• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.54-67
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• 2016

All roundabouts are designed based on "Roundabout Design Guideline, Ministry of Land and Transportation, 2014" in Korea. The guideline also provides the traffic volume criteria to convert from signalized intersections to roundabouts. While the criteria are based on capacity of roundabouts, left-turn ratio and the number of lane on approaches are not considered to calculate the capacity of roundabouts. Therefore it is difficult to apply the traffic volume criteria in the real world. In this study, we studied the impact of left-turn ratio and the number of lane on approaches into capacity of roundabouts using micro-simulation. It was found that the capacity of roundabouts is changed according to left-turn ratio and the number of lane on approaches.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.143-150
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• 2021

Roundabouts have been spreading out all over the world quickly with their attractions including capacity enhancement, safety increase and pollutant emission decrease. The history of Korean roundabout has already been 10 years. However, due to the accumulation of unclear right of way and insufficient data, the advantages of the roundabout are not fully utilized so far. Moreover, there are some differences in the capacity model of roundabouts compared to overseas capacity models. In addition, most research tend to concentrate in evaluation of roundabout performance using computer software. This paper, therefore, investigated overseas typical roundabout capacity models; empirical model and gap acceptance model, and then KHCM 2013 was compared to SIDRA model and USHCM 2010 model. It is expected that this paper will assist and guide practitioners in analyzing and estimating roundabout capacity more precise.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.143-154
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• 2001

신호교차로의 서비스수준은 미국의 HCM 방식을 전세계적으로 준용하고 있으며, 우리나라도 1985년 미국 HCM을 기본으로 하여 우리나라의 특성을 반영한 보정계수 값들을 수정하여 지금까지 사용하고 있는 것이 현실이다. 하지만 한국 도로용량편람의 모태가 된 미국 HCM은 이미 94년 1차 수정판에 이어, 이를 더욱 보완해서 HCM 2000을 발간하여 실용화 단계에 있는 반면 92년에 발간된 한국도로용량편람은 발간 이후 빠른 속도로 변화해온 국내의 교통, 도로, 차량 특성과 다양해진 도로시설 유형의 변화를 신호교차로 서비스수준 분석에 적절히 반영하지 못하고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 신호교차로 서비스수준 결정에 관한 연구의 기초작업으로 기존의 신호교차로 서비스수준 분석방법의 문제점을 보완하기 위한 새로운 분석방법론을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 한국 도로용량 편람과 미국 HCM 2000의 서비스수준 분석방법론 부분을 면밀히 비교 분석하고 두 나라의 지체식에 포함된 공통적인 변수(주기(C), 포화도(v/c), 용량(c), 녹색시간비(g/C))에 대한 민감도 분석과 미국 HCM 2000에 추가로 도입된 변수들에 대한 민감도 분석을 수행함으로서 한국 도로용량 편람의 문제점을 고찰하고 운전자의 행태나 도로의 기하조건이 외국의 경우와는 다른 우리나라 실정을 반영한 한국형 신호 교차로 서비스수준 정립 방안의 필요성을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.89-98
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• 2001

The objective of this Paper is to derive an adjustment factor for the presence of heavy vehicles when estimating capacity at unsignalized intersections (and/or at modern roundabouts). According to the 1997 and 2000 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), potential capacity in such cases is estimated by simply adjusting base critical gap and base follow-up time. However, the procedure suggested in the HCM may lead to some errors in the adjustment, hence resulting in poor evaluation and design for the intersections, because it determines the value of adjusting factors by only the number of lanes on main streets regardless of the types of heavy vehicles. This paper shows a simple formula for making the adjustment. This formula is much like the HCM formula used for heavy vehicles in estimating highway capacity by the adoption of passenger car units (PCU). In contrast to the traditional approaches seen in the HCM, the PCU value of this case is explicitly expressed by the flow rate in the major streams and the gap difference in critical gaps chosen by passenger cars and particular heavy vehicles. Computational results of the adjustment factor are graphically illustrated.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.86-93
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• 1985

1965년에 출판된 고속도로용량교범(Highway Capacity Manual)은 고속도로, 도시 및 지방도로의 용량과 서비스수준을 판단하는데 기본서 역할을 해왔다. 도시내 신호등이 있는 교차로의 서비스수준은 빈하율(load factor) 개념을 이용하여 산정해 왔다. 그러나 푸른신호 주기동안 차량의 교차로이용도를 기준으로 하는 빈하율 개념은 서비스 수준의 측정치로서 한계가 있고 또 그동안 신호체계가 많이 개선되었고 운전자의 통행행태가 크게 변화하여 1970년대 중반부터 한계통행분석법(Critical Movement Analysis)과 차량의 교차로지체시간 측정법(Intersection Delay)등과 같은 새로운 기법이 소개되었다. 본 논문은 최근에 많이 이 용되고 있는 교차로지체시간측정법의 유용성을 검증하기 위해 15개 교차로의 차량통행량을 기준으로 하여 V/C비를 계산하는 한계통행분석법에 의한 측정치와 비교, 분석하였다. 그 결 과 교차로의 서비스수준을 측정하는데 양자의 방법에 의한 측정치가 크게 다르지 않음을 발 견하였다. 즉 도시내 신호등이 있는 교차로시설을 개선하기 위해 대략적인 교차로 서비스수 준을 측정할 경우 조사인원 및 비용이 많이 소요되는 한계통행분석법보다 조사가 간편하고 비용이 적게 드는 교차로지체시간측정법이 유용함을 밝혔다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.651-661
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• 2014

Recently, many studies have been undertaken regarding the of introduction at roundabout in Korea. The studies related to roundabout capacity, however, is insufficient. Thus, the goal of this study is to develop a capacity model based on real data. The main results are as follows. First, roundabout capacity in Korea was analyzed using HCM capacity model based on critical gap and following time estimated by Probit model. Entry capacity in Korea was evaluated to be similar to that of the U.S in the case of low circulating flow($Q_c$), but higher in the case of high circulating flow($Q_c$). Second, the basic capacity models in Korea were newly developed based on real traffic data. Third, models that consider geometric structure were developed based on the basic models. Finally, all of the developed models mentioned above were analyzed to be statistically significant.

• Proceedings of the KOR-KST Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.530-538
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• 2007

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.25-32
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• 2010

This study deals with the roundabout by flare of entry and exit. The goal is to analyze the relative effectiveness of roundabout by flare of entry and exit. In pursuing the above, this study gives the particular attentions to comparing the performances using VISSIM software. The main results analyzed are as follows. First, the single and double roundabouts are analyzed to have LOS F in the case of total entering vehicles of 2,400pcph and 4,400pcph Second, the roundabouts by entry flare analyzed to have LOS F in the case of total entering vehicles of 2,800~3,200pcph and the roundabouts by entry and exit flare analyzed to have LOS F in the case of total entering vehicles of 3,200~3,600pcph. Finally, result of comparative analysis of roundabout and roundabout by flare of entry and exit, capacity of roundabout by flare of entry and exit are located between 1-lane roundabout and 2-lane roundabout. therefore it analyzed that roundabout by flare of entry and exit can be added to new type roundabout.

• Proceedings of the KOR-KST Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.315-320
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• 1999

교차로 좌회전 이동류에 대해 곡선반경의 확보여부는 용량 및 안전성측면에 많은 영향을 주게 된다. 죄회전 곡선반경의 결정은 설계기준차량의 회전궤적에 따라 결정되며 곡선반경의 모양은 원곡선의 형태를 유지하는 것이 바람직한 형태로 제시되고 있다. 교차로 설게시 곡선반경의 확보방안으로 정지선을 후퇴시키는 방안을 제시함으로서 좌회전 이동류에 대해 용량 및 안전성을 개선할 수 있도록 하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.79-86
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• 1999

Traffic jams of our country are due to the shortage of roadway as compared with the traffic, however. they are sometimes due to inconsistency of the roadway capacity. Inconsistency of the roadway capacity comes from the difference of cycle length, phase length and number of Phase between major intersection and minor intersection. Specialty increasing number of Phase due to left-turn movements bring out decrease of the arterial capacity, deterioration of the arterial offset. The Purpose of this research is to introduce and analyze the continuous flow intersection to solve the bottleneck of the major intersection. The major contents of this research introduce the concept and design consideration for the continuous flow intersection and also analyze delay, fuel consumption and emissions among multiphase intersection, grade separated intersection and continuous flow intersection. This research analyze the sensitivities according to change of the left-turn traffic volume and also evaluate the cost-effectiveness through the total cost analysis among three of them.