Sibug, Eunice Ysabelle V.

CE123-2-B2
CA5

The Jefferson Transportation Study Area has been divided into four large districts (traffic
zones). The following data have been collected for those districts. Provide a trip
distribution calculation using the gravity model for two iteration. Assume 𝐾𝜇 = 1.

Travel Time (min)

District Production Attraction 1 2 3 4
1 3400 2800 4 11 15 10
2 6150 6500 11 6 6 9
3 3900 2550 15 6 6 11
3 2800 4400 10 8 11 4

Travel 1 4 6 9 10 11 12 15 20
time
𝐹𝑖𝑗 2.0 1.6 1 0.9 0.86 0.82 0.8 0.68 0.49

SOLUTION:
ZONE 1 2 3 4
1 1.6 0.82 0.68 0.86
2 0.82 1.0 1.0 0.9
3 0.69 1.0 1.0 0.82
4 0.9 0.9 0.82 1.6

First Iteration
Trips produced and attracted:
𝑨𝒋 𝑭𝒊𝒋 𝑲𝒊𝒋
𝑻𝒊𝒋 = 𝑷𝒊 [∑ ] …..
𝑱 𝑨𝒋 𝑭𝒊𝒋 𝑲𝒊𝒋

𝑇1−1
(2,800 × 1.60 × 1)
= 3400 [ ]
(2,800 × 1.6 × 1) + (6,500 × 0.82 × 1) + (2,550 × 0.68 × 1) + (4,400 × 0.86 × 1)
= 994
 ZONE 1 2 3 4 Given P
1 994 1,182 385 839 3,400
2 923 2,612 1,025 1,591 6,150
3 510 1,741 683 966 3,900
4 388 942 337 1,134 2,800
Computed A 2,814 6,477 2,429 4,530 16,250
Given A 2,800 6,500 2,550 4,400

Adjusted attraction factors of attraction zone formula

𝑨𝒋
𝑨𝒋𝒌 = × 𝑨𝒋(𝒌−𝟏)
𝑪𝒋(𝒌−𝟏)

For the ttraction of zone 1-2;

𝟐,𝟖𝟎𝟎
𝑨𝟏𝟐 = 𝟐,𝟖𝟏𝟒 × 𝟐, 𝟖𝟎𝟎 = 2,786

𝑨𝟏𝟐 𝑨𝟐𝟐 𝑨𝟑𝟐 𝑨𝟒𝟐

2,786 6,523 2,677 4,273

Second Iteration
𝑇1−1
(2,786 × 1.60 × 1)
= 3400 [ ]
(2,786 × 1.6 × 1) + (6,523 × 0.82 × 1) + (2,677 × 0.68 × 1) + (4,273 × 0.86 × 1)
= 990
ZONE 1 2 3 4 Given P
1 990 1,189 404 817 3,400
2 916 2,617 1,074 1,543 6,150
3 506 1,743 715 936 3,900
4 388 950 355 1,107 2,800
 Computed A 2,801 6,498 2,549 4,402 16,250
Given A 2,800 6,500 2,550 4,400

The resulting trip table is:

ZONE 1 2 3 4

1 990 1,189 404 817

2 916 2,617 1,074 1,543

3 506 1,743 715 936

4 388 950 355 1,107