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Term of the Road Dictionary

flow rate-capacity ratio

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Traffic Engineering
  • Definition : Ratio of flow rate to capacity for a transport facility.
  • Synonyms : degree of saturation / level of saturation

Auslastungsgrad

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Verkehr Verkehrstechnik
  • Definition : In Anspruch genommener Anteil der Kapazität.
  • Synonyms : Ausnutzungsgrad

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