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Transportation Research

Proceedings of CTRG 2017

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Editors:
  1. Tom V. Mathew

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

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  2. Gaurang J. Joshi

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India

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  3. Nagendra R. Velaga

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

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  4. Shriniwas Arkatkar

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India

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  • Provides comprehensive coverage of research in sustainable transport, transportation modes, traffic systems analysis and highway materials and pavement
  • Includes articles on interdisciplinary themes

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (LNCE, volume 45)

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Table of contents (71 papers)

  1. Transportation Modes, Planning and Demand Forecast

    1. Estimating Modal Shift of Home-Based Work Trips Due to the Development of Kochi Metro and Reduction in Fuel Consumption and Emissions

      • Ardra S. Krishna, Jomy Thomas, P. N. Salini
      Pages 229-242

    2. Analysis of Travel Time Expenditure of School-Going Children

      • M. Manoj, T. M. Rahul, Ashish Verma, Sumit Yadav
      Pages 243-252

    3. Activity-Based Travel Demand Models to Evaluate Transport Policies

      • Pranav Padhye, M. S. Nagakumar, S. Sunil, A. H. Manjunatha Reddy
      Pages 253-262

    4. Financial Feasibility Analysis of Truck Parking Terminal—A Case Study

      • Chitranshu Mathur, Kaja Jadav, Sireesha Bandapalli, Khushbu Raval, Ashish Dhamaniya
      Pages 263-274

    5. Walking and Bicycling to School—Understanding the Impact of Socio-economic Factors and Built Environment

      • Kuldeep Kavta, Bhargav Adhvaryu
      Pages 275-285

    6. The Effects of Mixed Land Use on the Household Travel Behavior: A Case Study of Agartala, Tripura

      • Neetu Choubey, Amitabha Acharjee, P. P. Sarkar
      Pages 287-298

    7. Private University Students’ Mode Choice Behaviour for Travel to University: Analysis in the Context of Dhaka City

      • Sharmin Nasrin
      Pages 299-310

    8. Understanding and Quantifying Delays in Accessing ICD, Nagpur

      • Ashwini Thakare, Amit Kumar, Vishrut Landge, Sumeet Jaiswal
      Pages 311-323

    9. Household Structure and the Travel Pattern of Senior Citizens for Leisure Trips

      • G. Nantha Priya, Samson Mathew, G. Subbaiyan
      Pages 325-340

  2. Traffic Systems Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 341-341
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    2. Application of Queuing Theory to a Toll Plaza-A Case Study

      • Naveen Malipatil, Soumya Iswar Avati, Hosahally Nanjegowda Vinay, S. Sunil
      Pages 343-354

    3. A Hierarchical Modeling Approach to Predict Pedestrian Crash Severity

      • Aafreen Asma Jahangeer, Sai Suresh Anjana, Vivek R. Das
      Pages 355-366

    4. Modelling Operating Speeds for Multilane Divided Highways

      • Gourab Sil, Suresh Nama, Avijit Maji, Akhilesh Kumar Maurya
      Pages 367-375

    5. A New Model to Evaluate Percent-Time-Spent-Following on Two-Lane Highways

      • Vivek
      Pages 377-387

    6. Analysis of Vehicular Pedestrian Interaction at Urban Undesignated Mid-block Sections

      • Hareshkumar Dahyabhai Golakiya, Manish Patkar, Ashish Dhamaniya
      Pages 389-407

    7. Study of Effect of On-Street Parking on Traffic Capacity

      • Prashoon Prakash, Ranja Bandyopadhyaya, Sanjeev Sinha
      Pages 409-417

    8. Travel Time Reliability Measure and Level of Service Criteria for Urban Midblock

      • C. P. Muneera, Krishnamurthy Karuppanagounder
      Pages 419-427

    9. Modelling Dynamic PCUs Using Occupancy Time Approach at Urban Signalised Intersections Under Mixed Traffic Conditions

      • Pinakin Patel, Ashish Dhamaniya
      Pages 429-439

    10. Estimating Environmental Benefits of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)

      • Dipanjan Nag, Anibrata Roy, Arkopal K. Goswami
      Pages 441-452

    11. Strategy to Reduce Queuing Time at Toll Plaza

      • Amit Kumar, Ashwini Thakare, Abhay Tawalare
      Pages 453-464
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About this book

This book presents selected papers from the 4th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India. It provides a comprehensive analysis of themes spanning the field of transportation encompassing economics, financial management, social equity, green technologies, operations research, big data analysis, econometrics and structural mechanics. This volume will be of interest to researchers, educators, practitioners, managers, and policy-makers world-wide.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

    Tom V. Mathew, Nagendra R. Velaga

  • Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India

    Gaurang J. Joshi, Shriniwas Arkatkar

About the editors

Tom V. Mathew is Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, where he specializes in transportation systems engineering. After completing his M.Tech and PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, he went on to work as a senior software engineer in the Amada Software International for two years, before joining as faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai in 2001. His current research interests include traffic flow modeling and simulation, traffic signal control systems, transportation network design, intelligent transportation systems, and traffic safety. He has authored more than 70 research papers in reputed journals and conferences and is currently a member of various technical bodies such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Indian Society of Technical Education, Indian Roads Congress, Delhi, and the Transport Research Group of India.

Gaurang J. Joshi is an Associate Professor and the Section Head of Transportation Engineering and Planning in the Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. He has done his PhD from V.N. South Gujarat University, Surat. Dr Joshi's research interests include urban transportation planning, urban & regional travel, demand forecasting, traffic flow modeling, traffic regulation & control, designing non-conventional materials for highway pavements, and frameworks for sustainable urban transport systems. He has been a member of various government committees for urban and rural transport and authored more than 80 research papers in reputed journals and conferences.

Nagendra R. Velaga is an Associate Professor in Department of Civil Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. After completing his M.Tech in Transportation Systems Engineering from IIT Bombay, he went on to do his Ph.D in Transport Studies from Loughborough University, UK. Dr Velaga’s core areas of expertise are traffic and intelligent transportation systems, transportation accessibility and mobility, and transportation safety. He serves as a reviewer for more than 18 journals and has published more than 90 research papers.

Shriniwas S. Arkatkar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, where he specializes in Transportation Engineering and Planning. He has done his PhD in transportation Engineering from IIT Madras. His research interest include traffic flow modeling and simulation, traffic operation and management, emerging traffic data collection techniques, transportation systems planning, design and operation, public transportation and sustainable transportation and road safety and simulation. He has published 2 books and more than 100 research papers in reputed journals and conferences.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transportation Research

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of CTRG 2017

  • Editors: Tom V. Mathew, Gaurang J. Joshi, Nagendra R. Velaga, Shriniwas Arkatkar

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9042-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9041-9Published: 26 October 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9044-0Published: 26 October 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9042-6Published: 24 October 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2366-2557

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-2565

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 905

  • Number of Illustrations: 83 b/w illustrations, 267 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering, Transportation, Sustainable Development

  • Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Automotive, Engineering

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