Diseño de un método que calcule la capacidad de una avenida teniendo en cuenta las características y fenómenos del comportamiento vehicular

Abstract

Road capacity is defined as the maximum number of vehicles per unit of time that can reasonably be expected to pass through the section of an avenue, in one direction or in several directions under specific traffic conditions (MathCad, 2000); however, the variables associated with vehicular behavior such as the presence of bicycles, motorbikes, aggressive drivers, separation, parking lots and bus stops are not considered in the different measurement methods. These variables can be related to those that generate loss of capacity in production systems. This research proposes a method that calculates the capacity of an avenue taking into account characteristics and predominant phenomena in vehicular behavior. Initially, the main concepts and methods of calculating road capacity and production are compiled, relating the two, to later design a method that calculates road capacity; and finally, through a case, the predominant dependent quantitative relationships between road capacity and vehicular behavior are simulated, as well as the relationship between the calculation of road capacity and production, in order to verify the application of the formulated method . The week between the methods used to calculate the production capacity and those used to calculate the road capacity, allows us to observe that some variables associated with vehicular behavior arise from the real capacity of the roads. The calculation of the road capacity must consider the vehicular behavior in order to differentiate between the installed capacity of a road, the available capacity and the used one.