Traffic Flow Theory and Simulation
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The official GTU curriculum for Traffic Flow Theory and Simulation (subject code ME02069041) as prescribed for CEE · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 34 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02069041)Unit 1 Traffic Stream Characteristics
- microscopic and macroscopic study of traffic stream characteristics -flow
- speed and concentration
- use of counting
- interval and translated distributions for describing vehicle arrivals
- gaps and lags
- fitting of distributions
- goodness of fit tests
- gap acceptance
Unit 2 Traffic Stream Models
- Fundamental equation of traffic flow
- speed-flow-concentration relationships
- normalised relationship
- fluid flow analogy approach
- shock wave theory
- platoon diffusion and Boltzmann like behaviour of traffic flow
- car-following theory
- linear and non-linear car-following models
- acceleration noise
Unit 3 Queuing Analysis
- Fundamentals of queuing theory
- demand service characteristics
- deterministic queuing models
- stochastic queuing models
- multiple service channels
- models of delay at intersections and pedestrian crossings
Unit 4 Highway Capacity & Level-of-Service Studies
- factors affecting capacity & level-of service
- capacity analysis of different highway facilities
- passenger car units
- problems in mixed traffic flow
Unit 5 Traffic Simulation
- Fundamentals and concepts
- components of traffic simulation
- mathematical simulation model development
- microscopic, and mesoscopic simulation models
- software for simulation
- calibration and validation of simulation model
- generation of random numbers
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