designing a rural highway is required so how many lanes are needed in the peak hour based on the given information: v = 4000 vehicle/ hour (per lane ) level terrain Pt ( trucks ) = 15% Pr = 3% Fp =1 lane width 3.6m lateral clearance 1.8m phf =0.85 interchange density = 0.9 interchange/km .. no LOS was given and the units (metric)

designing a rural highway is required so how many lanes are needed in the peak hour based on the given information: v = 4000 vehicle/ hour (per lane ) level terrain Pt ( trucks ) = 15% Pr = 3% Fp =1 lane width 3.6m lateral clearance 1.8m phf =0.85 interchange density = 0.9 interchange/km .. no LOS was given and the units (metric)

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter9: Capacity And Level Of Service For Highway Segments

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7P

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