Transportation Planning and Modelling

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Transportation planning covers the various transport modes and effective ways of moving people and goods. Transport Demand Modelling overlooks the key aspects such as identifying the nature of transportation problems, transportation modelling analysis, the models that are used for analysis and evaluating the suitability of a transport demand model. It identifies the influences that influence supply and demand using transport data, field surveys and data analysis to understand the system. In transport system modelling theses influences are represented with the outcomes of their interactions constructing a simulating system. Overall model simulates the transport supply and demand interactions.

PROJECTS

  • An activity allocation model for Sri Lanka using PECAS framework, University of Moratuwa SRC Grant, 2016

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • O. Weerasinghe, J.M.S.J.  Bandara, (2019). A GIS based methodology to demarcate modified traffic analysis zones in urban areas. In 2019 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) pp. 498-503. IEEE.
  • N.K. Jayasooriya, H.L.K. Perera, H.R. Pasindu & J.M.S.J Bandara (2019). Developing a reliable estimate for value of time for transportation projects. Advances in Transportation Studies, 48. pp. 5-19.
  • Premasiri SMPM, De Silva GLDI (2018).  Developing of Land Use and Economic Inputs for a PECAS Activity Allocation Module; Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka Annual Sessions, October, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Ishani Dias, Loshaka Perera and Saman Bandara, (2016). Review of Internal and External Transportation Issues of Artificial City Developments: Port City, Colombo, Sri Lanka. In Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), 38th, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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