A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINKAGE BETWEEN THE NEW AND OLD CAMPUSES OF BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO.
A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINKAGE BETWEEN THE NEW AND OLD CAMPUSES OF BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO.
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1996-10
Authors
ALHASSAN, HASHIM MOHAMMED
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Abstract
This study evaluates the performance measures of the
queueing systems emanating from the Bayero University,
Kano, new campus access area as a result of the demand for
transportation to its old campus. Analysis of the queueing
systems reveal that transient behaviour is more appropriate
in describing the system than conventional steady-state
analysis. A computer simulation package using Runge-Kutta
numerical methods was used to solve the set of linear
differential equations developed for the three transport
modes serving the accesss area. The simulation models were
tested with field data collected from the access area on
all the trips made during the study period. The probabilities
of delay predicted by the simulation models agreed closely
with field observations. The chi-squared test indicated that
there were no significant differences between the models
and the field values at the 5% level of significance.
Passengers at the access area experienced an average delay of
16.4minutes, 12.4minutes and 23.5minutes for the taxi,
minibus and university transport respectively. The
methodology could be useful in analysing the queuing
systems in other universities or areas having similar trip
demand characteristics as Bayero university, Kano.
Description
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING.
(HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION)
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
OCTOBER, 1996
Keywords
STOCHASTIC,, PUBLIC TRANSPORT,, LINKAGE BETWEEN,, OLD CAMPUSES,, BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO.