Estimation of truck reduction factors applicable to calculation of parameters of a regulated intersection

Abstract

Introduction. The rapid growth of the country’s car park and the increasing rate of traffic volume lead to various types of transport problems. This is especially acute in regulated areas located near logistics parks, as well as in industrial zones of cities. Here, in the general traffic flow, trucks prevail, which differ from passenger cars primarily in their overall dimensions and dynamic characteristics. For the uniformity of the traffic flow, a certain difference is compensated by specialized coefficients of converting to a conventional passenger car. The performed research is aimed at establishing the main methods used in bringing freight vehicles to a conventional passenger car and assessing the current coefficients of converting freight vehicles to a conventional passenger car by determining the value of the reduced traffic intensity.Methods and materials. Within the framework of the study performed, natural methods of data collection were used for the subsequent calculation. When analyzing certain parameters, mathematical models have been established that underlie certain values of the coefficients of converting trucks to a conventional passenger car.Results. In the course of the study, the authors classified the methods for determining the coefficients of bringing a truck to a conventional passenger car. The values of the reduction factors for some of them have been established, which can be used when calculating the parameters of the regulated section. The present value of road traffic on the set object of the study - the regulated intersection - has been calculated using different actuation coefficients established earlier. The results obtained are assessed.Conclusion. The analysis of the values obtained as a result of calculations showed their significant difference from each other with a difference of 12%, 53% and 300% of the value of the total (not reduced) intensity. Based on the results obtained, the main tasks of further research are determined.

Keywords

• freight vehicles
• reduction factor
• adjustable area
• reduced intensity