Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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838203 | Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A whole link model of traffic flow in which the link trip time varies linearly with link volume is investigated in the case where a fraction of the flow exiting the link is ‘re-injected’ as inflow, thus forming the link into a loop. The scenario where the fraction of flow re-injected linearly decreases as the volume of traffic on the link increases is considered. It is found that for certain parameter choices a continuous periodic inflow can lead to sharp post-transient discontinuities in periodic outflow. The conditions under which this type of behaviour can occur are considered.
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S. Jamison, M. McCartney,