Travel time distribution estimation on arterial networks under the stationary conditions
Sara RahimiSararahimi0@ut.ac.irDepartment of Industrial ManagementFaculty of ManagementUniversity of TehranTehran, IranView full profile → , Mohammad Reza Mehreganmehregan@ut.ac.irDepartment of Industrial ManagementFaculty of ManagementUniversity of TehranTehran, IranView full profile → , Mansoor Momenimmomeni@ut.ac.irDepartment of Industrial ManagementFaculty of ManagementUniversity of TehranTehran, IranView full profile → , *Mohammad Reza FarhangdoostCorresponding authorfarhang@shirazu.ac.irDepartment of MathematicsCollege of SciencesShiraz UniversityShiraz, P. O. Box 71457-44776, IranView full profile →
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- Received:
- 05 Nov 2024
- Published Online:
- 29 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JDSGT-2024-11016
- Pages:
- 59–79
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