Why need to Traffic Volume Study for Civil engineering student

Volume data are needed in research,planning,designing and regulation phases of traffic engineering and also used in establishing priorities and schedules of traffic improvements.

What is Volume/flow?

The total number of vehicles that pass over a given point or section of a lane or roadway during a given time interval.It may be expressed in terms of annual,daily,hourly or sub-hourly periods; usually vph or vpd. Volume is an actual number of vehicles observed or predicted to passing a point during a given time interval.


What is rate of flow?

The equivalent hourly rate of which vehicles pass over a given point or section of a lane or roadway during a given time interval less than 1 hr.usually 15 min. It represents the number of vehicles passing during a time interval less than 1 hr, but expressed as an equivalent hourly rate.

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