TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Problem 01. Safe Distance

The design speed of the car is 50kph. Calculate the following;
1. Braking distance with a coefficient of friction of 0.40 with an efficiency of 80%, and a reaction
time of 2.50 seconds.
2. Safe stopping distance for a two-way traffic on a two lane road, and
3. Safe stopping distance for a two-way traffic on a single lane traffic.
Answer: 30.77m; 65.52m; 131.04m

Problem 02. CE Board May 2015

The driver of a car travelling at a certain speed suddenly sees an obstruction ahead and traveled a
distance of 58.3m during the perception reaction time of 1.3seconds. Determine the car’s speed of
approach in Kph.
Answer: 161.4 Kph

Problem 03. Curves and Super Elevation: CE Board Nov 1998

A highway curve has a super elevation of 7 0. Find the radius of the curve so that there will be no lateral
pressure between the tires and the roadway at a speed of 40mph?
Answer: 265.71m

Problem 04. Curves and Super Elevation: CE Board Nov 2001

A railway curve having a radius of 420m has a distance between their rails of 1.5m and the outer rails is
15cm higher than the inner rail. Find the maximum speed that a train could move along this curve so
that there will be no lateral pressure on the wheels and the rails.
Answer: 73.70 Kph

Problem 05. Curves and Super Elevation: CE Board May 2015

Compute the impact factor for a horizontal curve of radius of 400m if the designed speed is 120 Kph.
Answer: 0.283

Problem 06. Traffic Flow, Density and Speeds, Peak Hour Factor (PHF): CE Board Nov 2004
Two sets of students are collecting traffic data at two sections A and B 200m apart along a highway.
Observation at A shows that 5 vehicles pass that section at intervals 8.18sec, 9.09sec, 10.23sec,
11.68sec, and 13.64sec respectively. If the speeds of the vehicles were 80, 72, 64, 56, and 48 Kph,
compute the following
1. Density of traffic in vehicles per km
2. Time mean speed in Kph, and
3. Space mean speed in Kph
Answer: 25 vehicles/km; 64Kph; 68.16Kph

Problem 07. CE Board May 2002

Compute the rate of flow in vehicles per hour if the space mean speed is 30Kph and the density is 14
vehicles per km.
Answer: 420 vehicles per hour
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Problem 08. Peak Hour Factor

The table shows a 15 minute volume counts during the peak hour on an approach of an intersection.
Determine the following Time, PM Traffic Volume
1. Peak hour volume 6:00 6:15 375
2. Peak hour factor, and 6:15 6:30 380
3. Design hourly volume of the approach 6:30 6:45 412
Answer: 1557; 0.945; 1648 6:45 7:00 390

Problem 09. Accident Rates and Analysis: CE Board Nov 2015

The number of accidents for 6 years recorded in a certain section of a highway is 5892. If the average
daily traffic in 476, determine the accident rate per million entering vehicles.
Answer: 5652

Problem 10. Accident Rates and Analysis: CE Board Nov 2016

The number of accidents for 5 years recorded in a certain section of a highway is 5432. If the average
daily traffic in 476, determine the accident rate per million entering vehicles.
Answer: 6253

Problem 11. Accident Rates and Analysis: CE Board Nov 1998

Data on a traffic accident recorded on a certain intersection for the past 5 years has an accident rate of
4160 per million entering vehicles. If the average daily traffic entering the intersection is 504, find the
total number of accidents during the 5 year period.
Answer: 3826

Problem 12. Service Rates of Ramps connecting freeways: CE Board May 2016
A ramp meter operates during the morning peak hour. Ramp meter cycles vary with time as shown. The
metering scheme allows one vehicle per cycle to pass the signal. What are the service rates for the
following? Time Period, 15-min Cumula Meter Cycle
1. Meter cycle 12 AM Vol tive Vol (sec/veh)
2. Meter cycle 10, and 6:30 6:45 75 75 6
3. Meter cycle 6 6:45 7:00 100 175 10
7:00 7:15 125 300 12
Answer: 75 vehicles; 90 vehicles; 150 vehicles 7:15 7:30 110 410 12
7:30 7:45 80 490 10
7:45 8:00 65 550 6