Optimization design of highway cable barriers based on collision safety consideration
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-020-02662-9
Abstract: The severity of traffic accident on the highway has raised more and more public concerns on the crash safety of road traffic. In order to reduce the severity of crashes on the highway, various traffic… read more here.
Keywords: cable; safety; optimization; highway ... See more keywords
Seismic fragility assessment of highway bridges using D-vine copulas
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DOI: 10.1007/s10518-018-0474-x
Abstract: Seismic vulnerability of highway bridges is crucial to the seismic risk assessment of highway transportation networks. A new framework for developing the fragility function at the system level utilizing the D-vine copula theory is proposed.… read more here.
Keywords: fragility; using vine; methodology; highway bridges ... See more keywords
Genetic variation and fine-scale population structure in American pikas across a human-modified landscape
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DOI: 10.1007/s10592-017-0930-1
Abstract: Natural resource extraction can represent a major human modification to the landscape. Habitat reclamation is becoming an increasingly important strategy for abating the loss of biodiversity associated with these developments; however, the demographic and genetic… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; american pikas; landscape; highway ... See more keywords
An interstate highway affects gene flow in a top reptilian predator (Crotalus atrox) of the Sonoran Desert
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DOI: 10.1007/s10592-017-0936-8
Abstract: Roads can substantially impact the population connectivity of a wide range of terrestrial vertebrates, often resulting in loss of genetic diversity and an increase of spatial genetic structure. We studied the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus… read more here.
Keywords: crotalus atrox; highway; population; predator ... See more keywords
Rockfall hazards assessment along the Aswan–Cairo highway, Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-019-03788-w
Abstract: The geotechnical evaluation of rockfall hazards along the Aswan–Cairo highway, Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt has been achieved throughout a variety of field investigations and lab tests on the slopes and rock cut faces of Lower… read more here.
Keywords: along aswan; cairo highway; highway; aswan cairo ... See more keywords
Preliminary slope stability analysis and discontinuities driven susceptibility zonation along a crucial highway corridor in higher Himalaya, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s11629-019-5524-6
Abstract: Identification of failure susceptible slopes through different rock engineering approach is highly valuable in landslide risk management along crucial highway corridors in the high mountainous region. In this study, a critical highway (NH-5) segment in… read more here.
Keywords: highway corridor; along crucial; crucial highway; highway ... See more keywords
Qualitative stability assessment of cut slopes along the National Highway-05 around Jhakri area, Himachal Pradesh, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s12040-017-0893-0
Abstract: Several deformation phases in tectonically active Himalayas have rendered the rock masses very complex in terms of structure, lithology and degree of metamorphism. Again, anthropogenic activities such as roads, tunnels and other civil engineering constructions… read more here.
Keywords: around jhakri; national highway; mass; highway ... See more keywords
Optimal Timing for Lane(s) Addition to an Existing Highway: A Benefit–Cost Approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s13369-018-3350-8
Abstract: The present study presents a comprehensive framework for optimal highway capacity expansion through lane(s) addition. The applicability of the proposed framework is demonstrated using data from a multi-lane urban arterial. In the proposed methodology, annualized… read more here.
Keywords: highway capacity; capacity expansion; cost; highway ... See more keywords
Stability Analysis of Underground Tunnel for 2nd Perimeter Highway Construction Work in Incheon
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DOI: 10.1007/s40098-017-0278-y
Abstract: Construction of underground tunnel for highway in the urban area is a challenge to overcome many problems such as subsidence of residential houses and commercial buildings, broken of utilities lines, and vibrating and noise due… read more here.
Keywords: underground tunnel; construction; analysis; tunnel ... See more keywords
Modeling and analysis of highway emission dispersion due to noise barrier and automobile wake effects
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2020.08.013
Abstract: Abstract Highway automobile emissions is an important environmental issue and can be complex due to the influences of multiple factors such as noise barrier configurations, vehicle induced wake flows, and traffic flow conditions. To better… read more here.
Keywords: automobile; vehicle; geometry; highway ... See more keywords
Utilisation of recycled concrete aggregates for sustainable highway pavement applications; a review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117444
Abstract: Abstract Highway pavements are very expensive infrastructures that consume very high amounts of natural resources. Utilisation of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) for highway pavement construction can bring a number of benefits towards environmental, economic and… read more here.
Keywords: concrete aggregates; utilisation; highway; highway pavement ... See more keywords