Department of Civil Engineering
Assignment #02
Introduction to Transportation Engineering
Submitted By:
Group #05
CVE-4A
Submitted To:
Sir. Tariq Shah
April, 12 2019
Comsats University Islamabad
Wah Campus
Group Members:
Muhammad Hasham (Group Leader) CVE-024
Muhammad Ali Sheharyar CVE-060
Nouman Jillani CVE-026
Zamir Iftikhar CVE-078
Zain ul Abideen CVE-063
Zubair Iqbal CVE-071
Zia Wazir CVE-074
Jawad Ali Khan CVE-069
Ashfaq Ahmad CVE-053
O/D Survey
Introduction:
O/D survey is also called Origin Destination Survey. An O/D survey is a review of
travel information used to determine the future traffic patterns. The survey cards
were being handed out as a part of O/D survey. The purpose of survey cards was to
collect the data about the actual trips which were being made in the project study
area. In the survey cards, some of the questions were asked like “where did your
trip start?” and “where did your trip end?”. Origin
destination (O/D) surveys provide a detailed picture of the trip patterns and travel c
hoices of a city’s or region’s residents. These surveys collect valuable data whichre
lated to households, individuals and trips. This information allows stakeholders
to understand travel patterns and characteristics,
measure trends, provide input to travel demand model development, forecasting, an
d planning for area
wide transportation infrastructure needs and services, and, monitor progress in
implementing transportation policies.
The following picture of map is the area which was selected for the survey: -
Findings:
For the conduct of our survey, we selected one of the popular areas in Islamabad
(I-8/1 Islamabad). As per the rule of conducting the O/D Survey, we divided the
area into three different zones like the residential zone, commercial zone etc. Then
we divided every zone into other three zones. Zone 2 symbolized for commercial
area, zone 1 symbolized for residential area and zone 3 symbolized for school,
Mosque and etc. For collecting the travelling information for that area, a survey
form was distributed amongst the public to get the most accurate results.
Method of our O/D Survey:
We conducted our O/D survey by the following methods: -
1) Road-Side surveys
2) Home Surveys
3) Students Surveys
Results:
The following table represents the result of our O/D Survey: -
Zone Z #1 Z #2 Z #3
Z #1 0 08 12
Z #2 09 0 03
Z #3 06 07 0
Zone 1
Zone Z #1 Z #2 Z #3
Z #1 0 12 11
Z #2 06 01 04
Z #3 09 02 0
Zone 2
Zone Z #1 Z #2 Z #3
Z #1 0 09 10
Z #2 01 01 04
Z #3 14 05 01
Zone 3
Trip generation and Ending:
The area from which the trip generates is called the Trip Generation area. Most of
trip begins from home and end at the school. The number of trips generating and
ending in the same zone are lesser in number.
Mode choice:
Mode choice determines what mode of transport is being used by the traveler. In
the survey we conducted, we found that most of our candidates were pedestrians
and used to reach their destination on foot.
Pedestrians = 83% of traffic
Personal Transit = 17% of traffic
Public Transport = 0% of traffic
Problems faced during the conduct of Survey:
1) Many pedestrians were stopped and hence it cost them to lose their precious
time. A few resisted to fill the survey form as they were in a hurry.
Conclusion:
After completing survey, we have analyzed that
Very planned area.
No public transport.
Lesser amount of transport with respect to pedestrians.
Volume of traffic in the sector is very small.