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Flower Roundabouts And Double-Lane Roundabouts: A Comparative Performance Analysis
Roberta MarinoSergio MarinoTullio GiuffrèAnna GranaOrazio Giuffrèsubject
Engineeringbusiness.industrydelayTransport engineeringControl delaylcsh:TA1-2040RoundaboutSettore ICAR/04 - Strade Ferrovie Ed Aeroportibusinessflower roundaboutlcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)double-lane roundaboutentry capacityCivil and Structural Engineeringdescription
AbstractIn the paper, a choice criterion between flower roundabouts and double-lane roundabouts is proposed, focusing on operational benefits that can derive from one scheme over the other, and outlining a general framework for benefit-cost analysis. In order to assess operational benefits of innovative roundabouts over modern roundabouts, a comparative analysis was made. Capacity was estimated using gap-acceptance models. In detail, assuming the dichotomic shifted negative exponential distribution to model headways in circulating streams, the Hagring formula was adjusted to obtain entry capacity estimations at roundabout approaches where entering vehicles face one or two conflicting flows. Based on the control delay, the suitability domains and indifference areas were constructed. Thus, a sensitivity analysis to changes in traffic demand for operational benefits of flower roundabouts over double-lane roundabouts was carried out and discussed. At last, evidence for new installations and conversion of existing roundabouts can be found.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-01 | Archives of Civil Engineering |