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Traffic impact analysis of highway accident based on the shockwave theory

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Abstract

The study on traffic impact of highway accident plays an important role in highway incident management. In the study, the shockwave theory as a foundation, the accumulation and dissipation process of the accident upstream location on two-lane highway was analyzed. According to the numbers of impacted lanes, the clean up time and the upstream traffic flow, a mathematical model named highway traffic accident impact model was established. By numerical models analysis and professional microscopic traffic simulation software under the same traffic conditions, the result shows that the model is ideal for evaluating traffic impact of highway accident for its small deviation about 5% and efficient calculating.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1420-1421
Number of pages2
JournalBeijing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Volume38
Issue number10
StatePublished - Oct 2012

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Accident impact
  • Queue length
  • Shockwave
  • Traffic accident

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