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A Comparison of the Social Costs of Air and Highway [PDF]

This paper provides a comprehensive survey of the literature on the measures of social costs, providing an indication of the state of engineering and economic literature.
Adib Kanafani, David Gillen, David Levinson   +2 more
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Midwest Transportation Consortium Annual Program Report, October 2004 [PDF]

, 2004
The MTC’s main focus is on education and human capital. This focus is in recognition of the fact that the transportation industry, both public and private, in the region served by the MTC faces a serious shortage of well-trained human capital.

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Parents' WhatsApp coping resources in the context of ongoing political conflicts: An ecological exploration

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz, Stav Shapira, Orna Braun‐Lewensohn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of fine particle content on shear characteristics of geogrid-reinforced gravelly soil

Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi
Over prolonged service periods, reinforced gravel soil subgrades are susceptible to deterioration in interfacial mechanical properties due to the intrusion of fine particles. However, few studies focus on the interface of fine-grained polluted soil.
Jiaquan WANG, Hong LIN, Yi TANG, Ying TANG   +3 more
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Modular disposable can (MODCAN) crash cushion: A concept investigation [PDF]

A conceptual design investigation of an improved highway crash cushion system is presented. The system is referred to as a modular disposable can (MODCAN) crash system.
Knoell, A., Wilson, A.
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Enabling Data-Driven Transportation Safety Improvements in Rural Alaska [PDF]

, 2019
Safety improvements require funding. A clear need must be demonstrated to secure funding. For transportation safety, data, especially data about past crashes, is the usual method of demonstrating need.
Bennett, F. Lawrence, Metzgar, Jonathan B., Perkins, Robert A.   +2 more
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Methodology for development of drought Severity-Duration-Frequency (SDF) Curves [PDF]

, 2014
Drought monitoring and early warning are essential elements impacting drought sensitive sectors such as primary production, industrial and consumptive water users.
Abdul Jamil, Muhammad Mahadi, Anitha Jude, Anitha Jude, Ashok Vajravelu, Ashok Vajravelu, Isabel de la Torre Diez, Isabel de la Torre Diez, K.S. Tamil Selvan, K.S. Tamil Selvan   +4 more
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An unusual titanosaur axis from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil and its significance for sauropod anatomy and systematics

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Upper Cretaceous São José do Rio Preto Formation (Bauru Group, southeastern Brazil) has yielded a fragmentary but taxonomically diverse record of titanosaur sauropods, although elements from cervical series remain scarce. Here, we describe a nearly complete sauropod axis from the Vila Ventura Paleontological Area, representing an uncommon ...
Bruno A. Navarro, Jeffrey A. Wilson Mantilla, Jhonata H. A. Martins, Fabiano V. Iori, Leonardo S. Paschoa, Alberto B. Carvalho, Joseli M. Piranha, Hussam Zaher   +7 more
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Analysis on the characteristics and spatial distribution patterns of highway damage caused by the 2022 MS6.8 Luding earthquakeKey points

Earthquake Science
On September 5, 2022, an MS6.8 earthquake struck Luding County, Kardze Prefecture, Sichuan Province—an area that is particularly vulnerable to geological changes.
Fei Zhao, Jie Li, Ming Zhu, Yifei Xu, Guoqing Chen, Jianhui Dong, Jianjun Zhao   +6 more
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Multidisciplinary analyses for highway engineering purposes [PDF]

There are no author-identified significant results in this ...
Stoeckeler, E. G.
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