Studies have shown that the traffic flow on a two - lane road adjacent to a school zone with a length of 0.5 mile. The school zone operates for only 20 minutes. The speed and flow before and within school zone are given below. Determine the speed of the shock waves and length of the queue after 20 minutes period for school zone.
Studies have shown that the traffic flow on a two - lane road adjacent to a school zone with a length of 0.5 mile. The school zone operates for only 20 minutes. The speed and flow before and within school zone are given below. Determine the speed of the shock waves and length of the queue after 20 minutes period for school zone.
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B) Studies have shown that the traffic flow on a two - lane road adjacent to a school zone with a length of 0.5 mile. The school zone operates for only 20 minutes. The speed and flow before and within school zone are given below. Determine the speed of the shock waves and length of the queue after 20 minutes period for school zone.
Transcribed Image Text:B) Studies have shown that the traffic flow on a two- lane road adjacent to a school zone with
a length of 0.5 mile. The school zone operates for only 20 minutes. The speed and flow
before and within school zone are given below. Determine the speed of the shock waves
and length of the queue after 20 minutes period for school zone.
Before school zone
45
Within school zone
Speed (mile/hr)
Flow (veh/hr)
25
1800
1625
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