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Ce - 302, Signal Lecture

The document outlines a signal design problem for a transportation engineering course, detailing the traffic flow and saturation rates for various phases at an intersection in Karachi. It includes calculations for optimum signal cycle time using Webster's method and presents a signal timing diagram. The document is structured with figures illustrating traffic phases and provides specific traffic volume and saturation flow rate data for analysis.

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Ce - 302, Signal Lecture

The document outlines a signal design problem for a transportation engineering course, detailing the traffic flow and saturation rates for various phases at an intersection in Karachi. It includes calculations for optimum signal cycle time using Webster's method and presents a signal timing diagram. The document is structured with figures illustrating traffic phases and provides specific traffic volume and saturation flow rate data for analysis.

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Signal Design Problem

T.E (Civil Engineering)

Figure 1: Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi – Rub Medical

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Figure 2: Phase I –Northbound (NB) and Southbound (SB)Traffic

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Signal Design Problem
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Figure 3: Phase II – Eastbound (EB) and Westbound (WB) Traffic

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Signal Design Problem
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Figure 4: Phase III – EB turner and WB turner

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Figure 5: Phase IV – WB turner and SB turner

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Signal Design Problem
T.E (Civil Engineering)

Q: Calculate the saturation flow rate for headway in accordance with Highway Capacity Manual (HCM),
for effective green headway? vehicles per hour green per lane(vphgpl)

Q: The saturation flow rates (vphgpl) of all the phases are given in the table, the volume of traffic (Vol) along
with its phases were also observed. Using Webster's method of traffic signal design determine optimum signal
cycle time, Co corresponding to minimum total delay to all the vehicles at the approach roads of the
intersection. Also draw the signal Timing Diagram.

Where,
C = optimum cycle Length
L = Lost time = (Amber time, sec + Red Time, sec) * No. of phases
Y = Sum of the Critical Flow Ratio

Phase Movement Volume of Traffic (V) Sat. Flow Rate (S)


I NB-th 400 1700
SB-th 425 1700
II NB-R 120 1500
SB-R 92 1500
III EB-th 550 1700
WB-th 475 1700
IV EB-R 130 1500
WB-R 97 1500

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T.E (Civil Engineering)

V/S Critical Flow Ratio Opt. Green Time Round up Again Round Up Green Time Phase wise (Y+R) Signal Diagram Time
sec sec sec sec sec sec

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Signal Timing Diagram (All duration are in sec)


Red
Red Red
Red Red
Red

-------------28 sec ----------- ---------------13 sec --------- --------------33 sec ---------- ---------------18 sec ---------

----------------------------------------------------------------92 sec ----------------------------------------------------------------

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