Browsing by Author "Devasurendra, KW"

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  • Accident analysis beyond descriptive statistics 
    Devasurendra, KW [Thesis-Full-text]
    Worldwide, more than 1.2 million people die annually from road accidents and now it is the 8th leading cause of death in the world. In the context of Sri Lanka, road traffic injury is also a leading cause of mortality and ...
  • Effect of crowding cost on optimized headway of an urban bus route 
    Devasurendra, KW; Wirasinghe, SC; Kattan, L [Conference-Abstract]
    Discomfort due to crowding in transit is a significant factor driving public transport mode choice. However, few studies account for passenger cost due to crowding in transit as an integral part of planning transit operations. ...
  • Formulation of a rapid transit route network for Colombo 
    Devasurendra, KW; De Silva, GLDI; Sirisoma, RMNT; Bandara, JMSJ [Conference-Abstract]
    Colombo, as many major cities in the world with a growing population and an expanding economy, is facing the challenge of meeting the demands of increasing mobility needs within the city in terms of quantity and quality. ...
  • A novel approach to transit level of service: headway level of service of a bus route 
    Devasurendra, KW [Conference-Abstract]
    The ability to measure and report the level of the quality of public transport service provided is important for customers to assess the level of service they receive and for the transit agency to assess the effectiveness ...
  • A sustainable financing mechanism for urban rail projects: case study in Colombo, Sri Lanka 
    Somawardhana, SA; Devasurendra, KW [Conference-Abstract]
    The existing transportation infrastructure in Sri Lanka is heavily auto-centric. However, given the high rate of depletion of global fossil fuel resources, as well as the limited land area available for expansion of roads ...
  • Traffic Engineering Solutions For Minimizing Delays And Risks At Roundabouts 
    Devasurendra, KW; Perera, L; Bandara, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Introduction of a roundabout is a proven method of minimizing delays and risks at an intersection simply due to the reduction in number of conflict points, implementation of give way rule, single directional circulation ...
  • Traffic engineering solutions for minimizing delays and risks at roundabouts 
    Devasurendra, KW; Perera, L; Bandara, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Introduction of a roundabout is a proven method of minimizing delays and risks at an intersection simply due to the reduction in number of conflict points, implementation of give way rule, single directional circulation ...
  • Trends in heavy vehicle crashes in Sri Lanka 
    Devasurendra, KW; Perera, L; Bandara, JMSJ [Conference-Abstract]
    Around 2,250 number of people die annually in Sri Lanka from road accidents. In 2013, the heavy vehicle percentage of the country is 8% but its involvement in fatal crashes is 21%. Therefore it is evident that heavy vehicles ...