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Traffic studies have been carried out predominantly using simulation models which are both time and capital intensive. In this paper, an analytical model of uninterrupted single-lane traffic is proposed using queuing analysis. Well-known Traffic Flow-Density diagrams are obtained using simple Jackson queuing network analysis. Such simple analytical models can be used to capture the effect of non-homogenous traffic.
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Raheja, T. Modelling traffic congestion using queuing networks. Sadhana 35, 427–431 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-010-0033-x
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