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    Greenshields Model

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    Greenshield developed a linear model that relates traffic speed and density under uninterrupted flow conditions. The model assumes speed and density are linearly related as v=A-B*k, where A and B are constants determined from field data. This relationship can be inserted into the general speed-flow-density relationship to yield equations relating flow to density and speed. The model shows that maximum flow occurs at half the free flow speed and maximum density, and allows derivation of the density and speed at which flow is maximized.

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    Greenshield developed a linear model that relates traffic speed and density under uninterrupted flow conditions. The model assumes speed and density are linearly related as v=A-B*k, where A and B are constants determined from field data. This relationship can be inserted into the general speed-flow-density relationship to yield equations relating flow to density and speed. The model shows that maximum flow occurs at half the free flow speed and maximum density, and allows derivation of the density and speed at which flow is maximized.

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    Greenshield developed a linear model that relates traffic speed and density under uninterrupted flow conditions. The model assumes speed and density are linearly related as v=A-B*k, where A and B are constants determined from field data. This relationship can be inserted into the general speed-flow-density relationship to yield equations relating flow to density and speed. The model shows that maximum flow occurs at half the free flow speed and maximum density, and allows derivation of the density and speed at which flow is maximized.

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    Greenshields Model

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    Greenshield developed a linear model that relates traffic speed and density under uninterrupted flow conditions. The model assumes speed and density are linearly related as v=A-B*k, where A and B are constants determined from field data. This relationship can be inserted into the general speed-flow-density relationship to yield equations relating flow to density and speed. The model shows that maximum flow occurs at half the free flow speed and maximum density, and allows derivation of the density and speed at which flow is maximized.

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    Greenshields Model

    Greenshields Model
    Greenshield was able to develop a model of uninterrupted traffic flow that predicts and explains the trends that are observed in real traffic flows. While Greenshields model is not perfect, it is fairly accurate and relatively simple. Greenshield made the assumption that, under uninterrupted flow conditions, speed and density are linearly related. This relationship is expressed mathematically and graphically below. See figure 1.0. v=A-B*k Where: v = speed (miles/hour, kilometers/hour) A,B = constants determined from field observations k = density (vehicles/mile, vehicles/kilometer) As noted above, you can determine the values of the constants A and B through field observations. This is normally done by collecting velocity and density data in the field, plotting the data, and then using linear regression to fit a line through the data points. The constant A represents the free flow speed, while A/B represents the jam density. Figure 1.0: Speed vs. Density

    Inserting Greenshields speed-density relationship into the general speed-flow-density relationship yields the following equations: q = (A-B*k)*k or q = A*k B*k2 Where: q = flow (vehicles/hour)
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    A,B = constants k = density (vehicles/mile, vehicles/kilometer) Figure 2.0: Flow vs. Density

    This new relationship between flow and density provides an avenue for finding the density at which the flow is maximized. dq/dk = A 2*B*k setting dq/dK = 0 yields: k = A/(2*B) Therefore, at the density given above, the flow will be maximized. Substituting this maximized value of k into the original speed-density relationship yields the speed at which the flow is maximized. v = A B*(A/(2*B)) or v = A/2 This indicates that the maximum flow occurs when traffic is flowing at half of free-flow speed (A). Substituting the optimum speed and density into the speed-flow-density relationship yields the maximum flow. q = (A/2)*(A/(2*B)) or q = A2/(4*B) Figure 3.0 shows the relationship between flow and speed graphically. Figure 3.0: Flow vs. Speed

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    As you can see, Greenshields model is quite powerful. The following can be derived from Greenshields model: When the density is zero, the flow is zero because there are no vehicles on the roadway. As the density increases, the flow also increases to some maximum flow conditions. When the density reaches a maximum, generally called jam density, the flow must be zero because the vehicles tend to line up end to end (parking lot conditions). As the density increases the flow increases to some maximum value, but a continual increase in density will cause the flow to decrease until jam density and zero flow conditions are reached.

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