• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.1111-1121
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• 2015

Roundabouts face a congestion problem when there are unbalanced traffic conditions, especially during peak times. The congestion at roundabouts results in long delay times and low level of service. Some research has addressed congestion problems of the metering roundabout, however, few studies have focused on the congestion issues of the double signals metering roundabout. This research bridges this gap through analyzing the congestion issues of the Old Belair double signals roundabout in Adelaide. The research proposes a new analysis method based on a four-nodes intersection in order for double signals roundabout analysis to be carried out as follows: firstly, at the modeling stage, a connection of four individual intersections, adjustment of lane geometry, input of directional traffic volumes, priority and phase time set up are proposed. Secondly, for calibration, PFF, critical gap, follow-up headway and extra bunching values have been applied. The results from the analysis show that the new method is able to analyze the delay time, level of service, degree of saturation and allow for further analysis.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.243-250
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• 2014

Modern roundabouts referred to as relatively safer and more efficient traffic facility than the signalized intersections have been recently deployed and operated and accordingly more research efforts to improve its safety and efficiency have been made so far. This paper introduces a new traffic information system named as Smart Roundabout coupled with Connected Vehicle technique like Vehicle-to-Roadside communication, which has not been attempted before and evaluates its performance with a microscopic simulation model, VISSIM. The proposed system functions to collect driving information of circulating vehicles in the roundabout such as location, speed, critical headway, etc. and help approaching vehicles decide whether to enter the roundabout with an on-board equipment instrumented in the individual vehicle on the basis of calculated gap acceptance of interest. This new system is expected to secure more safety and increase the capacity of the modern roundabout.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.175-181
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• 2012

Under unsaturated capacity conditions with balanced approach flows, roundabout gives less delay and queue length than existing signalized intersections; however, over capacity conditions with unbalanced approach flows(flow above 450 pcu/h/lane), roundabouts efficiency drops due to the short gap between entering vehicles and circulating vehicles. This study provides a roundabout Signal Metering transfer standard and operation method. In this study, a four-way-approach with one-lane roundabout is selected to compare the Signal Metering performance for the case of unbalanced flow conditions. The performance is evaluated by using SIDRA software in terms of average delay and queue length. The result shows that the Signal Metering provides substantial improvements for the case of total approach flow is 1,800~2,000 pcu/h in which the main approach flow ratio is 60~70% gives 30~40% less delay and 30~60% less queue length than normal roundabout operation. Also, it is approved that operational performance saving can be achieved when the Metered Approach is selected adjoining to the main approach in pair.

• Proceedings of the KOR-KST Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.153-158
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• 2007

교통영향평가지침에서는 사업이 시행함으로 인하여 주변 교통체계에 미치는 영향의 범위를 설정하는 기준을 제시하고 있다. 이 방법은 획일적인 기준으로 쉽게 영향권을 설정할 수 있으나 사업 대상지의 특성을 반영하지 못하는 단점을 가진다. 또한 반경 몇 km안의 교차로 몇 개라는 식의 기준은 분석가의 판단에 따라 교차로의 선택이 좌우 되는 한계를 가진다. 본 논문에서는 이미 연구된 영향권 설정방법 및 교통영향평가의 영향권 설정 기준을 분석하고, 링크의 용량을 고려한 교통량 변화율에 의한 영향권 설정방법을 제시하였다. 이 방법은 분석 범위 내 사업으로 인하여 발생되는 교통량을 기존 교통량과 비교하여 그 차이와 계산된 링크용량과의 비율을 이용하여 영향권을 설정하는 방법이다. 본 논문에서는 이 방법을 이용하여 새로운 기준을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.145-155
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• 1998

대도시 가로망의 대부분은 신호교차로와 신호교차로가 연결되는 가로(link)로 구성되어 있어 가로의 통행시간은 가로의 주변여건, 차량간의 상호작용 및 교통신호등과 같은 요소에 영향을 받게된다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 대도시 가로망에서 신호 연동체계로 운영되는 가로의 통행시간을 예측할 수 있는 모형을 개발하는데 있다. 본 연구는 대구광역시 가로망을 대상으로 연동가로의 교통흐름을 가장 잘 나타내는 Greenberg모형을 이용하여 연동가로의 통행시간 모형을 도출하였다. 도출된 연동가로의 통행시간 모형은 임계통행시간$(t_m$)과 교통량 대가로최대교통량비$(q/q_m)$의 함수로 이루어졌다. $t_m$모형은 안정류상태의 통행시간 및 불안정류상태의 통행시간의 비를 이용하여 개발하였고 가로 용량모형은 상류부와 하류부의 신호조건에 따른 변수와 가로길이를 변수로 하는 모형을 개발하였다. 개발된 모형은 대구광역시를 대상으로 조사한 12개의 연동가로의 자료를 적용하여 연동으로 운영되는 가로의 통행시간 모형을 도출하였다. 도출된 통행시간 모형은 도로용량에 제시한 모형에 비하여 간단하게 가로의 통행시간을 추정할 수 있으며 교통계획에 적용되는 통행시간모형 비하여 가로의 신호 및 운영조건을 포함한 세부적인 통행시간 모형이다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.32 no.2D
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• pp.121-127
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• 2012

One of the traffic problems has been caused by the illegal parking because of the lack of parking space. Especially, the illegal occupancy of the road near an intersection makes an serious reduction of road capacity. The current illegal parking and stop-prohibited areas have been designated for less than 5 meters from the edge or the corner of the 4-leg intersection. However, in reality, the cars parked at the place over 5 meters have had a significant impact on the intersection traffic. In addition, many variables such as intersection type, size, and service levels should be considered as factors which influence on the traffic condition at the intersection. It was assumed that through and right-turn traffic rate have a significant impact on the 4-leg intersection with the illegal parking or stop near it. This study tried to verify the impact through the simulation implementation with MOE and LOS. It shows a guideline to designate the parking or stop-prohibited area near the 4-leg intersection under various traffic conditions.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.925-932
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• 2018

This study deals with Turbo-Roundabout of Special-Roundabouts. Recently, many rotary intersections are being constructed in Korea, but the effect of the rotary intersection depends on the total entrance traffic volume and the area of the paper. The purpose of this study is to analyze the operation and accident reduction effect of turning traffic signal intersection with small traffic volume into turbo - type turning intersection. The main results are as follows. First, when the traffic volume of the main road is high, the traffic volume of the subway is less than 10 ~ 15%, or when the left turn ratio is less than 30%, it is improved when switching to the turbo type turn intersection instead of the first turn type and second turn type turn intersection Was analyzed. Second, it is considered that turbo type rotary intersection is more effective than first - type rotary intersection, and it is more effective in increasing road capacity because the area of paper is smaller than that of second - order rotary intersection. Third, the number of traffic accidents decreased by 45.9% and the number of injured persons decreased by 76.5% after the conversion of the turnover type turnover to turbo type. 100%), the number of car accidents was 0.3, and the number of casualties was 0 (100%). Finally, the positive evaluation of the user satisfaction survey showed that the improvement in safety, accessibility, and convenience was improved by 60.4%, which was improved by 16.4% to 76.8% after the conversion to the turbo type turnover.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.109-126
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• 2014

The level of service (LOS) of the Highway Capacity Manual (KHCM) has been used as a basic criterion at decision making processes for signalized intersections in Korea. The KHCM provides five steps for the signalized intersection analysis. Among them, lane grouping, which is the third step, significantly influence the final LOS. The current method presented in the KHCM, however, classifies a shared lane as a de facto turning lane group, even though the turning traffic of the shared lane is few. Thus, this research was initiated to provide an alternative. To this end, three alternatives were suggested, including the method based on the lane grouping presented in the U.S. Highway Capacity Manual, the method using turning ratio of shared turning lane, and the method using a threshold traffic volume in lane grouping. The feasibilities of the three methods were evaluated using a calibrated CORSIM model. Conclusively, the method using a threshold traffic volume in lane grouping outperformed.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.77-86
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• 2013

This paper focuses on the development of analytical models for estimating the changes in saturation flow rates (SFR) at the stop-lines of a signalized intersection due to the existence of nearby work-zones, and thereby calculating the prevailing capacity values for specific lane groups. Major changes were incorporated in the logics of previous models and significant revisions have been made to secure the accuracy and simplicity. Furthermore, much attention was paid to model validation by making comparisons to both extensive simulation results and empirical data from various sites. It was found that SFRs are highly sensitive to the location of work-zones, the distance to each work-zone from the stop-line of a concerned approach, the number of lanes open and closed, and the effective green time. Using such geometric and operating conditions that constitute work-zone environment, the proposed models successfully estimated SFR values with a miniscule margin of error.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.63-75
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• 2013

Roundabouts have been operated in Europe, America and Australia since the 1970s, and many relevant researches continually was carried out. Though many studies regarding roundabout have been recently conducted in korea, most of them have focused on its operational safety and efficiency. Moreover, roundabout design guideline did not define a clear criteria related to pedestrian in roundabout, but seldom investigate the influences of pedestrian on crosswalk. In this study, we seek ways to operate the pedestrian crosswalk signal on roundabout maximizing their operational effects in exceptional case such as rush hour or intersection near the special facilities. We proved that roundabout signal operation is effective under certain circumstances in according to the number of pedestrian, and suggested the optimal signal timing plan for signalized roundabouts. For pursuing the above, we conducted the simulation test using the VISSIM model. The results show that the operational effectiveness of signalized roundabout was evaluated to be better than non-signalized roundabout in specific pedestrian volume condition. In addition, those results are confirmed using simulation analysis conducted on the real roundabout.