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原文传递 Developing a Realistic-Prototyping Road User Cost Evaluation Tool for FDOT. Final rept.

题名：	Developing a Realistic-Prototyping Road User Cost Evaluation Tool for FDOT. Final rept.
作者：	Zhu-Y.; Ahmad-I.
关键词：	Calculation-tools; Work-zones; *Highway-construction.;Computer-software; Florida-; Contractors-; Data-inputs; Data-requirements.
摘要：	The objective of this project is to develop a realistic-prototyping RUC (Road User Cost) calculation tool that is user-friendly and utilizing limited number of data inputs that are easy to use. The tool can help engineers to estimate RUC on specific construction projects for determining the Incentive/disincentive values for contractors. The development of such a tool is necessitated by the need to simplify data requirements for RUC calculations, making the RUC calculations more geographical related, by designing a user-friendly software tool. In addition to the review of existing literature related, comparisons were performed among FDOT methodologies, and also among the existing tools (such as the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)) DOT model, the Queue and User Cost Evaluation of Work Zones (QUEWZ) model and the Quick Zone model. The above models were developed by the ADOT, the Texas Transportation Institute, and the Federal Highway Administration. The new RUC calculation procedure is developed based on concepts and methods published in recognized sources such as American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)'s User Benefit Analysis of Highway and Bus-Transit Improvements, 'Red Book' and the Transportation Research Board's Highway Capacity Manual(HCM). Data from seven projects are collected to validate the new procedure by comparing it with the ADOT model and the QUEWZ model.
报告类型：	科技报告