ce-351 CE 351: Transportation Engineering |: Transport & Traffic Design y ‘i ~». Prof. Or. Me, Shamsul Hoque ce-351 TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS Introduction ~» © Road is for trafffic movements, as such roadway elements should be designed matching with the tratfic characteristics Traffic characteristics affect roadway planning, design, improvement or operational aspects > As such there is a need for proper understanding of the behavior of the road user and the vehicle characteristics © Study of traffic characteristics include Vehicular characteristics ~ Road User's Characteristics Prof. Dr. Me, Shamsul Hoquece-351 TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS Vehicular Characterii ‘ics is 3 Generally, roadway geometry is designed based on specific uj standard vehicle that will enjoy safe driving and full level of service (LOS) © Avehicle that represents the design standards is termed as design vehicle Characteristics of design vehicle actually fix all the dimensions of the road The vehicular characteristics can be classified as: Static characteristics and Dynamic characteristics. Prof. Or. Me, Shamsul Hoque ce-351 TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS Static/physical Characteristics + © Axle load - needed for structural design of pavement © bridgerfly-over/grade separator etc. © Width - needed for fixing © lane width shoulder width 5 width of parking bay ete. Prof. Dr. Me, Shamsul Hoque