700

Graph 7: Underwood Model Curve.

80

Papagereous Model
70
60

Speed

50
40
Papagereous

30

general

20
10
0
0

100

200

300Density400

500

600

Graph 8: Papagereous Model Curve.

700

80

May & Keller Model

70
60

Speed

50
40
May & Keller

30

general

20
10
0
0

100

200

300Density400

500

600

700

Graph 9: May & Keller Model Curve.

80

Drakes Model
70
60

Speed

50
40
Drakes

30

general

20
10
0
0

100

200

300Density400

500

600

700

Graph 10: Drakes Model Curve.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION
Drews speed-density model matches the observations.
Reference:
1. Gerlough, Daniel L. and Huber, Matthew J. Traffic Flow Theory.