Download GTU (Gujarat Technological University Ahmedabad) B.Tech/BE (Bachelor of Technology/ Bachelor of Engineering) 2020 Summer 6th Sem 2160608 Urban Transportation System Previous Question Paper
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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE - SEMESTER? VI EXAMINATION ? SUMMER 2020
Subject Code: 2160608 Date:04/11/2020
Subject Name: URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Time: 10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
MARKS
Q.1 (a) Draw a flow chart and explain various steps involved in transportation
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planning process.
(b) What is the role of transportation in society? Explain contribution of
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transport sector for economic growth of a country.
(c) What are the applications of O-D survey data. Enlist different methods
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of conducting O.D survey and explain any one in detail stating its
advantages and disadvantages.
Q.2 (a) Explain urbanization trends with pull and push phenomenon.
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(b) How to define study area for urban transportation planning? What factors
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should be given due weightage in the selection of external cordon?
(c) What are the factors affecting travel demand? Explain significance of
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each factor in increase or decrease of travel demand.
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(c) Classify mass transit systems. What is BRTS system? Write advantages
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and disadvantages of BRTS system?
Q.3 (a) What are the survey data checks? Explain accuracy check in detail.
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(b) Explain about zoning. How you do network identification and coding for
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zone formation?
(c) Explain the terms i) Dependent variable ii) Independent variable iii)
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coefficient of correlation. Explain multiple linear regression analysis
showing its applications in transportation engineering. What are the
assumptions made while developing multiple linear regression
technique?
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Q.3 (a) Explain merits and demerits of urbanization
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(b) Which are the factors governing trip generation and trip attraction rate,
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explain all the factors in detail
(c) The table shows data for vehicle trips per day, as related to number of
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person in house hold. Develop the linear regression equations for trip
generation and apply necessary check. How many trips are generated
from a household if household size is nine?
Average household
Average total trips/ Day
size
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10
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Q.4 (a) Differentiate long term and short term transport planning strategies.
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(b) What is sampling? Discuss various type of samplings
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(c) Which are the popular models used for trip distribution. Explain standard
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gravity model with its advantages and disadvantages.
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Q.4 (a) What are the features of boom towns, explain boom town with a view
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point of travel demand analysis.
(b) Explain the following Terms. i) Interzonal trip ii) Intrazonal trip
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(c) Write a short note on all or nothing method of route assignment.
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Q.5 (a) Explain modal split. Give factors affecting modal split.
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(b) Explain with example, how para-transit transport system can be
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effectively utilized to support mass transit system.
(c) The utility function developed considering travel time as responsible
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variable for travel mode choice is ux = 0.86 - 0.08 (ttcar- ttbus). The
probability of choosing car as per logit model is Pc = 1/(1+e-ux). The total
trip exchange between zones and travel time by bus and car is as shown
in table below. Determine two way volume in cars/day on the road AB
and BC if average car occupancy is 2.5.
From
To
Person trips/day
Travel time
Travel time
Car
bus
( ttcar) in min
(ttbus) in min
A
B
1600
20
25
B
C
700
10
15
A
C
800
30
40
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Q.5 (a) Explain following terms i) CBD area ii) Captive transit riders iii) Land
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use
(b) What is corridor identification? Discuss corridor screen line analysis and
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explain its importance.
(c) Explain capacity restrain method of route assignment with suitable
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example and state its advantages and disadvantages.
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