PTV Visum - Emissions from Road Traffic (TR-T0124)

Short Description

Air pollution control and noise pollution are on everyone's lips and one of the biggest challenges. Cities, municipalities and legislators, as well as car manufacturers and other stakeholders involved in mobility, are working intensively on how to meet national and international targets and implement measures.

In this one-day course you will learn the basics of emissions in relation to noise and air. We will show you the possibilities to calculate pollutant emissions in passenger and freight traffic in PTV Visum on the basis of the Handbook for Emission Factors (HBEFA) published by the German Federal Environment Agency.

Furthermore, we create noise emission calculations and emission maps for the emitter road based on RLS-19 (Richtlinien für den Lärmschutz an Straßen, Ausgabe 2019 / Guidelines for noise protection on roads, 2019 edition, published by FGSV) and fathom the possibilities to create noise reduction plans.

The topics are covered in detail and practiced with the help of a training model.

Course Level

Advanced

Target Group

This course offers experienced users an introduction to theories and hands on examples of emission calculations with PTV Visum.

It is targeted towards users who already gained basic knowledge of traffic modelling and want to expand it with emission calculations.

Prerequisites

You succesfully attended our course "PTV Visum - Introduction to Macroscopic Network Modelling" (TR-T0101) or gained similar experience with PTV Visum. You also gained some practical project experience.

Duration

1 Day

Due to organizational and local conditions, the duration of the course may vary. Please note the details of your chosen course date before booking.

Contents

General about Emissions

• Short introduction into the topic and the possibilities and limitations in PTV Visum

Emissions calculation according to HBEFA

• Emissions calculation for car and trucks based on assignment results
• Emissions calculation for scheduled public transport busses based on time table data
• Calculation of cold start excess emissions based on zone data
• Statistical calculations (not analytical time intervalls)
• Definition and refining of demand segments and transport systems to create detailed analysis
• Comparing scenarios

Noise calculation according to RLS-19 (Emitter Road)

• Definitions for noise calculation
• Noise calculation based on assignment results
• Presentation of noise emission maps
• Presentation of noise reduction plans (comparing scenarios)

Next Course Dates

The courses below are the next scheduled course dates. Check our training calendar to see all available dates or contact us if you do not find a suitable date.