Survey data suggest the trip interchange matrix shown below. Calibrate the friction factors for one iteration, assuming travel times are 2.0 minutes for interzonal trips and 1.0 minute for all intrazonal trips. Assume the friction factor takes the form t-b.





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Based on the trip table, the productions and attractions are:



The initial guess is to assume b = 1. Thus the intrazonal friction factors are

1/1 = 1 and the interzonal friction factors are 1/2 = 0.5

The gravity model is then applied with these initial friction factors. For

example, the trips from zone 1 to zone 1 are found to be approximately 28.



The remaining trips are found in a similar manner.



We now compare predicted and actual results for each trip impedance. In

this particular example, we only have two trip impedances: impedances for

intrazonal trips and impedances for interzonal trips.

? For intrazonal trips (T11, T22, T33) a perfect friction factor would have

predicted 10 + 50 + 90 = 150 trips. The guess with b = 1 meant that the model

showed 28 + 75 + 125 = 228 trips.

? For interzonal trips (T12,T13, T21, T23, T31, and T32) a perfect friction factor

would have predicted 40 + 70 + 20 + 80 + 30 + 60 = 300 trips. The guess with b

= 1 predicted, however, 35 + 56 + 15 + 60 + 16 + 39 = 222 trips

The adjusted friction factors are:

? Intrazonal travel = (1)(150)/228 = 0.658

? Interzonal travel = (0.5)(300)/222 = 0.676

The regression equation will be:

F = t–b

Ln(F) = – b ln (t)

Ln (0.658) = –b ln(1)

Ln (0.676) = –b ln(2)

b = 0.565

Thus the friction factor based on one iteration is t–b. For intrazonal travel (with

travel time = 1.0) the friction factor is thus 1.0. For interzonal travel time with

travel time = 2.0, the friction factor is thus 2.0–0.565 = 0.676.

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