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follow.UsersfamiliarwiththeHCM2000willfindthatVolume2incorporates
thePartIIIuninterrupted‐flowchapters,alongwiththematerialfromthe
correspondingPartIIchapters(e.g.,specificdefaultvaluesandLOSthresholds)
useddirectlyinananalysis.TheInterchangeRampTerminalschapter,which
appearedwiththeuninterrupted‐flowchaptersintheHCM2000,appearswith
theinterrupted‐flowchapters(Volume3)intheHCM2010.
Volume2isprovidedinboththree‐ring‐binderandelectronicformatsto
facilitateinterimHCMupdatesasnewresearchisperformed.
VOLUME 3: INTERRUPTED FLOW
OLUME 3: INTERRUPTED FLOW
16. Urban Street Facilities
17. Urban Street Segments
18. Signalized Intersections
19. TWSC Intersections
20. AWSC Intersections
21. Roundabouts
22. Interchange Ramp Terminals
23. Off-Street Pedestrian and
Bicycle Facilities
Volume3containsallofthemethodologicalchaptersrelatingtointerrupted‐
flowsystemelements.ItscontentissimilartothatoftheVolume2chapters.The
facilitychapterispresentedfirst,followedbythesegmentchapter,thepoint
chapters,andachapteronoff‐streetpedestrianandbicyclefacilities.
Volume3incorporatestheinterrupted‐flowchaptersfromtheHCM2000’s
PartIII,alongwiththecorrespondingdetailedPartIImaterial.Whereapplicable,
pedestrianandbicyclematerialhasbeenintegratedthroughouttheVolume3
chapters,alongwithpublictransitmaterialspecifictomultimodalanalyses.
UsersarereferredtotheTransitCapacityandQualityofServiceManual(TCQSM)
(
5)fortransit‐specificanalysisprocedures.TheHCM2000Unsignalized
Intersectionschapterhasbeensplitintothreechaptersinthe2010edition,which
individuallycovertwo‐way
STOP‐controlledintersections,all‐waySTOP‐
controlledintersections,androundabouts.Finally,theInterchangeRamp
Terminalschapterisnowincludedwiththeinterrupted‐flowchapters.
Interrupted
flow system
elements, such as urban
streets, have traffic control
devices such as traffic signals
and
STOP
signs that periodically
interrupt the traffic stream.
Volume3isprovidedinboththree‐ring‐binderandelectronicformatsto
facilitateinterimHCMupdatesasnewresearchisperformed.
VOLUME 4: APPLICATIONS GUIDE
OLUME 4: APPLICATIONS GUIDE
Methodological Details
Volume4isanelectronic‐onlyvolume(
www.HCM2010.org)thatincludes
fourtypesofcontent:supplementalchapters,methodologicalinterpretations,
comprehensivecasestudies,andatechnicalreferencelibrary.
24. Concepts: Supplemental
25. Freeway Facilities:
Supplemental
26. Freeway and Highway
Segments: Supplemental
Thesupplementalchaptersincludethefollowing:
27. Freeway Weaving:
Supplemental
• Moredetaileddescriptionsofcertaincomputationalmethodologies,
writtenforuserswhoseekagreaterdepthofunderstandingorplanto
developHCMimplementationsoftware;
28. Freeway Merges and
Diverges: Supplemental
29. Urban Street Facilities:
Supplemental
30. Urban Street Segments:
Supplemental
• Exampleapplicationsofalternativetoolstosituationsnotaddressedby
theVolume2or3chapter’smethodology;
31. Signalized Intersections:
Supplemental
• Additionalexampleproblemsandcalculationresults;and
32. STOP-Controlled Intersections:
Supplemental
• Anewchapterontheimpactofactivetrafficmanagementtechniqueson
roadwayoperations.
33. Roundabouts: Supplemental
34. Interchange Ramp Terminals:
Supplemental
35. Active Traffic Management
Themethodologicalinterpretationssectionwilldevelopovertime,asusers
applytheHCM2010andposequestionsaboutparticularmethodologiestothe
TransportationResearchBoard(TRB)CommitteeonHighwayCapacityand
QualityofService(AHB40).Clarificationsof,interpretationsof,andcorrections
Interpretations
Case Studies
Technical Reference Library
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