Optimizing Traffic Operation in Designing Specific Upgrades

Table 3

VCC magnitude for PTSF at .

Grade (%)	Grade length; (miles)	Percent of heavy vehicle
		0%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%
= 4	3	1.64	3.34	5.05	6.75	8.46	10.16	11.87	13.57	15.28	16.98	18.69
1
= 8	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
= 3.63	1.03	1.00	1.08	1.16	1.24	1.32	1.40	1.48	1.56	1.64	1.72	1.80
2
= 8	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
= 3.2	1.01	1.00	1.06	1.12	1.18	1.24	1.30	1.36	1.42	1.48	1.54	1.60
3
= 8	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
= 2.67	1.00	1.00	1.01	1.02	1.03	1.04	1.05	1.06	1.07	1.08	1.09	1.10
4
= 8	1.00	1.00	1.03	1.06	1.09	1.12	1.15	1.18	1.21	1.24	1.27	1.30
= 2	1.00	1.00	1.01	1.02	1.03	1.04	1.05	1.06	1.07	1.08	1.09	1.10
5
= 8	1.00	1.00	1.11	1.22	1.33	1.44	1.55	1.66	1.77	1.88	1.99	2.10
= 0	1.00	1.00	1.01	1.02	1.03	1.04	1.05	1.06	1.07	1.08	1.09	1.10
6
= 8	1.01	1.00	1.19	1.38	1.57	1.76	1.95	2.14	2.33	2.52	2.71	2.90
= −4	1.00	1.00	1.01	1.02	1.03	1.04	1.05	1.06	1.07	1.08	1.09	1.10