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Free Flow–Efficiency of a One-way Traffic Lane between two Pylons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2013

Toke Koldborg Jensen ,
Martin Gamborg Hansen ,
Tue Lehn-Schiøler ,
Kristina Melchild ,
Finn Mølsted Rasmussen  and
Finn Ennemark
Toke Koldborg Jensen*
Affiliation:
(Rambøll, Hannemanns Allé 53, DK-2300 København S)
Martin Gamborg Hansen
Affiliation:
(Rambøll, Hannemanns Allé 53, DK-2300 København S)
Tue Lehn-Schiøler
Affiliation:
(Rambøll, Hannemanns Allé 53, DK-2300 København S)
Kristina Melchild
Affiliation:
(Rambøll, Hannemanns Allé 53, DK-2300 København S)
Finn Mølsted Rasmussen
Affiliation:
(Rambøll, Hannemanns Allé 53, DK-2300 København S)
Finn Ennemark
Affiliation:
(Femern A/S Vester Søgade 10, 1601 København V)
*
(E-mail: TOKJ@ramboll.dk)
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Abstract

Ships navigate freely when in the open sea, but their freedom of movement is reduced in areas with intense traffic, restricted draught or obstacles. In such cases, a traffic separation scheme (TSS) can be established to guide the ship traffic. This paper is based on work performed in connection with a proposed bridge across Fehmarnbelt between Denmark and Germany, and the purpose is to estimate the efficiency of a TSS guiding traffic through the main bridge openings. The efficiency in terms of getting the traffic through the traffic lanes without the TSS hindering traffic flow is an important decision parameter in the bridge design process. In this paper, we present a new “free flow” paradigm based on an innovative, dynamic application of the ship domain theory.

Keywords

Free flowTraffic Separation SchemeShip domain theoryNavigation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 66 , Issue 6 , November 2013 , pp. 941 - 951
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2013 

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