Experimental Design for Measuring Operational Performance of Truck Parking Terminal Using Simulation Technique

Experimental Design for Measuring Operational Performance of Truck Parking Terminal Using Simulation Technique

Raju, Narayana (TU Delft Transport and Planning)
Arkatkar, Shriniwas (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology)
Easa, Said (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Joshi, Gaurang (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology)

2022

The paper presents the performance analysis of a well-designed truck parking terminal, which is planned for regulating truck traffic over a commercial port. The designed truck parking terminal is modeled using microscopic traffic simulation, which is validated based on the movement of vehicles to the parking bays. After validation, various scenarios were created to evaluate parking terminal performance by varying the parking volumes and number of operational parking bays. The operational efficiency of the parking terminal for design scenarios was evaluated using parking performance measures that included parking load, average parking duration, parking turnover, and load-to-capacity ratio (parking index). For the design peak load of 4,200 vehicles/day with a uniform arrival rate, the operational efficiency was found to be about 73%. Interestingly, it was observed that with an increase in the number of operational parking bays, the parking efficiency decreased for the given volume level. Considering this phenomenon, a methodology was developed to identify the optimum number of parking bays under varying demand-supply scenarios. The developed methodology can help identify the optimum number of parking bays for existing and future (expansion) conditions. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of using simulation in evaluating operational and design aspects of transportation facilities, where the need for repeated empirical observations is eliminated. As such, this study should be of interest to traffic engineers and practitioners interested in the efficient operation of parking terminals.

Terminal
Simulation
Trucks
Performance measures
Parking bays
Optimization

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:19c11967-e0f2-4370-8202-7df27435d7f0

https://doi.org/10.1061/AJRUA6.0001275

2023-04-08

2376-7642

ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 8 (4)

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© 2022 Narayana Raju, Shriniwas Arkatkar, Said Easa, Gaurang Joshi