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speed-density

GATE Civil Engineering · Transportation Engineering - Traffic Flow Theory · 2018-2026

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2026 Q60

For a given traffic stream, the speed-density relationship is given as: $v = v_o \ln \left(\frac{k_j}{k}\right)$ where $v$ is the mean speed (in km/h), and $k$ is the density (in v...

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2025 Q40

The speed-density relation on a one-way, single lane road is shown in the figure, where speed u is in km/hour and density k is in vehicles/km. The maximum flow (in vehicles/hour) o...

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2025 Q50

The free flow speed of a highway is 100 km/h and its capacity is 4000 vehicle/h. Assume speed density relation is linear. For a traffic volume of 2000 vehicle/h, choose all the pos...

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2024 Q44

The free mean speed is 60 km/hr on a given road. The average space headway at jam density on this road is 8 m. For a linear speed-density relationship, the maximum flow (in veh/hr/...

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2023 Q46

A plot of speed-density relationship (linear) of two roads (Road A and Road B) is shown in the figure. If the capacity of Road A is $C_A$ and the capacity of Road B is $C_B$, what...

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2021 Q35

On a road, the speed - density relationship of a traffic stream is given by u=70-0.7k (where speed, u, is in km/h and density, k, is in veh/km). At the capacity condition, the aver...

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2019 Q45

Average free flow speed and the jam density observed on a road stretch are 60 km/h and 120 vehicles/km, respectively. For a linear speed-density relationship, the maximum flow on t...

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2018 Q15

The speed-density relationship for a road section is shown in the figure. The shape of the flow-density relationship is

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