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?
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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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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