A section of highway having a length 60 m. The observed data are 6 vehicles cross over it in a period of l148 sec., for the following duration: 2.4, 2.8, 3.0, 2.1, 2.2, und 3.5 sec. Estimate the values of the flow rate, density, space-mean speed, time-mean speed, average gap, and average clearance. If the length of vehicles are 6, 5.4, 6.6,
A section of highway having a length 60 m. The observed data are 6 vehicles cross over it in a period of l148 sec., for the following duration: 2.4, 2.8, 3.0, 2.1, 2.2, und 3.5 sec. Estimate the values of the flow rate, density, space-mean speed, time-mean speed, average gap, and average clearance. If the length of vehicles are 6, 5.4, 6.6,
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![A section of highway having a length 60 m. The observed data are 6 vehicles cross
over it in a period of 148 sec., for the following duration: 2.4, 2.8, 3.0, 2.1, 2.2, and
3.5 sec. Estimate the values of the flow rate, density, space-mean speed, time-mean
speed, average gap, and average clearance. If the length of vehicles are 6, 5.4, 6.6,
4.8, 7.5, and 6 m respectively?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F198839b2-70d9-4ef7-8db2-a4155a2cbcff%2F82a2fa04-75d7-4409-bbb1-c5cb3ff1c7c4%2Fd8fc9li_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A section of highway having a length 60 m. The observed data are 6 vehicles cross
over it in a period of 148 sec., for the following duration: 2.4, 2.8, 3.0, 2.1, 2.2, and
3.5 sec. Estimate the values of the flow rate, density, space-mean speed, time-mean
speed, average gap, and average clearance. If the length of vehicles are 6, 5.4, 6.6,
4.8, 7.5, and 6 m respectively?
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