From a point beside a road, a one way trafficstream is observed to consist of- A stream of cars travelling at 90 kph at 10second headways- A stream of trucks travelling at 50 kph at 15second headways- A stream of buses travelling at 55 kph at12second headwaysDetermine(a) The total traffic flow.(b) The total density.(c) The percentage of trucks in the traffic streamobserved from a point beside the road. (d) Thepercentage of trucks in the traffic stream asobserved from an aerial photograph. (e) The time-mean speed of the traffic stream.(f) The space-mean speed of the traffic stream.

The velocity of the car is vc=90 kmph The time headway for the car is hc=10 s. The velocity of the…

From a point beside a road, a one way traffic stream is observed to consist of - A stream of cars travelling at 90 kph at 10 second headways - A stream of trucks travelling at 50 kph at 15 second headways - A stream of buses travelling at 55 kph at12 second headways Determine (a) The total traffic flow. The total density. (c) The percentage of trucks in the traffic stream observed from a point beside the road. (d) The

From a point beside a road, a one way traffic stream is observed to consist of - A stream of cars travelling at 90 kph at 10 second headways - A stream of trucks travelling at 50 kph at 15 second headways - A stream of buses travelling at 55 kph at12 second headways Determine (a) The total traffic flow. The total density. (c) The percentage of trucks in the traffic stream observed from a point beside the road. (d) The

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