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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Problem definition ............................................................................................ 1 1.2 Research objectives .......................................................................................... 4 2. LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................... 5 2.1 Before and after case studies of gate strategies ................................................ 5 2.2 Simulations of IMCTs ...................................................................................... 7 3. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Software selection ............................................................................................. 13 3.2 Physical description of the PNE ....................................................................... 14 3.3 Physical attributes of the Paramics simulation ................................................. 16 3.3.1 Vehicle types .......................................................................................... 16 3.3.2 Origin/destination zone development ..................................................... 17 3.3.3 Base case development ........................................................................... 23 3.3.4 Creation of appointment scenarios ......................................................... 44 3.4 Modeling delays at terminal gates .................................................................... 52 3.5 OD development ............................................................................................... 54 3.5.1 CPO scenario development .................................................................... 55 3.5.2 Extended hours OD ................................................................................ 62 3.5.3 Appointment scenario ODs .................................................................... 64 3.6 Modeling emissions .......................................................................................... 67 4. RESULTS .................................................................................................................. 69 4.1 Appointment scenario evaluations .................................................................... 69 iv
4.2 Comparison of gate strategies ........................................................................... 75 5. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH ....................................................... 85 6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................... 87 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 88 APPENDIX .................................................................................................................... 91 v
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Figure 22 shows that the restrictio
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lane. This restriction was added af
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FIGURE 25 Exit Lane Restrictions at
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the terminal gates were assumed to
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PNE entrance demands for peak hours
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FIGURE 26 Distribution of Vehicles
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passenger car demand among the zone
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TABLE 7 Distribution of Truck Deman
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8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 1 3 5 7
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Adjustment of the algorithm for the
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3.6 Modeling emissions Modeling emi
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4. RESULTS As described in the prev
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Seconds (x 1000) 30 25 20 Apt 10% A
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Delays for vehicles at links leadin
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4.2 Comparison of gate strategies T
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Figure 35 shows that under the CPO,
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% difference with CPO -90% -80% -70
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% difference with CPO hour scenario
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Figure 39 shows that hourly emissio
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5. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH
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occurring at an IMCT. Establishing
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