dc.contributor.advisor | Edara, Praveen K. (Praveen Kumar) | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, Brett (Brett Matthew) | eng |
dc.coverage.spatial | Missouri -- Columbia | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2016 Fall | eng |
dc.description.abstract | [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Interchanges are a particularly important focus in transportation because of the high level of interacting cross-traffic. Often, traditional diamond interchanges are limited in their ability to provide adequate safety and operational needs. Alternative interchanges are a common solution that involve using innovative designs which work well with specific site characteristics. Because there are often many alternative designs to consider and because it can be time-consuming to model and evaluate each alternative, there is a need to expedite the process using a designated screening approach and evaluation. This thesis contains an interchange study for a corridor located in Columbia, Missouri that uses a screening process which incorporates analytical and simulation tools. Several interchanges are analyzed including: diamond, single point urban (SPUI), partial cloverleaf, diverging diamond interchange (DDI), displaced left turn (DLT), roundabout, and an innovative displaced left roundabout (DLR). The results of operational analysis show that: the DDI performs the best on the interchange for high demand; the DLR performs best for the interchange only at low demand; the current design is sufficient with the given growth volume, so an alternative is not warranted. One contribution of this thesis is the development of a systematic procedure that first screens for promising designs and then conducts an extensive simulation analysis to compare their performance. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references (page 53). | eng |
dc.format.extent | 1 online resource (vii, 70 pages) : illustrations | eng |
dc.identifier.merlin | b118636522 | eng |
dc.identifier.oclc | 986497811 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/59873 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/59873 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.rights | Access is limited to the campuses of the University of Missouri. | eng |
dc.subject.FAST | Roads -- Interchanges and intersections -- Design and construction | eng |
dc.title | Interchange alternative selection based on analysis of operational measures | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Civil and Environmental Engineering (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | eng |