GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE - SEMESTER- VI EXAMINATION — SUMMER 2020
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Subject Code: 2160608 Date:04/11/2020
Subject Name: URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Time: 10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
- Attempt all questions.
- Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
- Figures to the right indicate full marks.
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MARKS
Q.1 (a) Draw a flow chart and explain various steps involved in transportation 03 planning process.
(b) What is the role of transportation in society? Explain contribution of 04 transport sector for economic growth of a country.
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(c) What are the applications of O-D survey data. Enlist different methods 07 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. 03
(b) How to define study area for urban transportation planning? What factors 04 should be given due weightage in the selection of external cordon?
(c) What are the factors affecting travel demand? Explain significance of 07 each factor in increase or decrease of travel demand.
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(c) Classify mass transit systems. What is BRTS system? Write advantages 07 and disadvantages of BRTS system?
Q.3 (a) What are the survey data checks? Explain-accuracy check in detail. 03
(b) Explain about zoning. How you do network identification and coding for 04 zone formation?
(c) Explain the terms 1) Dependent variable ii) Independent variable iii) 07 coefficient of correlations 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 03
(b) Which are the factors governing trip generation and trip attraction rate, 04 explain all the factors in detail
(c) The table shows data for vehicle trips per day, as related to number of 07 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 size | Average total trips/ Day |
|---|---|
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 |
Q.4 (a) Differentiate long term and short term transport planning strategies. 03
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(b) What is sampling? Discuss various type of samplings 04
(c) Which are the popular models used for trip distribution. Explain standard 07 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 03 point of travel demand analysis.
(b) Explain the following Terms. i) Interzonal trip ii) Intrazonal trip 04
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(c) Write a short note on all or nothing method of route assignment. 07
Q.5 (a) Explain modal split. Give factors affecting modal split. 03
(b) Explain with example, how para-transit transport system can be 04 effectively utilized to support mass transit system.
(c) The utility function developed considering travel time as responsible 07 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™*). 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 Car (ttcar)in min | Travel time bus (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 1) CBD area i1) Captive transit riders iii) Land 03 use
(b) What is corridor identification? Discuss corridor screen line analysis and 04 explain its importance.
(c) Explain capacity restrain method of route assignment with suitable 07 example and state its advantages and disadvantages.
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