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... 378 A P P E N D I X G Glossary General Acronyms 𝐴𝑇𝐷𝑀 = Active Traffic and Demand Management; π΄π‘Šπ‘†πΆ = all-way stop controlled intersection; 𝐷𝐷𝐼 = diverging diamond interchange; 𝐷𝑂𝑇 = Department of Transportation; 𝐸𝐡 = eastbound; πΉπ»π‘Šπ΄ = Federal Highway Administration; 𝐻𝐢𝑀 = Highway Capacity Manual; 𝐼𝐢𝑀 = Integrated Corridor Management; 𝐼𝑅𝑇 = interchange ramp terminal; 𝑀𝑂𝐸 = Measures of Effectiveness; 𝑁𝐡 = northbound; 𝑄𝐴𝑃 = queue accumulation polygon; 𝑆𝐡 = southbound; π‘†π‘ƒπ‘ˆπΌ = single-point urban interchange; π‘‡π‘Šπ‘†πΆ = two-way stop controlled intersection; π‘Šπ΅ = westbound. General Values 𝑑/𝑐 = demand to capacity ratio; 𝐸𝐷 = expected demand (veh/h)
From page 385...
... 379 1. Arterial Facilities 1.1.
From page 386...
... 380 TSB = time period with active spillback (minutes)
From page 387...
... 381 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; due to impact of grade; 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; due to impact of interchange density; 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; for length of the weaving segment; 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; due to impact of access point density; 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; due to impact of trucks; 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; for off-ramp flow; 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; for on-ramp flow; 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; due to impact of ramp flow; 𝑓 , = adjustment factor for π‘Ž; for volume ratio; 𝑓 = adjustment factor for 𝑐; (Eq.
From page 388...
... 382 𝐿𝐹𝑅 = share of the total flow on lane 𝑖 𝑂𝐹𝑅𝐹(𝑖, 𝑑,𝑝) = actual flow that can exit at off-ramp 𝑖 during time step 𝑑 in time interval 𝑝 (veh/h)
From page 389...
... 383 during time interval 𝑝; 𝑆 = number of computational time steps in an analysis period; 𝑠 = measured speed at the beginning of congestion at the upstream detector (mi/h)

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