Impact of Operational Speed Characteristics of Heavy Vehicles on High-Speed Highways

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dc.contributor.advisorPark, Peter Y.
dc.contributor.authorWang, Mingyue
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T12:46:28Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T12:46:28Z
dc.date.copyright2019-10
dc.date.issued2020-05-11
dc.date.updated2020-05-11T12:46:28Z
dc.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMASc - Master of Applied Science
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the safety impact of differential speed limit (DSL) strategy by considering gross vehicle weight (GVW) combined with average speed enforcement (ASE) for heavy vehicles. The study used one-year of Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) data (2014) and one-month of Global Positioning System (GPS) data (Mar 2016) collected from along the Trans-Canada Highway 1 in British Columbia. The research consisted of a data-driven analysis and a two-part simulation analysis. As the DSL investigated was based on GVW, a Modified-Federal Highway Administration (M-FHWA) classification that explicitly considered GVW was tested alongside the FHWA classification regarding average speed and GVW. The simulation analysis assessed the DSL strategy associated with M-FHWA classification and ASE strategys impact on the safety of heavy vehicles. In general, the analyses showed that DSL adopted with M-FHWA classes combined with ASE would be effective in reducing heavy vehicle speed and improving highway safety.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/37415
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.subject.keywordsHighway safety
dc.subject.keywordsTransportation engineering
dc.subject.keywordsFreight transportation
dc.subject.keywordsHeavy vehicle safety
dc.subject.keywordsSpeed limit
dc.subject.keywordsDifferential speed limit
dc.subject.keywordsUniform speed limit
dc.subject.keywordsSpeed enforcement
dc.subject.keywordsSpot speed enforcement
dc.subject.keywordsAverage speed enforcement
dc.subject.keywordsGross Vehicle Weight
dc.subject.keywordsWeigh-in-Motion
dc.subject.keywordsGPS
dc.subject.keywordsFHWA classification
dc.subject.keywordsVISSIM
dc.subject.keywordsMicrosimulation
dc.subject.keywordsSpeed characteristics
dc.subject.keywords85th percentile speed
dc.subject.keywordsSpeed variance
dc.subject.keywordsSpeeding rate
dc.subject.keywordsTraffic performance
dc.titleImpact of Operational Speed Characteristics of Heavy Vehicles on High-Speed Highways
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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