Tool For Calculating User Delay Cost Associated With Urban Arterial Construction Zone

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dc.contributor.advisorCowe Falls, Lynne
dc.contributor.authorGhaffari Dolama, Maryam
dc.contributor.committeememberJergeas, George
dc.contributor.committeememberKattan, Lina
dc.contributor.committeememberBehjat, Laleh
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-02T20:23:06Z
dc.date.available2017-01-02T20:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractRoadway construction work zone imposes travel delay on the road users. The monetary cost of the delay is called user delay cost (UDC). Limited work has been done on quantifying UDC in Canada and their focus were rural highways. If there is a realistic estimate of UDC, it could lead to less schedule overruns and more cost-effective work zone layouts. Considering interest of roadway agencies in quantifying UDC associated with urban arterial work zones, this research developed a probabilistic tool for monetizing UDC in urban setting using traffic microscopic simulation and Monte-Carlo simulation. Based on this tool, one hour of morning peak construction work on NB Crowchild Bridge created 169.2 hr of vehicles delay with average and 95 percentile UDC equal to $2,199 and $5,653, respectively. The application of the tool for selecting optimum work zone layout was demonstrated using the data from the rehabilitation of Bow Bridge in Calgary.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGhaffari Dolama, M. (2016). Tool For Calculating User Delay Cost Associated With Urban Arterial Construction Zone (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28464en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28464
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3523
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEconomics--Finance
dc.subjectSociology--Transportation
dc.subjectUrban and Regional Planning
dc.subjectEngineering--Civil
dc.subject.classificationUser delay costen_US
dc.subject.classificationUser costen_US
dc.subject.classificationOptimizing work zone layouten_US
dc.subject.classificationRoad occupancy costen_US
dc.subject.classificationWork zoneen_US
dc.subject.classificationAccelerated construction methodsen_US
dc.subject.classificationContract incentivesen_US
dc.subject.classificationSimTrafficen_US
dc.subject.classificationTransportation Planningen_US
dc.subject.classificationRisk analysisen_US
dc.titleTool For Calculating User Delay Cost Associated With Urban Arterial Construction Zone
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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